Cowpen Methodist Church

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Cowpen Methodist Church Morning Service 10:30am every Sunday
Everyone is welcome to share in these services which usually in You will be most welcome!

Cowpen Methodist Church had a very humble beginning at the end of the 19th Century, holding services in someone’s ‘front’ room and later in a Butcher’s shop. Owing to the committed perseverance of a few dedicated Christians who believed they had been given a vision by God to establish a permanent Christian witness in the area, a more substantial building was built on Cowpen Road in 1901. It was known locally as ‘The Tin Mission’ and the building still stands today, although rather derelict now, opposite the Windmill pub. After years of raising money – most of it collected weekly in ‘old’ pennies and three-penny pieces by a few faithful members our present building was erected in 1956. It was built as a dual-purpose building with one main hall which was used as a worship sanctuary on Sundays and for various youth activities and other meetings mid-week. In 1981 we celebrated our Silver Jubilee and by then we had altered the inside of the main hall and built on a small worship room and new vestry and toilets at the side – most of the money coming from the sale of the some of the land surrounding the main building. By 2006 when we celebrated our Golden Jubilee, many more alterations to the building had been made; most of them aesthetic or for pratical reasons. Recent additions have been a porch on the side entrance to aid access and new front doors with more glass to make the building look ‘more approachable’. We now hold regular coffee mornings as a means of serving the local community and these are being very well supported. All-age worship is soon to be re-introduced now that we have Rainbows and Guides using the premises and many more families seeking infant baptism. Do come and join us for worship on a Sunday or sample any of our mid-week activities.

The annual Poppy Appeal has begun… See where you can pick up your Poppy this year to suppprt the Royal British Legion Bl...
22/10/2026

The annual Poppy Appeal has begun…

See where you can pick up your Poppy this year to suppprt the Royal British Legion Blyth and the wider RBL community.

🌺 We’re all set up in Morrisons 🌺

We’re here throughout Poppy Appeal until 12 November - times may vary. We’ve got a great range of poppy products including the original style poppy, reflective poppies (great for your dogs’ collar!) and even one for your lorry 😊

Poppies are also available at Lidl, Asda, Newsham Co-op and Links Co-op on various days and times.

We’re looking forward to this event at our sister church Central Methodist Church Blyth. We will have a stall of goodies...
22/10/2026

We’re looking forward to this event at our sister church Central Methodist Church Blyth. We will have a stall of goodies for sale too! Come and join us!

We’re so excited to be preparing for our now annual Christmas Market.

There will be new stalls to buy from, as well as our existing stalls which are very popular.

We’re delighted to be partnering once more with

Blyth Foodbank

RNLI Blyth Lifeboat

Cancer Research UK

Put the date in your diary now and start writing your Christmas lists!

20/10/2026
What a privilege to welcome Revd Kay Alberg as our newest member yesterday. Kay has been a committed part of the church ...
05/10/2026

What a privilege to welcome Revd Kay Alberg as our newest member yesterday. Kay has been a committed part of the church family at Cowpen for a long time - so this was just another step along the way. Kay retains her URC membership and now has membership in the Methodist Church too. Welcome Kay!

This weekend! See you Saturday for our Harvest Coffee Morning and Sunday for Harvest Festival!
01/10/2026

This weekend!

See you Saturday for our Harvest Coffee Morning and Sunday for Harvest Festival!

24/09/2026

When my father died, the grief nearly flattened me. What has carried me since is a belief I hold with everything in me. This is not goodbye forever.

I believe, deep in my bones, that death is not the end of the story. That there is a life beyond this one, and that one day I will see my dad again.

I cannot prove it to you. Faith does not work that way. But I have stood on the very edge of death enough times, on mountains and in wild oceans, to feel certain that we are more than flesh and bone, and that love does not simply stop when a heart does.

I picture heaven not as some distant, cloudy place, but as home. Full of light and laughter and every person we have ever loved and lost. No more illness. No more goodbyes.

That hope changes how I carry my grief. I am not mourning someone gone forever. I am missing someone I fully intend to see again.

If you are carrying a loss today, I cannot take the ache from you. But I believe, with all my heart, that the ones we love are not gone. They have just gone on ahead.

Who are you longing to see again one day?

19/09/2026

Across the country, farmers have faced an exceptionally challenging year, from difficult weather conditions to the devastating effects of Bluetongue virus and avian influenza.

As we celebrate Harvest, Bridget Down, Learning and Development Officer in the Connexional Team, reflects on thanksgiving in this challenging time.

Read the full blog at methodist.org.uk/about/our-stories/thanksgiving-in-a-challenging-time/

Thursday 17th September was a very special day for two of our church members - Vera and George Redden - who marked 60 ye...
17/09/2026

Thursday 17th September was a very special day for two of our church members - Vera and George Redden - who marked 60 years since they were married at Cowpen Chapel in 1966. They renewed their wedding vows in the company of some of their dearest friends…

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Briardale Road
Blyth
NE245LB

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