We’d love you to come join us in #Meltham Parish on Easter Sunday to celebrate together that Jesus is Risen!
For those early birds, there is what we hope will be a glorious Sonrise @ Sunrise Service at the Cock Crowing Stone – Wessenden Head Rd – arrive earlier to ensure you don’t miss it! Join together for this very special time. It really is worth getting up for! Meet at 6:15am. A short reflection focused on the discovery of the empty tomb for about 20 minutes. Wrap up warm! Bacon butties and cereal will be served afterwards at the Church Hall in Meltham.
Joint services will take place in TWO of our four churches as follows:
10:00am St James’ – Meltham Mills (by the park)
11:15am St Mary’s – Wilshaw
PLEASE NOTE THERE WILL BE NO SERVICES AT ST BARTHOLOMEW’S – MELTHAM or CHRIST CHURCH – HELME.
Do join us as we worship and celebrate together at one of the other churches listed above.
EASTER TRAIL for all the family – Easter Saturday 4th April from 10am til 2pm
Follow the Easter Trail from the Turning Circle on the Meltham Greenway to St James’ Church by the park at Meltham Mills.
Updated for 2026, follow the clues along the way to learn about the Easter story told by those who lived it.
On completion, there’s a free Easter egg to the first 100 children to complete the trail. There’ll be refreshments at St James’ Church where the easter eggs can be collected.
We hope this will be a really enjoyable community event and hope you can come along – it’s perfect for all the family especially those children in Primary schools.
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Join us on Palm Sunday at St Bartholomew’s #Meltham for our joint Parish Communion service – Sunday 29th March @ 10:30am.
Everyone is invited to a buffet lunch and fellowship afterwards whether they have been in the service or not – ALL WELCOME! Please bring and share – can be dropped off at the church hall before the service.
NOTE! – there will be no services at the other churches in the Parish as we’ll be joining together as one.
Join us at one of our special services and events happening across the #Meltham Parish as we make the journey through Holy Week:
Holy Week (Mon 30th March to Sat 4th April 2026)
Monday to Friday: 8am – 8.30am, Holy Week Morning Reflections, at St James’ Church, Meltham Mills
Monday to Saturday: 12noon – 1pm, Holy Week Easter Labyrinth – a time to explore and take a quiet reflective break at Meltham Methodist Church
Wednesday: 10:30am, BCP Holy Communion at St Bartholomew’s Meltham
Maundy Thursday: 7.30pm, Holy Communion Service at St James’ Church, Meltham Mills
Good Friday: 11.30am, Service of Witness in St Bartholomew’s Meltham Churchyard, followed by soup lunch at the Methodist Church. 2.00pm, An Hour at the Cross – a time of reflection at St Bartholomew’s Church, Meltham.
Easter Saturday: 9:30am – noon, Christian Aid Coffee Morning at the Church Hall. 10.00am – 2.00pm, EASTER TRAIL for all the family – 4th April from starting at Meltham Greenway Turning Circle.
Follow the Easter Trail from the Turning Circle on the Meltham Greenway to St James’ Church at Meltham Mills. Refreshed for 2026, follow the clues along the way to learn the Easter story told through the eyes of those who were there! On completion, there’s a free Easter egg to the first 100 children to complete the trail. There’ll be refreshments at St James’ Church where the Easter eggs can be collected. This is a really enjoyable community event and we hope you can come along – it’s perfect for all the family especially those with children in Primary schools.
Quiz, Hot-dogs, Raffle and Beetle Drive! Cheese and wine / pop and snacks – BRING AND SHARE!
Just for fun. Friday 27th March – 6-8pm at Meltham Church Hall
There will also be an opportunity to help support Rev John’s son Isaac with his fundraising as he has been chosen to represent the Holme Valley District at the world scout jamboree in Gdańsk in Poland!
No charges, but donations for Isaac will be most welcome (please be generous).
March is flying by, the evenings are getting lighter and as it’s the 3rd Friday in the month, it’s that time once again for Pizza Church. Everyone is welcome, whether you came last month or not. If you’re not sure if it’s for you, come along and give it a try anyway – you can read all about it below.
TGI Friday! See you there!
PS – Added bonus, you don’t need to think about what to make for dinner/tea at home!
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Pizza Church:3rd Friday of the month – launches on Friday, 20th February
Pizza Church will serve finger food such as pizza or hot dogs. In addition to discussion, prayer, and socialising for the adults, there will be a fun activity planned for children during the discussion time. However, please note that Pizza Church is not just for people who’ll bring children—anyone is welcome to attend.
These are new sessions that will take place in the parish at #Meltham Church Hall between 18.00 and 19.30 on Friday evenings, aiming to provide a welcoming and comfortable environment for anyone who’d like to come and share food, socialise, explore and talk about their faith with friends.
There is no cost to attend, although donations towards expenses will be gratefully accepted.
It’s nearly the middle of March already and as it’s the 2nd Friday in the month, it’s that time once again for Come & Dine Church. Everyone is welcome, whether you came last month or not. If you’re not sure if it’s for you, come along and give it a try anyway – you can read all about it below.
TGI Friday! See you there!
PS – Added bonus, you don’t need to think about what to make for dinner/tea at home!
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What are Fellowship Fridays?
These are new sessions that will take place in the parish at #Meltham Church Hall between 18.00 and 19.30 on Friday evenings, aiming to provide a welcoming and comfortable environment for anyone who’d like to come and share food, socialise, explore and talk about their faith with friends.
There is no cost to attend, although donations towards expenses will be gratefully accepted.
There will be two different sessions………….
Come & Dine Church: 2nd Friday of the month – launches on Friday, 13th February
Come together to share a simple cooked meal—examples include shepherd’s pie or chicken casserole. Following the meal, there will be time to discuss and explore a biblical topic using a video to stimulate thinking, to pray together, and to enjoy each other’s company. While teenagers/young adults are welcome, there are no specific activities provided for children under 11.
We will pilot this over six sessions on the 2nd Friday of each month: 13th February, 13th March, 10th April, 8th May, 12th June, 10th July
Pizza Church:3rd Friday of the month – launches on Friday, 20th February
Similar in spirit to the one above, Pizza Church will serve finger food such as pizza or hot dogs. In addition to discussion, prayer, and socialising for the adults, there will be a fun activity planned for children during the discussion time. However, please note that Pizza Church is not just for people who’ll bring children—anyone is welcome to attend.
We will pilot this over three sessions on the 3rd Friday of each month: 20th February, 20th March, 17th April.
We hope that members from across the 4 churches will embrace this new initiative and come along to join together for fellowship in this new setting, and that it will quickly become a firm favourite on everyone’s monthly calendar.
TGI Friday! See you there!
PS – Added bonus, you don’t need to think about what to make for dinner/tea at home!
Everyone is invited to join us at one of our Special Mother’s Day Church Services in #Meltham where we’ll be thinking about and giving thanks for our Mums, Grandmas, Aunties and any other special people in our lives who care for us. Seasonal flowers will be distributed to all of them!
Sunday 15th March 10:00am at St James’ – Meltham Mills (the church by the park) 11:15am at St Mary’s – Wilshaw
ALL WELCOME – bring the whole family!
PLEASE NOTE – THERE WON’T BE A SERVICE AT ST BARTHOLOMEW’S MELTHAM OR CHRIST CHURCH, HELME.
PLEASE DO JOIN US AT ONE OF THE OTHER CHURCHES LISTED ABOVE.
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