Welcome to the web pages of the Ayrshire & Renfrewshire Circuit of the Methodist Church.
(www.arc-methodists.org.uk)
The Ayrshire and Renfrewshire Circuit of the Methodist Church in Scotland consists of a large geographical area of the west of Scotland.
There are four churches in this widespread Circuit:-
Paisley, Barrhead, Greenock and Girvan.
There are also a number of Methodists in Ayr who meet as a House Group.
Rev Dr Elizabeth Adams has overall responsibility for the spiritual and pastoral care of all the churches in the circuit
All the churches give a warm welcome to everyone
Open Day at Greenock Methodist Church
Greenock Methodist Church is holding an Open Day on Saturday 26 May from 10am-4pm in celebration of our new mood of optimism and all are invited to look in and see what our friendly church has to offer. Everyone is welcome. For a poster advertising the event Click here.
Singing the Faith - Paisley on 1st July
The Wesley Singers will be singing in an evening of praise on the 1st July at Paisley Methodist Church.
It will be an evening of Old - Very Old and Brand Spanking new hymns and songs of Praise. It will be a real occasion to praise our God for who He is and all that He has done for us in Jesus!!!!
The Wesley Singers are formed from three groups of Methodists from the Lanarkshire, Central and Ayrshire and Renfrewshire Circuits have started singing together.
All are welcome. For a poster advertising the evening Click here.
The Titanic Centenary
In recognition of this anniversary Alistair Mitchell has written a sermon related to the sinking of the Titanic in 1915. Click here to download it.
Downloads/Archive
Various useful documents and information can be downloaded from the 'Downloads' page. Older infomation has been transferred to the 'Archive' page
OUR CALLING AS METHODISTS:
SERVICE:
The Church exists to be a neighbour to people in need and to challenge injustice.
LEARNING & CARING:
The Church exists to help to grow and learn as Christians, through mutual support and care.
EVANGELISM:
The Church exists to make more followers of Jesus Christ.
WORSHIP:
The Church exists to increase awareness of God's presence and to celebrate God's
love
Our Superintendent Minister forms part of the Spiritual Care Teams at both the University of the West of Scotland - formerly University of Paisley - which has a campus in Paisley, Ayr, Dumfries, and Hamilton - formerly Bell College and also at Reid Kerr College in Paisley - the top further education college in Scotland.
Both teams are multi-faith and care for all those connected with the University and College whatever their faith or none.
The University website is http://www.uws.ac.uk
The college website is www.reidkerr.ac.uk
The Ayrshire & Renfrewshire Methodist Circuit is a Charity - No. SCO38464
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