Kath Lonsdale, Church Secretary at Westfield Wyke URC and Synod Ministries Committee Convener, attended last Saturday’s Synod Forum and this is what she said….
“I attended the second Synod Forum at West Park; Harrogate and it was encouraging to meet with a mixture of people from 8 different churches. After opening prayer and setting the scene, the table discussions created a buzz around the room and I sensed everyone listening and engaging with one another. The table I was on had people from 5 different churches of different membership sizes, but all felt able to share how they had experienced new ways of being missional. We also shared examples of people in our fellowships being more involved in decision making and discipleship. We listened to stories of both challenges and things that had worked well and it was encouraging to hear how some ideas had worked well in both small and larger churches and in village and city situations.
I left hearing conversations that those there had felt that it had been a worthwhile way to spend the morning and if you have not attended a forum yet, I would encourage you to attend one of the 2 forums still to come.”
Future Synod Forums:
Saturday 7th June 2025 – Ravensthorpe with Hopton URC, North Road, Dewsbury, WF13 3AG
Saturday 12th July 2025 – West Melton URC, Melton High Street, Wath-upon-Dearne, S63 6RG
from 10am-1pm followed by a ‘bring your own’ lunch