Churches Together in the Upper Wreake
Welcome to our unique Methodist Church. You are assured of a warm and friendly welcome whenever you join us. We are one church but have two centres, one in Frisby and another in Hoby.
The
same people but different places!
Frisby Methodist Church | Hoby Methodist Church |
29 Main Street | Chapel Lane |
Frisby-on-the-Wreake | Hoby |
Leicestershire. LE14 2NJ | Leicestershire. LE14 3DW |
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Contacts: Mrs J Norburn Tel: 0116 269 5295
Mrs Jenny Hurst Tel: 01664 840479
See below for Activities and more on our churches
Upper WreakeFrisby |
Monthly - 2nd Thursday |
12.00 for 12.30 to 14.30 |
Hot Potato Lunch |
Book with Dennis Hurst to ensure a potato 01664 840479 |
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Frisby |
Monthly – 3rd Thursday |
14.30 – 16.30 |
Tea & homemade cakes |
Contact Jenny Hurst 01664 840479 |
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Frisby |
Every Friday during term-time |
10.30 – 12.00 |
Little Butterflies – 0 to 4yrs |
Contact Janet Norburn 01162 2695295 |
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Pictures taken during the Lambing Service, 30th April 2023.Born during the service!
Ladies in waiting. Please leave us to sleep.
Safe & resting
Please try and keep up! What are you doing?
Guidance for attending Places of Worship 
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Upper Wreake Methodist Church
The Upper Wreake Methodist Church is one Church with two buildings.
We serve the 6 villages of the Upper Wreake area of Leicestershire:
Brooksby, Hoby, Frisby-on-the-Wreake, Kirby Bellars, Ragdale and Rotherby.
Within the villages there is the C of E (Controlled) Primary School at Frisby, Frisby Pre-School, and a Further Education College campus at Brooksby, which is part of the Melton-Brooksby College group.
There are 2 village “pubs” (Frisby and Hoby), 1 restaurant (Kirby Bellars), 1 Post Office (Frisby) and a Health Spa (Ragdale) between all the villages.
Activities in the two Methodist Churches
* Please see the Preaching plan to check the location of these services on Sundays as they can change for seasonal or celebratory occasions
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Frisby-on-the -Wreake Centre |
Hoby Centre |
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Sundays* |
2nd Sunday of the month – Zoom Service (Access details on the UW newsletter). Worship from the comfort of your own home with others 3rd Sunday of the month 10.30am “Creative Worship” at the Frisby Centre Different styles of worship are led by a variety of preachers – “informal worship” 4th Sunday of the month 3.00pm Afternoon worship Hoby Centre Informal worship for a Sunday afternoon followed by refreshments |
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Ist Monday of the month 2pm-4pm Sacred Space A quiet time of music, readings, prayer and meditation |
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Tuesday |
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Wednesday |
Weekly DVD collection and deliveries to our DVD congregation from our Zoom service and a recorded “live” service. |
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Midweek Fellowship 3pm Conversation, song, scripture and prayer |
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Lent meeting(ecumenical) 7pm Based on Bishop Guli’s book “Cries for a Lost Homeland' |
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Thursday Please book your potato in advance |
2nd Thursday of the month 12.00pm-2.30pm Hot Potato lunch* Jacket potato, fillings, yoghurt and fruit followed by a speaker 3rd Thursday of the month 2.00pm -4.00pm “Tea and Cakes” Home made cake, a cup of tea or coffee and conversation |
Internet Café and Greasy Spoon 10.00am -12.00pm Need help with your laptop or i-pad? Enjoy a cup of real coffee |
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Friday |
Little Butterflies 10.30am-12.00pm A group for carers and under 3s to socialise together |
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Saturday |
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For details, please contact our Lay Pastor – Mrs Janet Norburn 0116 2695295
The future
We are watching the growth of housing developments around us.
There are three developments in Frisby on the Wreake, one development at Brooksby and a proposed development near Ragdale.
Outreach and missional opportunities are the challenges we face as Churches Together in the Upper Wreake. We work closely with the Upper Wreake Parish Churches in each village. We share the skills of administration and safeguarding. We have representatives on each other church council groups. The current vicar and our Lay Pastor are governors at the Primary School. We are on an ecumenical journey together.
Local Pastor:
Mrs Janet Norburn Tel: 0116 2695295 Email: jannathome@hotmail.com
Stewards :
Mrs Janet Norburn & Mrs Jenny Hurst
Church Council Secretarys:
Mr Dennis and Mrs Jenny Hurst
Church Council Treasurer:
Mrs Janet Norburn
