The Church was founded around 200 years ago. The present chapel building was opened in 1893 and it replaced an earlier chapel further along Chapel Lane. We belong to the Methodist Church nationwide and are bound by its constitution and practice. Within that structure, we belong locally to the group of churches known as the Banbury Methodist Circuit which includes similar churches in other Banburyshire villages as well as the Methodist Churches in Banbury itself.
What we are and what we do The Methodist Church is more than a building. We are a group of Christian people from Adderbury and some of the surrounding villages who meet for worship. Our worship is every Sunday morning at 10.30 and we also hold occasional "fellowship" meetings in members’ homes when we talk about the Christian life, our beliefs and moral and ethical issues. If you are a visitor to the village, or just want explore the spiritual aspects of life a little further, we shall be very pleased to welcome you to Sunday worship.
Our mission statement Adderbury Methodist Church exists to be an expression of the joy and hope of the Christian Gospel:
through regular worship which is meaningful to its congregation and acceptable to God
through fellowship and friendship which encourages its members and congregation to grow in the Christian faith
through service and witness to the local community, which includes making its premises available to community groups
through being a visible and active Christian presence in the village of Adderbury.
The church aims to maintain and develop its premises in order to support these objectives.
Updating the building Observant passers by will have noticed that we have given our front garden area a makeover recently. There is still more to do, but during 2009 we were able to complete the major part of our plan for updating our building. Our outdated kitchen and toilet area were completely rebuilt to provide us with a disabled entrance and toilet and a new kitchen. During the work, the structure housing some of the workings of the organ had to be demolished, so we took this as an opportunity to have the instrument completely restored, so that it is now in fine fettle. We have one major improvement still to make and this is replacing our leaky windows. So our fundraising efforts will continue for a while yet. Details of fundraising events will be posted on the Hot Topics and Events sections of the website.
Hiring the hall We are keen to see our building used for activities which support the local community, and anyone interested should contact Mrs. Rhoda Woodward on 01295 810964, about letting arrangements.
Adderbury's Methodist Minister is Rev Dorothy Hewitson.
Dorothy came to the Banbury area in September 2002 as a probationary minister having completed her ministerial training at Hartley Victoria College ecumenical study centre in Manchester. She was formally ordained at the Methodist Conference in June 2004. In addition to Adderbury, Dorothy is also responsible for the Methodist Chapels in Bodicote, Brailes, Cropredy, Wroxton and Hornton as well as Easington Chapel in Grange Road, Banbury. Dorothy can be contacted on Banbury 01295 262784
Methodist Chapel Services at 10.30am unless otherwise listed
Photography on the site has been kindly supplied from many sources, particular thanks to:
J & S Hurd Photography - 01295 811108 and Adderbury, Deddington & District Photographic Society
