What’s on now!  Services and Events

Read on to discover the services and events we have taking place in Durham City East Methodists at our churches in Carrville, Pittington and Bowburn, as well as details of our weekly and monthly activities and groups. Refreshments are available after all the services. You can see information about services taking place at other churches in the Durham and Deerness Methodist Circuit on the circuit web site.

Sunday 12th January
10.30am (Carrville) – This service will be led by Mr Fraser Logue.

Tuesday 14th January
9.30am (Carrville) – Rev. Fiona Weir leads this communion service.
10.15am (Pittington) – This chapel anniversary service will be led by Rev. Morley.

Thursday 16th January
10.15am (Bowburn) – This service will be led by Mr Bill Offler.

Sunday 19th January
10.30am (Carrville) – Our service will be led by Rev. Fiona Weir and will take place at St Mary Magdalene church, Belmont.

Tuesday 21st January
9.30am (Carrville) – Preacher to be confirmed.
10.15am (Pittington) – This service will be led by Ms Soo Illingworth.

Thursday 23rd January
10.15am (Bowburn) – This service will be led by Rev. Paul Beetham.

Sunday 26th January
10.30am (Carrville) – This service will be led by Deacon Jane Middleton.

Tuesday 28th January
9.30am (Carrville) – Rev. Les Nevin leads this informal service.
10.15am (Pittington) – This service will be led by Deacon Jane Middleton.

Thursday 30th January
10.15am (Bowburn) – Ms. Soo Illingworth leads this service.

Sunday 2nd February
10.30am (Carrville) – This communion service will be led by Rev. Fiona Weir.

Tuesday 4th February
9.30am (Carrville) – Preacher to be confirmed.
10.15am (Pittington) – This communion service will be led by Rev. Fiona Weir.

Thursday 6th February
10.15am (Bowburn) – Rev. Fiona Weir leads this communion service.

Sunday 9th February
10.30am (Carrville) – This service will be led by Rev. Fiona Weir and will include a visiting speaker from the Methodist charity ‘All We Can’.

Tuesday 11th February
9.30am (Carrville) – Preacher to be confirmed.
10.15am (Pittington) – This service will be led by Professor Mark Wilson.

Thursday 13th February
10.15am (Bowburn) – Rev. Paul Beetham leads this service.

Sunday 15th February
10.30am (Carrville) – This service will be led by Rev. Fiona Weir.

Other regular activities 

Monday

  • 8.00pm – Faith & Friendship meets on Monday evenings either online or in person for discussion and fellowship. Contact Suzie for meeting dates and venue.

Tuesday

  • 5.30pm – Brownies at Carrville for girls aged 7-10 which enabled girls to work for interest badges developing a wide range of useful skills. 

Wednesday

  • 10.00am – Weekly prayer meeting – Join us for half an hour for the Durham City East Methodists’ online prayer meeting on Zoom. Contact Linda if you’d like the link to join us. Feel free to come along with your morning cuppa! 
  • 2.00pm – Monthly Bible Study – On the first Wednesday of each month we meet at Carrville for our monthly bible study. As we read, pray and talk together, hopefully the familiar and not so familiar stories will come alive in new and unexpected ways. Refreshments are provided. 

Thursday

  • 10.00-11.00am – Weekly Coffee morning followed by Worship at 11.15am – you are welcome to join us for either or both events. This takes place in Bowburn Community Centre.
  • 12.30pm – A light lunch of soup, roll, cake, tea and coffee at Bowburn on the 1st Thursday of each month – recommended donation of £4.00. Please let us know numbers a week in advance (contact Shirley on 07580 252122 or sharps893@gmail.com, or Liz on 01388 227316). 
  • 10.00-11.30am (term time) – Pram Club meets during school term time at Carrville – please contact Joanne (07979 764009) if you have any questions. 

Friday

  • 6.00pm – Rainbows at Carrville for girls aged 4-7 and provides a structured programme of fun activities.

Saturday

  • 9.00-9.45am – Join us at Carrville for our monthly prayer breakfast on the first Saturday in the month where we share in breakfast and explore different ways of praying.
  • 10.00-11.30am – Monthly coffee morning on the first Saturday in the month in the Carrville church hall. Contributions for the cake stall are greatly appreciated!

There are lots of opportunities for you to meet with us and other Christians. Please head over to our resources page to find out more. 

 

Contact our minister

If you need pastoral support, please contact our minister Fiona by phone 07955 374680 or email theotherrevweir@gmail.com.

Prayer and worship

We encourage you to continue in worship and prayer in different ways, whether that be individually in your own homes or online. We have a wide selection of resources for prayer and worship in an online format, explore those you wish to get involved in.  You may find one you want to use every week, or you may wish to join different services and communities each week.