Occurring
for 2 hours
Join us for the Methodist Church Ordination of Presbyters
This is one of the supreme moments in the life of the Church and an act of the Conference. The Conference alone has the authority to ordain on behalf of the whole Methodist Church in Britain. All ordinations therefore take place at the Conference. We are all here as part of the Church, taking part in an act to ordain these people to the presbyterate in the one holy catholic and apostolic Church.
We are here because these people have answered a call. It came to them by various means – words from the Bible, words in the mind, words of another person – and took root in their hearts as a call from God. We are here because the Church answered that call from God, testing repeatedly whether it judged the person’s sense of call to be well-grounded and supported by the qualities (the ‘gifts and graces’) needed to fill the office of a presbyter. Without knowing all the ordinands individually we can confidently say that they are worthy to be ordained, taking on trust the judgement that the Church has made on our behalf.
Three people take part in the actual laying on of hands at a Methodist service of ordination to the presbyterate. This action represents the real personal and spiritual connections that are both remembered and made anew.
The Assisting Minister, chosen by the ordinand, has been personally significant to them in their journey to this point.
The President (either the current or a former President of the Conference) embodies the Conference’s authority to ordain.
The World Church Representative (a presbyter from another country) represents the global Communion of which our Connexion is a part.
This is a solemn but deeply joyful service. Its words and music are largely traditional in nature, affirming our links with two thousand years of spiritual continuity. It culminates in the celebration of Holy Communion, that most profoundly joyous act when we rejoice in what Jesus Christ has done and does for us. Christians of any tradition are welcome to share communion and receive the bread and wine.
The service booklet can be downloaded from the Bradford Cathedral website at https://bradfordcathedral.org.uk/2024/06/27/methodist-ordination/
You can also join us online at https://youtube.com/live/sAR9_G2FxfA
This is one of the supreme moments in the life of the Church and an act of the Conference. The Conference alone has the authority to ordain on behalf of the whole Methodist Church in Britain. All ordinations therefore take place at the Conference. We are all here as part of the Church, taking part in an act to ordain these people to the presbyterate in the one holy catholic and apostolic Church.
We are here because these people have answered a call. It came to them by various means – words from the Bible, words in the mind, words of another person – and took root in their hearts as a call from God. We are here because the Church answered that call from God, testing repeatedly whether it judged the person’s sense of call to be well-grounded and supported by the qualities (the ‘gifts and graces’) needed to fill the office of a presbyter. Without knowing all the ordinands individually we can confidently say that they are worthy to be ordained, taking on trust the judgement that the Church has made on our behalf.
Three people take part in the actual laying on of hands at a Methodist service of ordination to the presbyterate. This action represents the real personal and spiritual connections that are both remembered and made anew.
The Assisting Minister, chosen by the ordinand, has been personally significant to them in their journey to this point.
The President (either the current or a former President of the Conference) embodies the Conference’s authority to ordain.
The World Church Representative (a presbyter from another country) represents the global Communion of which our Connexion is a part.
This is a solemn but deeply joyful service. Its words and music are largely traditional in nature, affirming our links with two thousand years of spiritual continuity. It culminates in the celebration of Holy Communion, that most profoundly joyous act when we rejoice in what Jesus Christ has done and does for us. Christians of any tradition are welcome to share communion and receive the bread and wine.
The service booklet can be downloaded from the Bradford Cathedral website at https://bradfordcathedral.org.uk/2024/06/27/methodist-ordination/
You can also join us online at https://youtube.com/live/sAR9_G2FxfA
Methodist Church Ordination of Presbyters
30 Jun 2024, 4 p.m. for 2 hours
Methodist Church Ordination of Presbyters
30 Jun 2024, 4 p.m. for 2 hours