Altofts Methodist Church

04/09/2026

Dr Paul Bates will be leading Sunday's service at 10.30am.

All Welcome

03/09/2026

29/08/2026

Public Statement:

Big Church Festival 2026 has been paused following a serious incident on site, and no further programme will take place today.

First and foremost, our thoughts and prayers are with those who have been directly impacted by the incident.

We understand this will be deeply disappointing for the thousands who have joined us at the festival.

We are working closely with the emergency services and relevant authorities. Further announcements will be made as more information becomes available.

We are grateful for the understanding, patience, and prayers of our community at this time.

29/08/2026

Join us tomorrow for a 'Songs of Praise' service led by our Local Arrangement Team. 🎵🎶

22/08/2026

Want to make our community cleaner & more beautiful?

Join us for a special family community litter pick & make an immediate & visible difference to our local area and have fun whilst doing it.

All equipment provided, plus a cuppa after.

- 25 August
- 2pm-3pm
- Normanton Library

People of all ages are welcome to this one!

Weather permitting



Wakefield Council Wakefield Museum Wakefield Mumbler Normanton Town Council Wakefield Museum

21/08/2026

Pray with us today.

Lord God, may we walk in love. May we walk slowly, step by step, so that we can be still in your presence. May we walk sometimes in silence, so that we can know rest and peace. May we walk with a spring in our step, and go forward with joy. May we walk gazing outwards, seeing the beauty of the world around us. May we walk looking more widely, conscious of other people and their needs. May we walk in faith, knowing that you are beside us on every path that we take. May we walk in love. Amen.

Catherine James, local preacher, Derby Circuit

Find more ways to pray at methodist.org.uk/prayer.

19/08/2026

Please join us on Sunday 23rd August for Revd. Naomi Kaiga's last service at Altofts.

18/08/2026

Pray with us today.

We thank you, loving God, that you have put us in a place where we can reach out and support all those who are active in bringing your word to your people. Let us be open to your Holy Spirit so that what we do brings blessings to others. May we hear the song you have placed in our hearts and be open to sharing it so that the beautiful music of your Resurrection will be heard throughout the land.

Jane Lloyd, Chair, Leaders of Worship and Preachers Trust

Find more ways to pray at methodist.org.uk/prayer.

15/08/2026

Pray with us today.

We pray for people around the world

Oh Bethlehem, house of bread, under your skies the angels sang their song and in your humble surroundings the Creator’s life on earth began.

Oh Bethlehem’s child, Prince of Peace, fill the world, we pray, with a hunger for justice that deep and lasting peace may come to the land of your birth.

Oh Jerusalem, city of God, Outside these walls your divine hands were pierced, eternity held its breath as you were laid to rest in a borrowed tomb.

Oh Jerusalem, witness to your Resurrection,

we pray that new life may triumph over destruction, fear, violence, oppression and death, and radiate from these streets to the whole world.

In the name of the incarnate, crucified and risen God, Amen.

David Hardman, Methodist Liaison Officer, Jerusalem

Find more ways to pray at http://methodist.org.uk/prayer.

14/08/2026

Pray with us today.

Story-telling God, as you gathered the crowds in Galilee, and stretched the imaginations of the affluent and defeated, enter our world today.

Where the lonely stare at screens, and deception comes via glamourous lies, when we cultivate the ethos of insiders and outsiders – speak into our hearts the depths of your love story.

A story of grace, hope and beautiful mercy. A story of joy-filled expectation. A story of new beginnings. A story of hope.

Enable us to make love real.

May your story be our story. Our end, our beginning and our whole life’s journey. Amen.

Helen Hollands, District Chair, East Anglia District

Find more ways to pray at methodist.org.uk/prayer.