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About UsAbout Us 

The Islington and Camden Mission Circuit is one of 36 circuits in the London District of the Methodist Church. The principal area we serve is the Borough of Islington north of Highbury Corner and the Borough of Camden around Camden Town and Kentish Town.

The circuit is a group of five churches: Archway, Caledonian Road, Camden Town, Epworth@Euston and Islington Central. It is served by a ministry team of Revd Tim Bradshaw and Revd David Hollingsworth, assisted by administrator Robert Alderman. The Circuit Office is located at Archway Methodist Church.

Our Calling

In our communities in Islington and Camden we aim to share the calling of the whole Methodist Church, which is to respond to the gospel of God’s love in Christ and to live out our discipleship in worship and mission.

          - to increase awareness of God’s presence and celebrate God’s love,     
          - to help people to grow as Christians through mutual love and care  
          - to be a good neighbour to people in need and to challenge injustice,
          - to make more followers of Jesus Christ

Our Mission

Our mission is: -

To follow Jesus
in worship and the service of others
through the love and power of God;
and together be a Christian presence in our local community.

We seek to carry this out through a fourfold process of: -

Envisioning – Encouraging – Empowering – Engaging.

Methodist ChurchWhat is distinctive about Methodism?

There is much that is unique about Methodism: 
  - Knowing that all can be saved
  - The assurance of God's love
  - Living a God centred life
  - A grassroots movement
  - A covenant people
  - Born in song 
  - Faith developed in small groups
  - The Methodist Quadrilateral - Scripture, reason, tradition, experience
  - The Methodist Connexion.

You can find out more by clicking on The Methodist Church icon.

2nd Chance

A Second Chance

We believe that through Jesus, God offers a second chance for people and communities. The Bible speaks of God bringing into being ‘a new creation’, giving purpose and meaning to people’s lives. This belief is reflected in the name of our charity shop at Archway Second Chance.

Established in 1995, Second Chance is a bridge into the neighbourhood and provides a service of making available affordable second hand clothes and goods to some of the poorest members of the local community. Each year about £30,000 is given away to charitable causes, including national and local charities and church projects overseas.

For more information visit the Second Chance page here.

A Safe Place for the Vulnerable

One of our churches participate in cold weather shelter projects, in the winter months opening one night a week to provide food, companionship, advice and a warm bed. Caledonian Road Methodist Church is part of the scheme managed by CARIS Islington

Caledonian Road also provided accommodation throughout the Christmas and New Year period in association with the Pilion Trust’s ‘Shelter Me’ project for young homeless people. This project was featured on Peter Andre’s ITV2 series ‘Here to Help’. Both shelters give us a welcome opportunity to ‘practice hospitality’ (Romans 12:13).

We also support the Archway Drop-In Centre, a project of the Upper Holloway Fellowship of Churches which meets at Upper Holloway Baptist church and provides food, clothing, advice and companionship to vulnerable members of the community.

Other Projects and Ministries

Visit the pages of each of our four churches to find out what else we are doing locally.

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