A warm welcome to our church
St Mark's Methodist - a friendly caring church in the heart of the St Mark's district of Cheltenham.
Part of the Gloucestershire Methodist Circuit and the U.K. Methodist church.
"the calling of St Mark's Methodist church is to respond to the Good News of God's love in Christ and to live out its discipleship in worship and mission"
Our Minister
Rev. Rachel Leather
Tel: 01242 262657
If you would like to email our Minister in complete confidence, please click on the blue button -
Address: Gloucester Road, Cheltenham,
GL51 8PX
Tel Minister: 01242 262657 or email via blue button
THIS SUNDAY 1ST DECEMBER
MORNING WORSHIP, GIFT SERVICE
REV.RACHEL LEATHER
NEXT SUNDAY 8TH DECEMBER
MORNING WORSHIP, HOLY COMMUNION
REV.CARRIE SEATON
Links to recorded All Age Worship and 3 Course worship services can be found on the Our Services page.
WATCH LAST WEEK'S SERVICE WITH EASE -
SIMPLY CLICK ON THE ARROW, THEN
ADJUST SOUND, PAUSE & CONVERT TO FULL SCREEN AS REQUIRED.
1881: a small group of people began to worship under the lamp in the centre of the roundabout by the railway station.
1891: They raised enough to build the small church, which is still standing on Gloucester Road, closer to the shops and railway station.
2006: after a massive fund raising effort by the congregation, the interior of the church was completely redesigned to accommodate all aspects of modern worship.
2012: saw the refurbishment of the church rooms & modernisation of the kitchen to serve the modern mission of today
1911: having outgrown the original building, further fund-raising resulted in the current building. Following a devasting fire in 1944, the church family rallied and after 5 years of restoration work, reopened St Mark's in 1949.
For all and any general enquiries, besides links for zoom or live stream services, please contact the stewards and we will do our best to assist.
If you would like an electronic copy of the Messenger, please use the Church Magazine button. To contact any of the groups who use our premises, follow the Hallusers link, under Useful Links.
Every Tuesday morning, St Mark's opens it's doors and our church becomes an informal cafe to meet over coffee and cake. We aim to make it a warm, safe and relaxing space to share the joys and troubles of life - all are welcome!
ECO-CHURCH AWARD - more great news!
After achieving our Bronze Award, St Mark's continued their efforts and were successful in gaining a Silver Eco Church Award! This reflects our ongoing commitment to caring for the environment. The award looks at different aspects of church life: Worship, Buildings, Lifestyle and our relationship to the community and global issues. If you would like to know more, please follow this link. We are also members of GREEN CHRISTIAN and VISION 21.
New low impact Zumba class starts at St. Mark's -
for EVERYBODY and EVERY BODY - Find out more here
Further information about activities which regularly take place in our hall can be found under Hall Users, Useful Links above
Our current community events/fundraisers.....
Ride & Stride - 6 of our congregation successfully cycled around Cheltenham churches to raise funds for
Gloucestershire Historic Churches Trust.
Harvest gifts donated to Garas....
The Hush, Cheltenham Literature Festival - several church members helped to man this fun & thoughtful outreach.
Christmas shoe box appeal for children overseas...