Latest - The Minister's May letter
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              Women's Meeting May programme (see below)

A Brief History of Wilton Road URC 
The Wilton Road church community was formed from the merger of two former Congregational Churches, Westminster Road and Union Row, both located in Handsworth. Originally the Union Row church was sold and the members from that Church joined in worship and fellowship at Westminster Road. However, the Westminster Road buildings became uneconomic to maintain and it was decided to build a new church in Wilton Road. The land upon which the new church was built was originally occupied by a large Georgian House with comensurate gardens, owned by the Lempriere family. The two daughters of this family were members of Westminster Road URC. The house was knocked down and the ground cleared in order to erect what is now Wilton Road URC. The first service was held in the new church in 1974. For a fuller history go to the history page on this site. If you are interested in learning more about Lieutenant Lempriere, father of Jessie (see the photo of the foundation stone on the 'Our Church' page) and a famous balloonist in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, a good place to start would be here: - Click 

Forthcoming Preachers and Events: - 
Services start at 11.00 am every Sunday and at 6.30 pm on the last Sunday of each month. The preacher will be Rev. Peter Little unless stated. 
20th - Leslie Crampton - Pype Hayes
27th - David Brown - Old Fallings

Other Events 

Women's Fellowship
The group meets every Monday at 2.30 pm - 3.45 4pm [approx] The meeting starts with a hymn and ends with prayer and there are often guest speakers giving talks on a variety of topics. The programme usually ends with tea and cake! Women of all ages and backgrounds are very welcome.

May Dates -
13th -  Joyce Cornwall
21st -  Cynthia Maynard
28th -  Representative from Air Ambulance Service