Welcome to our website. Southlands is an Inclusive, family friendly, and community focussed church, with a fabulous art community at our heart. We have 20 artists in residence, with whom we work collaboratively to bless our community. We also hosts counsellors, and lots of community groups. So do explore, and if you can, join us in person.
Proud To Be An Inclusive Church
Southlands Methodist is registered and is an Inclusive Church*, ‘a church which celebrates and affirms every person and does not discriminate’. Although a fairly traditional Methodist church, as well as embracing a community of artists, partnering with a weekly waste food cafe, mental health counsellors, we support Pride and already offer a place of belonging and spiritual growth for individuals from the LGBTQ community. We have been registered as a venue for same-sex marriages since March 2022. We delight in being a church that spans the generations and a building that supports so many different activities in our community.
Art at Southlands
South Bank Studios
South Bank Studios is also open, with artists in residence and workshops, both on-site and on-line. Do check out the South Bank Studios website for details and links to the artist’s own pages.
Art and craft LESSONS
We have many artists holding craft and art lessons on our premises. If you wish to hold a session here, please visit our room bookings page for more info. To see what lessons are happening, please see the calendar at the bottom of the page.
Seek Art School
Our partners ‘Seek Art School’ have also begun to run workshops again, on-site and on-line so please check out our events diary to join them. seek-art-school.
The Gallery Cafe
Our new weekly Saturday ‘Gallery Cafe’, where art is on display and for sale, alongside barista coffees, drinks and home made cakes. Do drop in.
Engaging in Our Community
Waste Food Cafe & Food Bank
We partner with Planet Food, and environmental project that takes waste food, and uses it to offer a weekly foodbank, and three course meal to hundreds of local people each week.
Community Garden
Partnering with Local volunteers , artists and volunteers from Planet Food we have developed raised beds which supplement the herbs, flowers and ingredients for Planet Food, but also provide a welcome place of rest and relaxation alongside the church. We have chosen plants that help with pollinators and use the space as an outdoor gallery as well.
Watch the Planet
Planet Food Video
Click on the image to the right to watch the Planet Food donut economics video, to see how they do what they do each week.
Worship
Details of Weekly Worship At Southlands
We meet each Sunday at 10:30am in-person in the church each week, although on occasion join with our sister churches in the area.
If you are unable to be present at church, or would prefer to join us online for any reason, then do join our Zoom services hosted by Acomb Methodist Church, which take place at the same time each Sunday morning (see the Zoom log in details below.)
We also meet physically each Wednesday at 2pm for a simple prayer service, which is a smaller gathering, and partner with the Kairos Movement, which also offer times of prayer and online bible study and worship.
Details of Upcoming Services
Sunday 3 December 10.30am – Louisa Taylor will be leading our service
Sunday 10 December 10.30am – Our Creative Church team will be leading a service including a nativity by the Young Church and Christingles
Sunday 17 December 10.30am – Andy Lindley will be leading our communion service
Sunday 17 December 6.30pm – Candle Lit Carol Service
Friday 22 December 7pm – Music and Meditation Taize-style service
Sunday 24 December 10.30am – Vic Paylor will be leading our service
Monday 25 December 10.30am – Andy Lindley will be leading our Christmas Day service
Sunday 31 December 10.30am – Michael Chester will be leading our service
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Zoom Details for Services at Acomb
| Zoom Link | https://zoom.us/j/96502017004 |
| Meeting ID | 965 0201 7004 |
| Passcode | For the Passcode please email Rev Andy |
| Telephone | 0203 051 2874 |
As mentioned above, if you would rather access worship online, or are unable to join us in person, you can also access worship via Zoom or YouTube from our sister church in Acomb each Sunday (using the above links). We only upload occasional services to YouTube at present, but below we include a service from our collection of Yorkshire churches recorded in April. Zoom recordings are occasionally shared via our mailing list. If you would like to be added to the mailing list, please see the form below.
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PODCAST – FEATURING SOUTHLANDS COMMUNITY GARDEN
Walk the Talk York Podcast
Produced by York Methodist Circuit, our host Rory Dalgliesh will be chatting to local people involved in local projects addressing important issues and helping those in need. We’ll be discussing how faith plays a part and letting you know how you can get involved, support or help in a practical way. Episode #3 features our garden.
Available on Apple podcasts, Google podcasts, Spotify and the link below
First Sundays Bible Studies
South Bank Studios is also open, with artists in residence and workshops, both on-site and on-line. Do check out the South Bank Studios website for details and links to the artist’s own pages.
If you cannot join us in person next week, or prefer to Zoom then why not join us on the first Sunday of each month. Rev Andy will be leading a Zoom bible study at 10:30am as part of his ministry within the KairosMovement. More details of this can be found on the Kairos website
Meeting ID: 870 3074 7784
Passcode: Contact our Minister
Board Game Afternoons
Meeting at our sister church of Acomb Methodist, Board Games Afternoons run on the first Sunday of the month. They are open to everyone and suitable for families.
Room Booking Calendar
We’d love to welcome you in person, but if you would like to find out more about us, or our partners, or are simply looking for more information on our events and activities, then select from the menus above to find out more, or see some of our key events below.