With the Diocesan West Fife Area Council, we invite everyone to join us for a special service focusing on Pilgrimage at 6.00pm on Sunday 13 September 2026. Hymns, poems, scripture readings, and an excerpt from ‘Pilgrim’s Progress’.

Come and sing lustily and with good cheer, join happy pilgrims, and hear the pilgrim pastor, Revd Simon Hessett, talk about the Fife Pilgrim Way.

Come and enjoy the buffet afterwards.

Revd Daniel George, minister of Rosyth Methodist Church, writes …

I am pleased to share that the first session of Our Church’s Future Story took place on Thursday 20 August.

The session gave time to reflect on God, faith, prayer, worship, and the life of Rosyth Methodist Church. It was good to hear people sharing from their own experience and naming some of the ways God has been known in their lives and in the life of the church.

The group reflected on the different names, images and language people use for God, including Creator, Father, Mother, Lord Jesus, Saviour, friend, guide, love and forgiveness. This led to a helpful conversation about how some words and terms for God can feel difficult for some people, while other words and images can help people pray, worship and speak about faith.

One of the strongest themes was that God is often experienced through the church and its people, and through observing the faith of others.

People spoke about encountering God: in the welcome at the door, in the joy of seeing people arrive for worship, in the encouragement people receive from one another, and in the small acts of kindness and care that can mean a great deal.

In the part of the exercise on what God does, how God acts, and how we respond, the reflections centred on God’s role in worship and the life of the church. People spoke about hymns, music, Bible readings, preaching, prayer, familiar words, and the way a service can stay with someone and help them through the week. There was also a helpful observation about coming to worship with openness, even when the preacher or service may not be what they expected, because something in the service may still speak to them.

The second part of the session explored the importance of listening in prayer and allowing Scripture to speak to us. Prayer is not only speaking to God, but also making space to listen for God’s voice and guidance: a living conversation in which God’s word breathes life into us.

Some of the words and phrases from Psalm 25 that stayed with people were paths, teach, ways, lead me in your truth, and for you I wait all day long.

Other positive themes emerged around creation, music, the happiness and energy of Messy Church, memories of Bible study and prayer, and faithful people who have helped shape the life of the church over many years.

The first session helped us remember that many gifts are already present within Rosyth Methodist Church: welcome, prayer, encouragement, pastoral care, faithfulness, music, Scripture, worship, memory, kindness, and service.

Thank you to everyone who took part in the first session and to everyone who is praying for this process as it continues.

All are Welcome!

Please get in touch with Daniel or one of the stewards if you would like to take part or receive the Zoom details.

Loss needs to be processed for our physical and mental wellbeing. Unresolved grief can also affect our attitudes, relationships, and attainment. The Bereavement Journey® is a place to talk – seven sessions of films and discussion for anyone who has been bereaved, whether grieving a death now or wanting to explore a previous bereavement that may be unresolved.

This course is for bereaved adults to do their own grief work. It is supported by a Participant’s Manual and facilitated by volunteers, and is being offered by churches and Christian organisations across the UK and world. The first presentation of your local course at Rosyth Methodist Church runs from 1.30pm to 4.30pm every Thursday from 15 October to 26 November.

For more details, or to register, email bereavement@rosythmethodist.org.uk. The course is available elsewhere and at other times (see the locations page) and a national online programme runs three times yearly. For other bereavement support services and information visit AtaLoss.

I am delighted, on behalf of the congregation at Rosyth Methodist Church, to offer my warm congratulations to Lorraine Wilkinson on being awarded an Honorary MBE.

This honour recognises Lorraine’s faithful, dedicated, and diligent service to the community in Fife, in her work as a Lecturer at Fife College and as a volunteer. It is a fitting public recognition of the contribution she has made over many years.

As presbyter of the church, I give thanks for all that Lorraine has offered in service, and I invite the congregation to join me in praying for God’s continued blessing upon her as this honour is formally published and as she continues to contribute so much to the life of the wider community.

Revd Daniel R. George
Rosyth Methodist Church

Presentation of the Silver Wolf (Scout award), Fordell Firs, June 2022	Meeting HRH Princess Anne, Rosyth Garden City Exhibition, 2016

I am delighted, on behalf of the congregation at Rosyth Methodist Church, to offer my warm congratulations to Martin Rogers on the award of an MBE.

This honour recognises many years of faithful and generous service to the local community, to Scouting, and to the life of the church. Through his commitment, care, and leadership, Martin has shaped and supported the lives of many people over a long period of time, both within Rosyth and far beyond it.

As presbyter of the church, I give thanks for all that Martin has offered in service, and I invite the congregation to join me in praying for God’s continued blessing upon him as he continues to contribute so much to the community and the organisations he serves.

Revd Daniel R. George
Rosyth Methodist Church

Image details and copyright information:

• Presentation of the Silver Wolf (Scout award), Fordell Firs, June 2022
  The Silver Wolf is the small wolf emblem on the green and yellow ribbon. The large wolf mounted on a base was a memento gift from the 13th Fife Scout Group.
  (Copyright Martin Rogers)
• Meeting HRH Princess Anne, Rosyth Garden City Exhibition, Rosyth Parish Church, 2016
  Martin Rogers presenting Princess Anne with a copy of his book on the Royal Navy at Rosyth
  (Copyright Martin Fife Council)