In good Methodist tradition, there are three reasons. Firstly, to bring beauty and nature into our services to remind us of God’s wonderful world.

Secondly, our gifts of flowers give pleasure, joy and comfort to people who may not be able to attend church or who are celebrating or remembering a special event. They are distributed each Sunday, and it is known as ‘The Ministry of Flowers’.

Thirdly, they are a way of including a sense of service to our church community and give people an opportunity to donate flowers for their own special event, memory or just to be thankful for God’s love in this place.

The small band of arrangers both, male and female, enjoy getting together to do our bit for our church community, both individually and as a group for bigger occasions.

You may have noticed that we are doing most arrangements in vases these days and not using Oasis foam in big pedestals. This is to be more economical, as flower prices have skyrocketed and more ecological, as part of our push to be an Eco Church, because floral foam is a chemical product and isn’t biodegradable.

So if you like flowers and would be interested in joining the team, even only very occasionally, then let us know as help and advice is available to you, and remember you can donate too.