Welcome
To the Perry Hall Methodist Church website
Perry Hall Methodist Church seeks to be a welcoming place within the community, open to all to come and find peace, and a sense of God’s love.
You are very welcome to join us.
Browse our website for information about our Sunday services and our regular activities.
You can use the links on the left hand side to find out more about who we are, what we do, our upcoming events, hiring our church premises, and how to find or contact us.
We seek to serve God as individuals, as a church and in our local community.
As a church, we seek to be friends to our neighbourhood, welcoming all whom we meet.
We are glad to be part of the Birmingham Methodist Circuit and look to take an active part in circuit life.
A prayer for Israel - Palestine
The President and Vice-President of the Methodist Conference have released a statement on the situation in Israel and Palestine. (22 February 2024)
We are deeply disappointed that the headlines today are about a parliamentary process and not the horrors of what is happening in Gaza. Such a vote should be above party politics and we urge the UK government to denounce actions that epitomise a collective punishment of the population of Gaza.
The scale of the destruction and tragic loss of life in so short a space of time is incomparable to any other conflict in recent times. We grieve for all lives lost on 7 October and in the subsequent fighting. There is no justification for such widespread killing of tens of thousands of innocent people and we are gravely concerned for the entire population of the Gaza Strip.
One and a half million people currently shelter in crowded conditions with little food and water in the city of Rafah. The horrific strikes on southern Gaza have killed many in recent days and those injured are unable to get treatment because of Israel’s attacks on hospitals.
We were alarmed to hear reports that the Nasser Hospital in Gaza has been shelled, killing patients, staff and others sheltering there. The protection of hospitals during a war is a basic and inescapable requirement in international law.
The International Court of Justice has called on Israel to ensure that its forces do not commit any of the acts covered by the Genocide Convention. Yet attacks on Gaza have continued with inadequate regard to the protection of civilians. For those crowded into Rafah there is nowhere left to go. It is disturbing to hear that some in the Israeli government are discussing the possibility of creating settlements across the Gaza Strip. Time will tell whether what we witness in Gaza today is an ethnic cleansing of the present population.
Meanwhile, for those sheltering without food and water the situation is critical. To meet the basic human needs of such a large population there is no alternative to an immediate ceasefire. We urge our Government to demand an immediate halt to the shelling for the preservation of innocent life and require that Israel abide by the provisional ruling of the International Court of Justice.
We call on Hamas to immediately release the remaining hostages and urge all governments to work with Israeli and Palestinian parties to achieve an agreement that ensures protection, support and a viable future for innocent victims of this conflict and security for all in the region.
In prayer we stand alongside all those in the region whose heart breaks with ours as we witness the unfathomable suffering. With the psalmist we pray:
You are my help and my deliverer; you are my God, do not delay.
(Psalm 40:17)
Prayer for peace in Ukraine
Second anniversary of Russia’s
invasion of Ukraine
Saturday, 24 February, is the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
To mark this, the below prayer has been written by a Ukrainian family who are being hosted by the Black Country Methodist Circuit.
Lord God of power,
You alone work miracles, so be kind to all and hear us.
Help us God, our Saviour, and deliver the people of Ukraine from persecution.
Come to our aid and destroy the intentions and unrighteous boldness of those who go to war against our people.
Calm those who oppose your commandments.
Grant us all peace, salvation and joy in our hearts.
For you are protection and salvation for those who trust in you.
We give you glory, the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and forever.
Amen
Blog
Steve Hucklesby, from the Joint Public Issues Team, has published a blog regarding the ongoing conflict.
Appeal
Since the conflict in Ukraine began, All We Can and the Methodist Church in Britain have supported communities impacted by the conflict through a joint appeal. Read stories from the appeal's humanitarian partners here.