188 Years of The Stanhill Methodist Church

Hilda and Fred returned many times especially for the Sermons. Always a blessing to see them.

In September 2005 the circuit welcomed the Rev. Garo Kilagi and his family from Papua New Guinea. What a culture shock for them ! However they eventually settled into their new environment and Garo became minister for West End, Antley and Stanhill. At the end of 2005 we welcomed Hilda and Bryan Lamb to our church family here at Stanhill. They moved back to Lancashire to retire. ‘Retire ! ‘ they soon got involved in church life. And what a blessing to have them here at Stanhill.

By 2006 Stanhill hosted Fairtrade Breakfasts every March during Faitrade Fortnight. People from other churches came to have breakfast before going to their own churches for worship. Stanhill became a Fairtrade Church pledging to serve only Fairtrade coffee and tea at church events.

The FAIRTRADE Certificate when we became a Fairtrade church

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