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Four Oaks Methodist Church
Here are some links to other websites we hope you might find helpful (please contact the office if any of these links is broken).
We are not responsible for the content or availability of websites that are maintained by other people, and a link to their site does not necessarily mean that we endorse all their views.
We are a part of the Methodist Church of Great Britain. You can find useful information about the history of Methodism and its distinctive features on the main church website which is here: http://www.methodist.org.uk
The Methodist Church of Great Britain is divided into Districts, and Districts are divided into Circuits. We are a part of the Sutton Park Circuit within the Birmingham District. You can find information about the Methodist Church in Birmingham on the District website: http://birminghammethodist.org.uk/
Sutton Park Circuit comprises 13 Methodist churches from around the north/east of Birmingham and we work together, sharing ministers and lay preachers. These are links to the websites of some of the other churches in the Circuit:
Blackwood Methodist Church http://www.blackwoodmethodistchurch.org.uk/
Boldmere Methodist Church http://www.boldmeremethodistchurch.org/
Erdington Methodist Church http://www.mine.org.uk/
Streetly Methodist Church http://www.streetlymethodistchurch.org.uk/
Sutton Coldfield South Parade Methodist Church http://www.suttoncoldfieldmethodistchurch.co.uk/Frame.htm
Information about Methodist activities in Britain can also be found at Methodist Recorder Online, the website of the newspaper which has been keeping Methodists in touch with each other since 1861 by following this link: http://methodistrecorder.co.uk/
Other Organisations
These are websites for some of the organisations we support or have connections with:
The Methodist Relief and Development Fund http://www.mrdf.org.uk/pages/home.php
MHA (previously called Methodist Homes for the Aged) http://www.mha.org.uk/HomePage.aspx
Action for Children (previously called NCH) http://www.actionforchildren.org.uk/
Christian Aid http://www.christianaid.org.uk/
Traidcraft http://www.traidcraft.co.uk/
Jubilee Debt Campaign http://www.jubileedebtcampaign.org/
Fairtrade http://www.fairtrade.org.uk/
Make Poverty History http://www.makepovertyhistory.org/
St Giles Hospice http://www.stgileshospice.com/index.html
St Basils http://www.stbasils.org.uk/
The Birmingham City Mission http://www.birminghamcitymission.co.uk/
Birmingham Crisis Centre http://www.birminghamcrisis.org.uk/
Toybox http://www.toyboxcharity.org.uk/
Stop the Traffik http://www.stopthetraffik.org/default.aspx
NSPCC http://www.nspcc.org.uk/
Samaritans Purse http://www.samaritans-purse.org.uk/
The Bible Society http://www.biblesociety.org.uk/
Kids UK http://www.kidsuk.org/KidsUK/Welcome_to_Kids_UK.html
Some Other Resources
Our part of the world
Information about our part of Birmingham and local amenities can be found on these pages from Birmingham City Council http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/suttoncoldfield - in particular follow the links for Sutton Four Oaks and Sutton Trinity (the church is close to the boundary between the two wards).
We are a short walk from Sutton Park, one of the largest urban parks in Europe, which was given over to the people of Sutton Coldfield by King Henry VIII in 1528. You can find information about the park on this site maintained by the Friends of Sutton Park: http://www.fospa.org/
These are some sites where you can look up bible references or read different translations:
http://www.biblegateway.com/ http://www.blueletterbible.org/ http://www.searchgodsword.org/
and here is a site where you can see the Greek and Hebrew original text: http://www.scripture4all.org/
This is a site where you can find useful resources about topics and readings associated with the church calendar
John Wesley's notes on each book of the Bible can be found here:
http://www.christnotes.org/commentary.php?com=wes