Welcome to Anerley Methodist Church
Sunday Services are held at 11am.
Resources for worship at home can be found by following the link to the Circuit Worship resources on the right of this page.
Requests for Baptisms, Weddings and Funerals should be made to the Minister
Anerley is one of nine Churches that make up the Blackheath and Crystal Palace Circuit of the Methodist Church. We are a small but thriving Congregation that works hard to meet the needs of our local Community.
Our premises are well maintained and adaptable and we hope that you will find our friendly welcome as warm and welcoming as the premises themselves. Read More …
Corona Virus – Covid-19
At our services and meetings the Church continues to exercise caution with regard to the risk of spreading infections such as Covid, Flue or Norovirus
When attending Church you are asked to :-
- Not come to church if you have a cough, cold or feel unwell.
- Not come to church if you have recently been in contact with someone who has tested positive for Covid, any other form of virus such as Norovirus or Flue or if you have been asked to isolate.
- Consider whether it is safe for you to attend worship if you are particularly vulnerable.
- Consider if it is safe for you or others for you to attend worship If you have not been vaccinated and boosted;
- Use the hand sanitiser provided.
Message From our Minister
LETTER FROM THE MINISTER
Friends, we usually think of faith in terms of getting answers to our prayers and receiving from God the things that He alone can provide. And that’s okay. But there’s a more important reason for building up your faith. Faith is about pleasing God. ‘Without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him’.
Friends, what pleases God? Your faith! What displeases God? Your lack of faith! In the past, Christians sometimes described praying passionately as ‘storming the gates of heaven’. It was a sincere sentiment, but it wasn’t completely accurate. The battle isn’t between you and heaven! You have a red – carpet welcome to approach God at any time. ‘Let us come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need’ (Hebrews 4:16). If there’s a battle, it’s between you and the forces of hell (Ephesians 6:12 – 18).
Friends, why are our prayers sometimes not effective? The Bible says, ‘The word which they heard did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in those who heard’ (Hebrews 4:2). Yes, God is moved by your needs, but He responds to your faith. That is why nothing is more important than building up your faith. And how do you do that? ‘Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God’ (Romans 10:17). It works like this: get into God’s Word, get God’s Word into you, pray, and things will begin to change for the better in your life. AMEN.
Rev. William Davis