Who We Are
The new West Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Circuit is part of the South West Peninsula District of the Methodist Church in Britain. We are a registered charity number 1135689.
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Where We Live
The Circuit is situated in the far south-west of England at the tip of the county of Cornwall and across the sea in the Isles of Scilly. Our locality is predominantly rural and the people who live within the area of the Circuit are engaged in the agricultural, fisheries, tourism and service sectors. The South West is a holiday destination popular with visitors from the UK and elsewhere for our beaches and scenery.
Why We Exist
John Wesley, the most prominent of the founders of Methodism, began visiting Cornwall in 1743 and had made 32 visits by 1787. Wesleyan Methodism flourished among the miners and other members of the working classes. By 1798 there were five circuits comprising 95 chapels covering the county of Cornwall. Today, Historic England state that ‘Over 900 [chapels] are recorded on Cornwall’s Historic Environment Record. The great majority (over 80%) are Methodist’.
We have a rich heritage, but we also have a mission that looks to the future. We believe that the Good News of Jesus that John Wesley preached is of vital importance for today and we aim to make it known throughout our Circuit by word and action.
The reason we exist is due to the transforming power of the Holy Spirit to restore our relationship with God through belief in and acceptance of Jesus as Saviour and Lord. This motivates us to share this experience with all people in our history making time of the 21st Century. John Wesley spoke of “Scriptural Holiness”, thus today we seek to offer opportunities for people to discover their “holiness” through the use of the Holy Scriptures.
