Old Catton Methodist - White Woman Lane

History

A brief history of White Woman Lane Methodist Church ‘The Church in the School’

1975
Wroxham Road Methodist Church Neighbourhood Committee formed. Tuesday18th February the first meeting of Neighbourhood Committee concerned with outreach, community services, neighbourhood affairs and ecumenical proposals, took place. The Neighbourhood Committee decided to use White Woman Lane Primary School for Sunday morning worship and in due course the formation of a Sunday School.

1975
Sunday 20th April at 10.00 a.m.
First Church Service at White Woman Lane Primary School, led by Revd Arthur Windridge.

1975 April - 1976 August
Church Services were led on a rota basis by -
Revd Arthur Windridge, Mr Albert Ward, Mr Ivor Harrowven, Mr Ivor Boulton, Mr Kenneth Lusher and Mr Charles Lemmon.

1976 September
10.00 a.m. Sunday worship at White Woman Lane appeared on the full Norwich Circuit Methodist Quarterly Plan.

1993 September
The congregation at White Woman Lane Middle School took the decision to become an autonomous ‘Methodist Society’ (Old Catton Methodist Society) White Woman Lane Methodist Church.

White Woman Lane Methodist Church has been under the pastoral care of the following Methodist Ministers –

Revd Arthur Windridge 1975 - 1982

Revd Wesley Kenworthy 1982 - 1985

Revd Charlie Crane 1985 - 1990

Revd Christopher Sharp 1990 - 1991

Revd John Peters 1991 - 1993

Revd Peter Summers 1993 - 1998

Revd David Lawrence 1998 - 1998

Revd Peggy Heim 1998 - 2003

Revd Nigel Fox 2003 - Present.