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Using churches for tourismJo Hibbard
Methodist Heritage Officer
1C100U / 25 March 2011
Methodist Heritage & Contemporary Mission
• Approved by the Methodist Conference in 2008
• Recognised potential for mission of Church’s heritage
• But agreed poorly co-ordinated, under exploited and without necessary resources
Telling the story of the people called Methodists
Over 100 places to visit …Family homes, unique outdoor preaching places, beautifully-restored chapels linked to the life of John Wesley and his legacy of the Methodist movement…
… and that’s without most of our hundreds of
historic chapels: c550 are listed
Travel trade show launch in March 2010:
Online from
March 2011:
www.methodistheritage.org.uk
Methodist Heritage Handbook
Our Calling – as a model for Methodist Heritage
The calling of the Methodist Church is to respond to the gospel of God's love in Christ and to live out
its discipleship in worship and mission.
Worship – work is rooted in worship
Learn & Care – stewards of a rich heritage, responsible for its care, but also custodians and tellers of its story
Service –heritage can help us to engage with our communities and neighbours
Evangelism – our heritage is a tool to speak about God’s love in Christ
Telling a good story –the good newsJohn 20: 30 & 31
30Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; 31but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.
Telling your Good News story1. The local story – invite others
(including in your wider community) to share ‘memories’
2. YOUR story ‘then’ – seek out oral histories, experts, records
3. Your story ‘now’ – similarities?
4. The Methodist story – when and why did the Church engage in this ministry or teach this theology?
5. The Gospel story – why we do, what we do!
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The Old Rectory, Epworth
Wesley’s Chapel, House & Museum, London
The New Room, Bristol
Englesea Brook Chapel & Museum, Crewe
Four ‘key’ heritage
sitesand two ‘Connexional
archives’
Building from the bottom upAn ‘upside-down wedding cake’ model for
developing Methodist Heritage
Key site EOR
Key site WChpl
Key site EBC&M
Key site NRB
Conn’xl Archives
’Second tier’ Methodist Heritage sites and regional groupings of wider Connexional significance
And District Archives Network
Historic chapels (c550 listed), church collections, church/circuit/private archives
The New Room & Charles Wesley’s House, Bristol – tourist attractions with discipleship potential
The New Room •First ever Methodist building •Multipurpose from start•Engaging today with civic and community life •A city centre pastoral ministry•A new green space in shopping centre coming soon
Charles Wesley’s family home
•18thC town house nearby
•Aim to focus on the heritage of our hymnody
•Developing educational programme
2nd tier: Tolpuddle Martyrs’ Chapel, near Dorchester – making friends and having influence• Nationally famous and
internationally significant story in development of trade unionism
• “Martyrs” mostly Methodists and local preachers
• New Friends Development Group aiming for ‘new’ chapel to become part of village attractions: ‘old’?
• Developing displays that explore complementary stories to TUC Museum
• Linked in; being relevant to 21stC
What about our historic chapels: 550 are ‘listed’?
• Can… get involved: Methodist Heritage Sites’ NetworkAnnual meeting – 25 February 2012 At Englesea Brook Chapel & Museum of Primitive Methodism, near Crewe
• Keep in touch: Heritage News
• Tell your story onlineNext phase (2012) of new Methodist Heritage website; in collaboration with Connexional Property Team
North Shore Methodist Church, Blackpool –opening the doors and telling their story
8 – 11 September 2011www.heritageopendays.org.uk
The Churches Tourism The Churches Tourism AssociationAssociation
The UK's leading body for promoting best practice in welcoming visitors to places of worship and developing the tourism
www.churchestourismassociation.info
Contact Jo HibbardMethodist Heritage Officer
Methodist HeritageMethodist Church House25 Marylebone RoadLondon NW1 5JR
T: 020 7467 5257
www.methodistheritage.org.uk
