Welcome
The Southampton District of the Methodist Church covers most of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, extends to Dorset and Somerset in the West and up into Berkshire and south Oxfordshire. We have over 80 ministers serving over 200 churches, ranging from small rural communities to large urban conurbations, from coastal towns to major cities to the delights of the New Forest.
Our District Chair is Revd Rachel Bending and you can contact her PA, Sarah Pothecary here
Latest News
Bridging the Generations
by Sarah Pothecary, 28th March 2025
Bridging the GenerationsVisit any rural church in the UK and there’s a good chance that there will be a conversation about attracting young families and children to services and community activities.…
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Upcoming Events
MWM Global Mission Conference
30th May 2025 – 1st June 2025
Bookings are open for the 2025 residential global mission conference which will be at Cliff College in Derbyshire from 30 May - 1 June 2025. The theme is “The World is my Parish” - Celebrating God’s…
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Regional Theology Forum - Would you baptise a robot?
5th June 2025, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
On behalf of Tom Stuckey and myself, I am writing to invite you to the next meeting of the Southampton Regional Theology Forum of the Methodist Church, to be held from 10 am on Thursday, June 5,…
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