Somerton West Street Church Christmas

 At Somerton we were unable to have our planned Christmas morning service this year. In common with some other Methodist churches in the Somerset Mendip Circuit, live services have been suspended until the situation over coronavirus is clearer. Everyone is, of course, disappointed at having to close the Church doors on such an important day.

Rev Tim stepped in and offered to record the service he had already prepared, and we already had much of the music available. So, at very short notice, it was all put together as an audio-only file, and the resulting service is now available here.

It appears we may be in and out of different tiers of lockdown for some time to come, so this is an attempt to produce a service that would be accessible to most people. Those with internet access can listen online or download to play on a device later. At Somerton we use small MP3 players or USB memory sticks to distribute services to housebound members of the congregation. In lockdown we have extended that to anyone who can't access the internet. If other churches want more details of how this works, contact secretary(at)weststreetchurch.org.uk, replacing (at) with @.