Parkminster
United Reformed
Church
Minster Road
Cardiff, CF23 5AS
Minister:
Rev Alison Dummer
Treasurer:
Mrs Anne Guy
Synod of Wales
Parkminster United Reformed Church
Minster Road, Roath, Cardiff CF23 5AS
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Parkminster United Reformed Church came into being on 12th August 2008 when the Joint-Pastorate of Roath Park and Minster Road United Reformed Churches officially united. The Joint-Pastorate had been formed in 1996 inviting the Revd Alison Dummer [then called Revd Alison Upham] to become its first Minister. Since that time both Churches have grown closer together, sharing many services and events. Together we celebrate our faith in Christ Jesus and give thanks for his gospel of forgiving love which unites and inspires us. We seek to offer a welcome to all as a fellowship that is accepting, caring and encouraging. We endeavour to witness to the love of Christ and to live out our faith, responding to human need in loving service.
Services:
Sunday 10.30 am - Children welcome. [Communion 1st Sunday in the month]
Monthly mid-week Communion Service at 7.00 pm:
This is proving a good opportunity to experiment with different styles of worship and liturgy with informal participation from the congregation.
Fellowship:
Wednesday afternoons at 2.30pm. Meetings can be devotional, musical, informative, or form part of the Lent/Autumn Bible Studies/Discussion Groups for the whole Church – and all are happy occasions. The Fellowship Meeting is a union of the Sisterhood from Minster Road URC and Wednesday Fellowship from Roath Park URC, so the meeting is open to both men and women.
'Allsorts':
Every Thursday, 10.30 am – informal social gathering beginning with coffee/tea, and ‘allsorts’ of contributions from the group, for an enjoyable get-together.
House/Study Groups:
These usually take place during Lent and Autumn in the homes of Church members.
Group 71:
Meeting about every 6 weeks on a Saturday evening at 7.30pm, in the home of one of its members. Usually a speaker is booked and the topics are extremely varied and interesting. The Group has a weekend away each year and visits local and not so local restaurants for New Year’s lunch and Summer and Christmas meals.
Outings:
We have, in the past, gone on a number of outings each year. One annual favourite takes place in the summertime when, after Sunday morning worship we have a day away, which is rounded off when we share tea and an evening service at a local Church before returning home.
Socials:
We generally have a social get-together once a quarter, which may take the form of a ‘Children in Need’ fund-raising event and this is apart from such things as Harvest lunch and ad hoc coffee mornings.
Cytûn/Churches Together in Roath:
We are actively involved in local ecumenism, with representatives on the Council of Churches. We benefit from and enjoy sharing with people of other denominations.
Sharing:
We support a number of local and national charities, especially Christian Aid, Health Help International and the Romania Appeal which we have sponsored for many years. Our Commitment for Life partner is, at present, Jamaica, having supported Bangladesh for a number of years.
Community:
Although Parkminster URC looks like a Church with stained-glass windows, and is very inviting, comfortable and flexible for worship, it was originally built in 1927 as a Hall for a future Church which Star Street Congregational Church planned to build. The sanctuary, however, was never built, but an interesting part of the story is that the mother-Church Star Street closed in 1985 and joined with Minster Road URC as the premises were known at that time. The building is on one level with access for the disabled, the provision of a disabled toilet and a car park. The building is also used by another Church - Calvary Church of God in Christ – which meets each Sunday from 12 noon to 2pm. Other organizations use the premises on a one-off basis for meetings or concerts.
One important area of mission and support offered to our Denomination comes through URC National Synod of Wales whose Office adjoins the Church and with whom we share some facilities.
Please see Church Magazine Extracts for up to date times and dates of meetings and events.