Four Oaks Methodist Church
A beacon for Christ
radiating the love of God
through worship, word and witness
Our Mission Statement
WELCOME
WELCOME
There are services in church on Sunday and Wednesday mornings and you are warmly invited to join us - visit the Come to Church Page for details and for other activities see the Information Page for the latest details.
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We have been a Fair Trade church for some time. Click the logo for a copy of our certificate.
We are an active Methodist church in the Four Oaks part of Sutton Coldfield, serving the communities of Mere Green and Four Oaks in the northernmost part of Birmingham. The menu will help you find out more about where we are and what we do. We are part of the Sutton Park Circuit of Methodist Churches and you can find out about our sister churches here.
Please have a look at the Frequently Asked Questions page. If you have a question about what our church is like that isn't covered though, or the answer isn't helpful, please tell the website editor. We'll do our best to answer, and we'll update the FAQs for the future.
Although our sturdy old church looks very traditional you will find our facilities are all quite modern. As part of our calling to serve our community, when they aren't in use for services all our rooms are available for rent by contacting the office on that link or look out for the "book a room" buttons.
Did you know we're an Eco Church? Care for our environment informs our worship and our service to our community. We've only recently connected with the A Rocha network but we were very proud to find that what we do in church qualifies us for a bronze award. There's lots more we can do and if you're interested in being part of that please speak to any of the stewards when you're in church to be introduced to someone who can tell you all about it!
Click on the logo for a copy of our certificate.
The next Bible Study course. This one will run for 8 weeks from 10 October from 10.00-12.00 on Saturday mornings. You can come to any or all of them to share in fellowship and learn more about God's Word. More details soon.
Thank you to everyone who has been collecting gifts to pack into a shoebox to be delivered to underprivileged children in Eastern Europe by our partners at Teams4U. You can collect a shoebox from church if you don't have one at home, and pick up a leaflet explaining how the scheme works and what gifts are the most appropriate.
A few amazing people have already returned filled shoeboxes - thank you to those people. The deadline is to have the boxes back in church for 8 November. We'll then bless them in church and they can begin their journey.
We are refurbishing our beautiful organ
You might not know how significant our wonderful church organ is. It was built in 1914 by a well known Norfolk company Norman & Beard who became part of Hill Norman and Beard. They were a famous manufacturer and built organs for many churches and cathedrals around the world, and our organ is a distinguished part of their legacy. It's our duty to preserve it and our reward is to hear it played by the talented musicians who come to use it.
It was last refurbished in the 1970s and needs another overhaul to see it through for generations to come.
The cost of this is daunting, but at Church Council recently we heard that the Organ Restoration Fund now stands at £86,000, which is just amazing! A contract has been signed now with the organ builder, a deposit has been paid and materials purchased, and we are expecting the refurbishment to begin in January 2027. We are investigating if any further grants or gifts might be available to help us with the VAT.
We are so close now to completing a project that will restore this beautiful and historically important instrument to see it through another generation. Thank you so much to everyone who has helped.
We used this logo during our fundraising campaign. If you click it you can visit the page we have added to our website that tells you all about the organ.
Our Photograph Album
The front of church ready for Christmas
Winter scene at FOMC
Easter morning with Deacon Marilyn - He Is Risen
The front of church ready for Christmas
Prayer Line
If you would like someone to pray for you, or with you, or for a particular concern that is on your heart
email the prayer line at fomcprayer@gmail.com