Welcome
Welcome to Cowley Road Methodist Church
We are situated in the heart of East Oxford, on the corner of Jeune Street and Cowley Road.
The church's mission is to bring the love of God to all. We seek to be accepting and welcoming of everyone, whatever your background or church traditions.
Events
We've had a number of special services and events recently, and have a few more coming up. If you'd like to read more, see Events and Special Services.
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Our regular groups
Quest Fellowship Group
Mondays 7.30pm - 9pm on Zoom (not August). Contact Margaret for more information.
Knit & Stitch
Tuesdays 10am - 12pm at Wesley Memorial Church (not August). We zoom our sessions, so you can still join us for conversation and company, even if you can't be with us in person. We usually do a mix of wool-based activities, including knitting, crochet, and tapestry, and have needles, hooks and wool you can use. Again, contact Margaret for more information.
Coffee, Cake & Company
Coffee, Cake & Company has now merged with Age UK Oxfordshire and the Oxford Christadelphian Coffee Drop in, to become Coffee, Cake & Chat. The new group is on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of each month, from 10.30am-12.30pm, and is at the Church on Tyndale Road. For more information, contact Libby.
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Sunday services in July
28th: Morning service at Cowley Road Methodist Church at 10.30am, led by Alistair Jackson (a local preacher in our circuit).
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Sunday services in August
4th: No morning service at Cowley Road Methodist Church.
Instead, we're invited to join Wesley Memorial at 10.30am for a service
led by Joanna Tulloch (a local preacher in our circuit). (Directions to Wesley Memorial here).
11th: Morning service, using liturgy from the 'Iona Abbey Worship Book', at Cowley Road Methodist Church at 10.30am, led by our community chaplain and outreach worker, Libby Hawkness-Smith.
18th: No morning service at Cowley Road Methodist Church.
Instead, we're invited to join Wesley Memorial at 10.30am for a service
led by Margaret Sawyer (a local preacher in our circuit). (Directions to Wesley Memorial here).
25th: Holy Communion service at Cowley Road Methodist Church at 10.30am, led by our superintendent minister, Rev Miriam Moul.
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Sunday services in September (to be confirmed)
1st: No morning service at Cowley Road Methodist Church.
Instead, we're invited to join Wesley Memorial at 10.30am for a Holy Communion service
led by our superintendent minister, Rev Miriam Moul. (Directions to Wesley Memorial here).
8th: Morning service, in the style of a Taize service, at Cowley Road Methodist Church at 10.30am, led by our community chaplain and outreach worker, Libby Hawkness-Smith.
Libby will also be leading the Punjabi 3pm service on the 8th, with a local preacher (of the Sikh tradition) from the Wantage and Abingdon Circuit.
15th: No morning service at Cowley Road Methodist Church.
Instead, we're invited to join Wesley Memorial at 10.30am for a local arrangement service. (Directions to Wesley Memorial here).
22nd: Holy Communion service at Cowley Road Methodist Church at 10.30am, led by our superintendent minister, Rev Miriam Moul. This will include a Litany of Thanksgiving as part of the decision of the English congregation to 'cease to meet' at Cowley Road Methodist Church.
29th: No morning service at Cowley Road Methodist Church.
Instead, we're invited to join Wesley Memorial at 10.30am for a celebration of Harvest, led by our superintendent minister, Rev Miriam Moul.
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Sunday services in October
6th: No morning service at Cowley Road Methodist Church.
Instead, we're invited to join Wesley Memorial at 10.30am for a local arrangement service.
13th: Today marks the final service of the English congregation at Cowley Road Methodist Church. The service at 10.30am, will include space for sharing stories, prayers, reflections, and hymns from friends, alumni, and members of the church. This will be followed by a bring and share meal. All are welcome to both the lunch and the service.
The English congregation of Cowley Road Methodist Church cease to worship after 13th October. All welcome to continue Sunday worship at one of the many other churches in our circuit. The Punjabi congregation will continue to meet weekly at 3pm on Sundays at Cowley Road Methodist Church.
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Thanks to all those who joined us at Oxford Pride! We had lots of good conversations and the crocheted gifts that members of Knit & Stitch made for the event were very well received!
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We now have a display about the history of our church in the sanctuary. The stories and some of the photos we have included are here: Our History. We also have a display in the church about different ways to pray. Check it out next time you're in.
We have recently been awarded 5* by the Food Standards Agency for our hygiene standards.
We have occasional special events and services at the church. Our next special service is Songs of Fellowship on Sunday 14th July at 10.30am. To see photos from our previous events, see our events pages.
- Cowley Road
- Oxford
- OX4 1BN