Church at the Heart of the Village
Welcome to Scagglethorpe Methodist Church’s Homepage
Our Building
You’ll find our building, in the heart of the village. It is relatively modern, but unique among Methodist churches, in that it contains an eclectic mix of furnishings, such as a carved wooden clock and Old Organ from a church in Chicago, plaques and a few pews from the Old Chapel, a royal coat of arms and other treasures. Our interior was decorated by a local artist Susan Maude from Rillington in something akin to an ornate Baroque/Folk Art style, which draws on symbolism and meaning found in scripture. The angel outside, in the front garden celebrates the first Mayor of Wakefield, who is buried in the old chapel graveyard, and was gifted to us, by the city.
The People
The worshipping community at Scagglethorpe is relatively small numerically, but diverse in that we are drawn from a number of neighbouring villages – Scagglethorpe, Settrington, Rillington & Yeddingham.
Our Minister
Rev Andy Lindley is our Minister, as well as being Superintendent of the Ryedale Group of Churches.
Our Worship Services
We gather for traditional Methodist worship twice a month, with hymns, readings, a message from our preacher and times of prayer. We meet at 10:30am and the services last around an hour, usually followed by some refreshments. We welcome all to join us, just turn up and we’ll welcome you on the door and show you the ropes.
“Very Popish”.
Others have described the church as ‘Orthodox’, but in reality we are a relaxed and friendly group of people, in a building which has a unique character of its own.
