Dinas Powys is a small village nestling close to the main Cardiff to Barry railway line. 

The Methodist Church is situated in the heart of the old village. 

The church has a membership of 72 and our October Count of congregations revealed an average worshipping congregation of 49 adults and 4 children.

The minister of the church is Rev Graeme Halls who can be contacted on: revshalls@supanet.com

See below for our history ….. our present ….. and our hopes for the future.

The normal church diary is as follows:

Sunday - 10.30am – Morning Worship - Junior Church is provided for any children who join us.

Sunday - 6.00pm – usually 3^rd Sunday of the month only - Evening Worship with Holy Communion

Monday - 6.00pm in term time - GIRL’S BRIGADE meet for a variety of activities and experiences

Monday – 7.30pm – 9.00pm – 2^nd Monday of the month (except in Lent when it is every Monday) – ECUMENICAL BIBLE STUDY – led by leaders of all our village churches linked with Cytun.

Wednesday – 12noon – 2.pm -  MEET & EAT Soup Lunch.  Homemade Soups and Bread followed by Tea or Coffee and biscuits are served to the old and young alike and our regulars come to meet friends in a friendly atmosphere.

Wednesday – 2.00pm – 3pm - WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FELLOWSHIP meets and welcomes ladies and gents.  We often have a speaker or slides but also have trips out…but always end with a cup of tea or coffee and cakes or biscuits

Wednesday – 7.30pm – 1^st Wednesday evening of the month only - Women On Wednesday (WOW) …it is always a surprise evening arranged by different group members each month. 

Wednesday – 7.30pm – once every 4 – 6 weeks by arrangement -  BOOK CLUB …members are given a book to read and then at the meeting, amongst lots of laughs, they discuss the book and express their likes and dislikes and go home armed with the title of their next book.

Thursday – 7.30pm – normally the 2^nd & 4^th Thursday’s of the month – WESLEY GUILD – which is a fellowship group open to all ages.  They have a speaker and a prayer and a cuppa.  Speakers and subjects are very diverse and there is always something interesting for everyone across our programme of events.

Saturday – 10.00am – 12noon – on the 2^nd Saturday of the month - SATURDAY COFFEE MORNING – “It does what it says on the tin”…Coffee Morning for all ages and there is always a stall selling good items that someone doesn’t want but that you might, along with homemade cakes and pies, jams and marmalades and always some good books.

THESE are our regular events…but look out for the SPECIALS as they come along.

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SOCIAL ACTION / COMMUNITY CONCERN:

We are a church which aims to look beyond itself to the wider needs, not only of our own community and neighborhood, but further a field as well.  We regularly support The HUGGARD CENTRE (CASH) who support the HOMELESS in Cardiff; we collect money and “things” needed by the collection for ROMANIA where a Cardiff based charity support and provide for workers with the elderly, children and prisoners in the poorer areas of Romania; TRAIDCRAFT is another way in which we reach beyond our own immediate area, our stall regularly stocks over 60 items of Fair Trade food, sweets and household items.  We also have a couple of crafters who make and sell HANDMADE CARDS to support our various projects.

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THE HISTORY OF THE CHURCH and on into the future:

Methodism became established in

Dinas Powys in 1875

In 1875 Rev James Carr estsblished a Methodist Bible Class in The Star Pub in Dinas Powys. James Carr was a retired Methodist Minister living in Cardiff and he is buried in St Andrew’s graveyard.

 Later the Methodists acquired Kynance Cottage which became the first Methodist Church in the village.  Later the present Church was added.

Methodism has maintained worship and witness through the years.

Many changes have taken place over the years including the arrival and departure of Wesley Court Centre.

We worship together on a Sunday and have provision for all ages.  We have groups meeting throughout the week; Girl’s Brigade, Meet & Eat Soup Lunch, Wednesday Afternoon Fellowship, Women on Wednesday, Wesley Guild, Saturday Coffee Mornings as well as the Ecumenical Monthly Bible Study group

Our plans for the future…our refurbishment starts in early May 2008

 We had our final act of  worship in the church before refurbishment on Sunday 4th May 2008

The refurbishment includes:

• Turning the worship area around so that we worship towards Station Road. 
• The pews removed and new comfortable chairs installed
• The two parts of the building will be linked together.
• The main entrance will be off Mount Road.
• A stair lift between levels will be installed.
• A new kitchen and new toilets will be installed.
• Rooms will be reallocated.
• The existing Kynance Hall will be totally renovated.
• A new entrance porch foyer area will be built
• With new electrics, plumbing, heating and décor the building will create a warm and welcoming place for worship and witness in the twenty first century….. for you, your children, your grandchildren, your great grandchildren and beyond

During the refurbishment we shall be meeting for 10.30am worship in Lee Hall, Britway Road.  For venues for other meetings, which all continue, please see weekly notices or email us for details.  The refurbishment will take about 6 months and we hope (annd pray) that we will be bacl "home" in November 2008.