MINISTER

The Methodist Minister serving us at Acomb Methodist church is the Rev John Hayward.
Hailing from Barnsley in South Yorkshire, as a “professional Yorkshireman” I feel greatly privileged to have my first station in York. I come to ministry after a long career in finance and general management predominantly in the engineering sector having latterly been the Chief Executive Officer of Pressure Technologies plc. In the dim and distant past, I did a degree in Physics at Oxford University and later qualified as an accountant.
I am married to Lisa and have three sons, two of whom have moved with us to York, and three grandsons. My interests outside of the church are being a subversive grandparent and music; I play the oboe and cor anglais, conduct, compose and arrange music.
I came quite late to Methodism attracted by the inclusivity of Arminian theology and the way we try to live out that inclusivity as a church. I am passionate about understanding how we connect with God, with each other and with our communities. I believe we are being challenged to find out where God is active in our communities and to join in. This does not mean that we must abandon our buildings as they should be places of refuge and hope for those on the margins of society, the economically excluded, the old, the lonely and the grieving but to connect with these groups we must learn to be gracious guests if we are to be truly generous hosts.
John has pastoral charge of:
Huntington Methodist Church (with the class of Thornton le Clay)
Sheriff Huttong Methodist Church
Strensall Methodist Church
Acomb Methodist Church
Bookings Administrator

Linsay Errington is our bookings administrator. She can be contacted by emailing admin@acombmethodistchurch.org.uk
Tea To Go

Fran Taylor is the project lead on Tea to Go, a project which provides meals for individuals and families struggling with the cost of living crisis.
To text for the menu : 07454 893154
Church Stewards
A team of four Church Stewards and several representatives from different aspects of the church’s life and mission work with the minister in the leadership the church. As well as providing support to the minister the stewards have a particular responsibility for ensuring that worship services of the church take place. Stewards are elected from within the membership of the church and usually serve for up to four years.
Church Council
The Church Council is the decision-making and legally responsible body in the Church. All formal correspondence with the church should be addressed to the secretary of the church council, Lois Broadbent, at the church address.
Pastoral Care
All members and regular worshippers are included in the pastoral care system, which is the formal way in which the people of the church exercise care for each other. We use a combination of methods to ensure pastoral care is available in a way that is appropriate to each person. Some choose to have a pastoral visitor, others receive care through their house group. More hi-tech options are also available. The pastoral care work is coordinated by the minister, lay pastor and the pastoral secretary, Joan North, to support a church community where all are cared for.