Hebden Royd Methodist Church

23/10/2026

Last week we heard how God walked past Moses so Moses could see Him and know that He was with him. Moses was not able to see God fully though as that would have been overwhelming.
We used shadow images to tell the story. We know that God will not actually walk past us as He did with Moses but we talked about ways we can still draw near to Him such as coming to church, reading the Bible, praying and showing love to others.

26/09/2026

It seems far too summery today 😁 but it really is September and you are all invited to our harvest festival, to share and celebrate.
Everyone is welcome

25/07/2026

We have been following the story of Jacob in Sunday Club, and last week we talked about how he had a dream about a ladder going all the way up to heaven, and how excited he was to have this experience with God.
Thing is, he wasn't expecting that to happen, he was on his way somewhere else and he hadn't gone to a special place, although that place became special to him. We talked about the different places we can meet God, and we made a map of the world showing places that were special to us, where lovely things have happened and where we hope lovely things will happen in the future. We're excited about how we can encounter God on our journeys.

04/06/2026

We had a great time recently thinking about how we are all part of one church, all working together with different skills and abilities, like the parts of a body all working together or different tools in a toolkit.
We did some challenges to put together different parts for this fantastic figure, and we played a game to draw a whole person. We talked about how no-one is more valuable than anyone else - we all have a part to play.
Then Sunday Club joined the rest of Big Church amd we made a beautiful kite filled with prayers- but I forgot to get a picture of that 🙈

05/05/2026

We had a lovely May morning service at the traditional praying hole last Sunday, with peace, birdsong and bluebells followed by breakfast and worship at Blackshaw Head Chapel. Thanks very much to all our friends at Blackshaw Head for your welcome.

We will be back home at Hebden Bridge opposite the Co-op next Sunday, from 10:30am - everyone is welcome 🙏

02/05/2026

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Just a reminder that Hebden Royd Methodist Church will be joining our friends at Blackshawhead Chapel tomorrow (3rd May) so no service at our church opposite the Co-op.
Hope to see you there!

A busy Sunday on the 3rd May.
At 8am is the annual May Morning service in the praying hole in Colden Clough, meet at Popples Common at 7.30am or at the praying hole at 8am.
A Christian Aid Big Breakfast will follow in Chapel from about 9am.
The morning will culminate in a joint service of the Upper Valleys Methodist Churches in Chapel at 10.45am.
Come and join us for all or any part of the morning.

05/04/2026

Easter blessings from Hebden Royd Methodist Church 💕

27/03/2026

Last week Sunday Club was all about times when it isn't over till it's over!
We talked about recycling and how that gives new uses for things even when you think you've used them up.
We heard the story of Lazarus, who was raised from the dead by Jesus even when his family thought it was too late and the story of Ezekiel who watched God bring dry old bones back to life.
We played some waking up games and we made some brilliant skeletons
We talked about how our God has power over life and death and can do amazing things, even when we think the story is over

15/03/2026

Happy Mothering Sunday!
It's our tradition to give flowers to everyone in our church today- not just for mothers, but for everyone who is part of making our church a place where we feel safe and loved.
We talked about lots of things today- about Lent and about different ways of feeling and seeing and about change and about seeing things from different perspectives.
Then we took our lovely bright flowers out with us into the new week- hopefully they will make us smile each time we see them 😊

11/03/2026

Last Sunday was World Day of Prayer so we shared a session prepared by our sister Christians in Nigeria 🇳🇬 asking us to think about God's invitation to come to him and he will give us rest.
We practised carrying burdens as some women traditionally do in Nigeria, and we talked about what burdens we might have.
We wrote down the things that weigh us down and the worries that we carry with us, and we asked God to take our burdens and give us rest.
We did some restful jigsaws to make pictures of the Nigerian crane and trumpet flower and we ate some plantain chips as we learnt more about Nigeria
Na gode, jaraama, daalu, thank you to our Nigerian sisters for our Sunday Club this week!