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Wesley Weekend: revisiting our roots

To help celebrate the 250th anniversary of Methodism in Horsham, Cornerstone MC London Road ran a Wesley Weekend of events over 16th and 17th May 2026 that took everyone right back to the very beginnings of Methodism in the 18th century.

On Saturday afternoon, we performed a radio play painstakingly developed, written and narrated by Ann Williams and Sue Randell, immaculately voiced by our cast of volunteer actors (Mandy Bradley, Paul Bradley, Trefor Little, David Casey, David Randell and Helen Currington) and children (Jacob, Elijah, Nancy and Bethany), with sound effects inventively engineered by John Williams and organ music played by Christine Lawley.

The play begins when John and Charles are very young. Their mother Susanna Wesley is pregnant and the family is living in Epworth, Lincolnshire where Revd Samuel Wesley is the Rector. The family manages to escape a fire at the Rectory when John is only 6 and the very last to be rescued just before the building collapses. 

As an educated woman, Susanna teaches all of her children following a strict regime – the Method of Susanna. While Samuel is in London, she holds regular Sunday meetings in the Wesley home.

John and Charles go to Oxford University and meet regularly in what becomes known as The Holy Club. 

They make a difficult journey to America to become missionaries, but their mission is a failure. They return home to Epworth and their mother’s wise words save them from despair. They feel the presence of God again and it transforms them. 

When Susanna dies four years later in London in 1742, she has set the way ahead for the global growth of Methodism.

After the performance, our audience and guests joined together to discuss the play over an excellent meal beautifully prepared by Teresa Thomson.

At our Wesleyan Service on Sunday morning, we were blessed to be led by ‘John Wesley’ (aka Peter Bramhill, who is picture above), who delivered one of his original (although much shortened) sermons smartly bedecked in a white wig and the period costume of the day. We were also moved by a selection of traditional hymns powerfully accompanied by Philip Duffin playing the church organ.

After the service, our congregation shared fellowship together over tea and coffee before sitting down to enjoy a shared lunch.

According to Deacon Sarah Eastol: “What a weekend we have had! From the radio play and the meal, to the Sunday service and all that flowed in between – it was fabulous.”
 

Easter Sunday

Cornerstone London Road and the Easter Cross.

Craft Fair

This was a great success and we have had very positive feedback.  A good sum of money was made for the church from all the handicrafts members had made over the months before.

Christmas gifts to the Y centre

These are the gifts that are going to be distributed to all the guests at the Y centre this Christmas.  The gift includes a mug, a pair socks, a small bar of chocolate, a sachet of hot chocolate, a small string of battery operated lights, shower gel and a partridge in a pear tree. [Only joking! - no partridge]. Thanks to members of the church for covering the cost of this with their generous donations.