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One of John Wesley’s most striking innovations was to institute an order of lay preachers, both men and women, within the Methodist Church. Today, seven out of ten Methodist services are led by local preachers who are thoroughly trained and tested before being fully accredited to a circuit. A dozen members of Chilwell Road Methodist Church are active local preachers in the Nottingham Trent Valley Circuit. They come from very different backgrounds and have widely varied experiences of the world to offer to the church, as these autobiographical profiles show. This year Dr John Patrick will receive his Connexional Certificate marking his 40 years “on the plan”. June 28 2009 will be celebrated as Local Preachers Sunday in the circuit. On that day, 20 of the 23 preaching services in our 16 churches will be taken by local preachers, of which six (26%) will be led by Chilwell Road preachers.
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