Welcome!
We’re glad you’ve found us.
We are a group of 9 Methodist churches and a Community Outreach Centre, located in the London Boroughs of Redbridge and Barking and Dagenham – with one in Chigwell.
We hope that this website will give you a taste of the diversity of the Circuit, and that you will take the opportunity of visiting us in the near future.
There is a team of four ordained ministers, including a Deacon, with pastoral responsibility for these churches, and they work closely with a very able and committed group of lay people to provide leadership and support for the churches.
We follow the teachings of the Methodist Church and are part of its national structure.
The key principles of our practice are summed up in the statement, “Our Calling”
Our Calling
The calling of the Methodist Church is to respond to the gospel of God’s love in Christ and to live out its discipleship in worship and mission!
It does this through:
Worship
The Church exists to increase awareness of God’s presence, and to celebrate God’s love
Learning and Caring
The Church exists to help people to grow and learn as Christians, through mutual support and care
Service
The Church exists to be a good neighbour to people in need and to challenge injustice
Evangelism
The Church exists to make more followers of Jesus Christ
If This sounds like your idea of Church, we’d love to hear from you. Please use the Contact Us link to get in touch.
Bernadino Mandlate
Superintendent
Vision Statement
To be welcoming congregations where all (young, families and elderly) grow in the knowledge, love and service of Christ; speaking and living out a unified vision of God’s kingdom within the BDI Circuit in line with “our calling” in the Methodist Church.
Mission Statement
The Mission Of The Barking, Dagenham And Ilford Circuit Is Contained Within The Description Of The Methodist Church’s Calling, In That It Seeks To Enable Its Local Churches To Respond To The Gospel Of God’s Love In Christ And To Live Out Its Discipleship In Worship And Mission. The Circuit Endeavours To Realise This Policy Through Managing Its Resources Effectively, Stimulating Vision And Encouraging Mission Initiatives.
Circuit Priorities
(Revised January 2022)
- Growth In Our Spiritual Life Through Worship, Prayer, Pastoral Care, Communication, Evangelism, And Community Outreach.
- Optimising The Use Of Talents, Gifts, And Skills To Enable Structural Changes And Re-Purposing Resources – Property, Finance, And People.
- Developing Family And Youth Work Through Their Wider Involvement And Integration In The Full Life Of The Circuit.
- Establishing An Inclusive Identity Where The Circuit Is Central To The Work Of The Kingdom Of God.