Friday Reflection – 2nd October 2020

The New Room is sharing a Friday reflection each week. We hope that these short reflections will act as a point of spiritual focus, enabling a moment of quiet thought and prayer. This week’s reflection is from Revd Dr Jonathan Pye our Bristol Chair of District. Methodists don’t do saints,

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Wesley Wednesday – 30th September 2020

It’s Wesley Wednesday! Here’s today’s quote from John Wesley.

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NEW ROOM BRISTOL IS TRAVELLERS’ CHOICE DESTINATION FOR 2020

The team at the New Room in Bristol have been celebrating the announcement that their iconic Grade I listed chapel and state-of-the-art visitor centre have been awarded the coveted Tripadvisor Travellers’ Choice Award for 2020. Awarded as a result of outstanding visitor feedback submitted to the well-known international review site,

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Friday Reflection – 25th September 2020

The New Room is sharing a Friday reflection each week. We hope that these short reflections will act as a point of spiritual focus, enabling a moment of quiet thought and prayer. This week our reflection has been written by Dr Wendy Allen, Regional Learning and Development Officer for the

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Wesley Wednesday – 23rd September 2020

It’s Wesley Wednesday! Here’s today’s quote from John Wesley.

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TEACHERS OFFERED NEW WORKSHOP ON COLSTON STATUE

Nationwide attention attracted by the toppling of Bristol slave trader Edward Colston’s statue has sparked the creation of a brand new resource for schools – an online workshop called ‘A Tale of Two Statues’ which contrasts the lives of Colston and John Wesley, prominent 18th century anti-slavery campaigner and founder

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Friday Reflection – 18th September 2020

The New Room is sharing a Friday reflection each week. We hope that these short reflections will act as a point of spiritual focus, enabling a moment of quiet thought and prayer. Today’s Friday Reflection is by Rev’d David Weeks who is a Chaplain at the New Room. David began

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Wesley Wednesday – 16th September 2020

It’s Wesley Wednesday! Here’s today’s quote from Charles Wesley.

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SAFE SINGING TO BOOST THE SPIRITS

The community choir run in the New Room in Bristol, also known as John Wesley’s Chapel, has resumed its normal Wednesday lunchtime slot, meeting online in order to achieve the safest possible operation. While coronavirus put a halt to activity for many community choirs because of the possibility of aerosol

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Friday Reflection – 11th September 2020

The New Room is sharing a Friday reflection each week. We hope that these short reflections will act as a point of spiritual focus, enabling a moment of quiet thought and prayer. This week’s reflection is from Rev Hilary Cooke, retired minister and a volunteer at the New Room. Read  

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