# BICESTER METHODIST CHURCH

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1130238
- **Other names:** GRAINGER HARGREAVES MEMORIAL METHODIST CHURCH
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Previously excepted
- **Registered:** June 19, 2009
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1130238


## Contact

- **Address:** Bicester Methodist Church, Bell Lane, Bicester
- **Postcode:** OX26 6JQ
- **Phone:** 01869323030
- **Email:** churchadmin@bicestermethodist.org.uk
- **Website:** www.bicestermethodist.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** The purposes of the Methodist Church are and shall be deemed to have been since the date of union the advancement of -(a) the Christian faith in accordance with the doctrinal standards and the discipline of the Methodist Church;(b) any charitable purpose for the time being of any Connexional, district, circuit, local or other organisation of the Methodist Church;(c) any charitable purpose for the time being of any society or institution subsiduary or ancillary to the Methodist Church;(d) any purpose for the time being of any charity being a charity subsidiary or ancillary to the Methodist Church.

**Activities:** The purpose of Bicester Methodist Church is to respond to the Gospel of God's love in Christ through worship, care, discipleship and witness. In this context it provides: opportunities for times of prayer and worship; Christian love and support according to the Gospel of Christ; opportunities for deeper exploration of the faith; practical works of service to share the Christian message.

**Area of benefit:** UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.




## Classification

- **How:** Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Religious Activities
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Oxfordshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 31, 2024 | £115674 | £100555 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2023 | £108545 | £127035 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2022 | £77673 | £80791 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2021 | £67312 | £70953 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2020 | £82901 | £80122 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Rev Jocelyn Bennett** (Chair) — appointed Sept. 1, 2023
- ANDREW STEPHEN LEWIS BA, PGCE
- ANGELA JENNIFER PETERS
- Alan Peters — appointed June 1, 2018
- Andrew Farquharson Gordon — appointed April 23, 2023
- BERYL MANN
- CHRISTINE TOWNSEND — appointed April 4, 2012
- ELAINE NORA BONIFACE — appointed May 17, 2011
- Jeannette May Upton — appointed May 8, 2022
- MARY ELIZABETH BRYDON
- Michael Anthony Black — appointed April 16, 2016
- ROBERT ERNEST COOPER
- Richard Barber — appointed Oct. 1, 2023
- SUSAN THURLEY
- Susan Patricia Morris — appointed June 14, 2020
- Valerie Pritchard — appointed March 1, 2019