Hele Lane Methodist Church

Welcome to our Church website. We are a Methodist Church in the Mid Devon village of Black Dog. Please use these links to navigate throughout the page.

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Our Sunday Services :

Sundays 11am

Morning service with our worship group providing the music for our worship 

                                  (Junior Church)

  6.30pm Evening service

We have a number of musicians that make up our music group of drums, guitars, piano, organ, flutes, clarinet and brass!

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Junior Church is available each Sunday morning 11am—12pm, unless stated.

All our teachers, assistants and youth leaders have current CRB checks, which are regularly updated.

We welcome visiting children and our groups cater for different age ranges:

Bubbles (Crèche) 0 to 4 years
Splash 4 to 7 years
X-Stream 7 to 11 years
The Grid 11 years plus

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Contacts

Minister Rev Jonathan Budd (01363 877281)
Stewards Mrs Linda Govier (01884 860179)
  Mrs Sylvia Grant (01363 877400)
  Mrs Shirley Puddicombe (01884 860762)
  Mr Roger Rottenbury (01884 861302)
  Mr Phil Parker (01884 243903)
  Mr Stuart Dallyn (01363 84746)

If you have any items for our notices, please contact Julie Dallyn (01884 860005) by Thursday each week.

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Photo Gallery:

Hele Lane Church - Black Dog

Inside Hele Lane Church

"Messy Church - May 2010"

 Click on an image to see enlargement

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Activities

Every 1st Sunday after the 11am service - Tea and biscuits

Served in the church and provides a good time of fellowship for all.

Every Sunday evening at 6pm - Prayer meeting

We meet in the Sunday School before the evening service.

Every 2nd Sunday evening at 8pm - Radiation

Radiation is informal bible study/social issues discussion for young people of secondary school age, led by our ’Twenties and Thirties’.  If you would like to come along, please ring Claire Davey on 01363 82832 and she will let you know the venue.

Every 3rd Sunday evening at 8pm - Twenties and Thirties

Group discussion for the 20-40 age range on various themes, sometimes using DVD’s as well. We take in turns to host and lead the evening and dates/venues can vary, so if you’d like to know more, contact Daniel & Kirsty Bonning on 01363 877787.

Every Monday evening at 8pm - Reflection

Reflection is a music group comprising of about 25 people of all ages, who worship at our church and we meet on a Monday night for our practices (& chatter!). We enjoy sharing our faith through music, singing and drama with other churches in the Devon area. Contact Sylvia Grant on 01363 877400 for more information/bookings.

Every 1st and 3rd Tuesday evenings 7.30pm - 9.00pm - Discovery

This is our home bible study group and all are welcome.  Our studies vary between certain books and areas of the bible to the current social issues of here and now and we use leaders’ handbooks and DVD’s. We usually finish with refreshments and snacks!  Ring Linda Govier on 01884 860179 for details of our current study and venues.

Every 2nd Tuesday evening 7.30pm - Prayer meeting

We meet for a time of prayer for anything that people feel they want to pray for.  All welcome.

Every other Thursday evening 7.15pm - 8.45pm - Rock Solid Youth Club

Available for children aged 7 and over, our youth club is run by CRB- checked leaders and is held either in the village hall or in the church. A programme of events is given out each term and there is a 50p entrance fee. There is also a tuck shop available. Please ring Andy Cooper on 01884 860698 for any details.

Every other Friday morning 10:30am - 12pm - Cuppa Chat  

Cuppa Chat is a friendly ‘drop-in’ morning for people to have a ‘cuppa’, a bit of cake and a chance to socialize with other people in the area. It runs on the same days as the library van comes to the village. We also have toys for the little ones and a Traidcraft stall, selling a range of fair-trade items, such as food and gifts. Just ‘pop in’!

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Future Events:

Sunday 8th May
Junior Church Anniversary - Theme 'The Lost Sheep - Mark and Ali Padfield will be taking both family services with our young people participating and we're also having a 'Lamb Jam Party' with games at
3.20pm, a tea at 4.45pm followed by a service at 5.30pm.  All friends and families welcome to join us!


Saturday 14th May
Scavenger/Treasure Hunt - Details to follow

Friday 17th June  Cuppa Chat Strawberry Special
We'll be having some strawberries and cream as a treat, alongside our normal refreshments!

Saturday 9th July
Junior Church Outing to Butlins, Minehead. Coach and entry
£15.00   Coach fare only £7.00.  Bookings with payment please to Rachel Dallyn a.s.a.p.

Sunday 10th July
Church Picnic after morning service

Sunday 17th July
11am - Family Service and Prize Giving with Louise Webber

Friday 29th July  Cuppa Chat Barbecue
We're hoping to hold a summer barbecue, if the weather permits!  Do join us

Date

Time

Event

 

Friday 6th

May 

10.30am -
12.00pm

Cuppa Chat

 

Thursday 12th

May

7.15pm - 8.45pm Rock Solid Youth Club

Games on the pub field.  If wet, will be held in Village Hall or Hele Lane Chapel

Sunday 15th

May 

8pm -
9.15pm

Radiation

Andy & Rachel Cooper's

Friday 20th

May 

10.30am -
12.00pm

Cuppa Chat

 

Thursday 26th

May

7.15pm - 8.45pm Rock Solid Youth Club

Games on the pub field.  If wet, will be held in Village Hall or Hele Lane Chapel

Friday 3rd

June 

10.30am -
12.00pm

Cuppa Chat

 

Thursday 9th

June

7.15pm - 8.45pm Rock Solid Youth Club

Games on the pub field.  If wet, will be held in Village Hall or Hele Lane Chapel

Sunday 12th

June 

8pm -
9.15pm

Radiation

Stuart & Rachel Dallyn's

Friday 17th

June 

10.30am -
12.00pm

Cuppa Chat

Strawberries and cream

Thursday 23rd

June

7.15pm - 8.45pm Rock Solid Youth Club

Games on the pub field.  If wet, will be held in Village Hall or Hele Lane Chapel

Friday 1st

July 

10.30am -
12.00pm

Cuppa Chat

 

Thursday 7th

July

7.15pm - 8.45pm Rock Solid Youth Club

Games on the pub field.  If wet, will be held in Village Hall or Hele Lane Chapel

Sunday 10th

July 

8pm -
9.15pm

Radiation

Venue to be confirmed

Friday 15th

July 

10.30am -
12.00pm

Cuppa Chat

 

Thursday 21st

July

7.15pm - 8.45pm Rock Solid Youth Club

Games on the pub field.  If wet, will be held in Village Hall or Hele Lane Chapel

Friday 29th

July 

10.30am -
12.00pm

Cuppa Chat

Barbecue

Friday 12th

August 

10.30am -
12.00pm

Cuppa Chat

 

Friday 26th

August 

10.30am -
12.00pm

Cuppa Chat

 

Friday 9th

September 

10.30am -
12.00pm

Cuppa Chat

 

Friday 23rd

September 

10.30am -
12.00pm

Cuppa Chat

 

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