KEMPSTON WEST

Thought for the month

Life is like a camera; just focus on what’s important, capture the good times, develop from the negatives and if things don't turn out - Take another shot!

Dear friends,

July already - goodness where does the time go? It's like when you see a beautiful rainbow or a butterfly settled on a flower, out comes the camera to catch that fleeting moment and it's gone! A question of being in the right place at the right time. Not  always as I learned when I caught a train in the station for Bedford but on the wrong side of the platform and ended up on my way to London - a matter of right time , wrong place. Or of some-one, taking friends to London to see the Christmas lights only to find they had switched them off the night before - right place, wrong time.Whatever we are doing; applying for a job, meeting some-one special or waiting to see Royalty pass by, it's important to be in the right place at the right time.One of the wonders of our God is that His love spans time and space. So we can be sure that in His presence, the right place is where we are now, and the right time is now! Just a thought, Lynda

The Brigades are off to camp

Please pray that this is an exciting time for the girls and boys. The Church thank the  officers and helpers who are willing to give up their time to make this possible. Please pray for them.

• The Girls are going on July 24th. 2026 - 27th. July 2026
  to Willersley Castle, Matlock in Derbyshire.
• The Boys are going on July 19th. 2026 - 24th. July 2026
  to the Bournemouth area.

Ukraine

I have had an update as to our donations to Ukraine. Besides the paracetamol , Ibuprofen, plasters, eye-drops and bandages; tea,  tinned sardines/mackerel in oil/tomato sauce, Racer and Titan bars from Aldi would also be much appreciated. Please be assured they are helping displaced people including children, hospitals and home care services for adults.

Kempston West Methodist Church is part of the

North Bedfordshire Methodist Circuit, which is part of the

Bedfordshire, Essex and Hertfordshire Methodist District, which is part of the

British Methodist Connexion.

The church building dates from 1860 and the frontage was re-modelled in 1967.

More history can be found in My Weslyan Methodists and Bedfordshire Archives.

We have been granted the A Rocha Eco Church Silver Award in recognition of our efforts to care for God's earth in each of the following areas: Worship and Teaching, Management of Buildings and Land, Community and Global Engagement, Lifestyle.

We are a Fairtrade Church, committed to supporting Fairtrade farmers by using fairly traded products and promoting them in the community.

Safeguarding: The North Bedfordshire Methodist Circuit Safeguarding Officer is

Stephanie Field

07522 928936

safeguarding@northbedsmethodist.org.uk

Our Safeguarding Policy springs from the intention to value every human being as part of God’s creation and the whole people of God. At the heart of the Methodist community is a deep sense of the place of welcome, hospitality and openness, which demonstrates the nature of God’s grace and love for all.

1st Kempston Girls Brigade meets on Wednesdays during term time. 

Download information leaflet.

Bunyan Preschool meets on weekdays during term time.

Kempston Concert Band meets on Monday evenings.