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The resources listed here will help you to worship at home if you aren't able to get to church.
Most links on this page are to external websites, and these all open in a new tab.
Our video services
When there were no services in church (during the third lockdown) our preachers provided a short video service each week.
Good Friday
Maundy Thursday
Sunday 28 March 2021
Sunday 21 March 2021
Sunday 14 March 2021
Sunday 7 March 2021
Sunday 28 February 2021
Sunday 21 February 2021
Sunday 14 February 2021
Sunday 7 February 2021
Sunday 31 January 2021
Sunday 24 January 2021
Sunday 17 January 2021
Sunday 10 January 2021
Sunday 3 January 2021
Services and prayers for use at home
Worship during the coronavirus pandemic
The official Methodist Church listing includes: service sheets for use at home; links to live-streamed services; prayers for the bereaved, and for when you can't get to a funeral; and resources for personal prayer and Bible study.
The Vine at Home
A free weekly Sunday service sheet that you can download from our Google Drive. The Vine at Home is made available by The Worship Cloud.
Prayer resources from the Church of England
Take Five
The Revd Chris Morley, a retired Methodist minister in our circuit, is publishing a daily video thought. He writes:
'I thought you might be interested in my new YouTube channel Take Five. Each daily thought is a suggestion for how each of us might grow spiritually and come closer to God by reflecting that day on a particular theme.
'So I'm inviting people to Take Five minutes each day to join me. I hope if you do, you will find it a contribution to the deepening of your faith during these strange days.'
 Daily Hope – free 24-hour phone line
This national phone line brings worship and prayer into people’s homes while church buildings are closed.
It was set up particularly for those who are unable to join online church services. Callers can choose from a range of options including hymns, prayers and reflections, as well as full worship services from the Church of England.
Dial-a-Prayer
The Methodist Church's free phone service of prayers and news, with content updated each Thursday evening:
Listen to a prayer: 0808 281 2514
Listen to news: 0808 281 2478
Some live-streamed and video services
Trinity Church, Sutton
Trinity's Sunday services are live-streamed at 10.00 am each Sunday, and are available subsequently.
Epsom Methodist Church
Online Sunday services are available on Epsom's YouTube channel.
Worship during the coronavirus pandemic
Links to some live-streamed Methodist services including Wesley's Chapel and Central Hall Westminster are included in the official Methodist Church listing.
Church online
Weekly online services from the Church of England, streamed each Sunday at 9.00 am. This page also lists a range of other resources.
Sunday broadcasts
BBC Radio 4’s Sunday Worship is at 8.10 am each week.
BBC One also has Songs of Praise usually at 1.15 pm.
Programmes are subsequently available on BBC Sounds and BBC iPlayer.
Premier Christian Radio has Worship at Home from 10.00 am to 1.00 pm each Sunday.
Some hymns written in response to the emergency
A prayer in time of crisis – Tony Law
This sudden Sabbath gives us pause – Andrew Pratt
The care of all we seek or see – Andrew Pratt
When life is shaken to its core - Andrew Brown
Rosemary and Philip's blog
During the first lockdown, while we weren't meeting in church, Rosemary and Philip Richter wrote a weekly blog to enable us to share a meditation.
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