COMMENTS FROM THE VISITORS BOOK
2007
‘God is here’ (A Salvation Army member from Manchester)
God does not dwell in buildings made by human hands - but I was very blessed in this place. (Translation from Portuguese visitor)
A special place ( A lady from Canterbury)
Es majestuoso y muy bonito A visitor form (Barcelona)
Tres interessant ( A visitor from France living in London
An oasis of peace in a troubled world- ‘The Lord is coming back soon’ (No address given)
Place of peace (Polish visitor) Place of peace and tranquility (A Dutch visitor)
3. Very peaceful. A beautiful surprise (An Italian lady)
Very impressive and interesting to see this place for the catholic I am! (A French Visitor)
What a find! (A Canadian visitor)
Fascinating history…long may it continue (A couple from Ealing)
7th July: Visiting in honour of my great, great, great, great grandfather…JOHN WESLEY!
(Rebecca rang us later to tell us that she is in fact, John Wesley’s first cousin six-times removed!! Hope that is now PERFECTLY clear. Ed.).
8th July: Visiting in honour of my grandfather, HENRY VAUHGHAN LANCHESTER, architect of Central Hall (Mr. Robert and Mrs. Cynthia Lanchester now living in America)
The most amazing modern church I’ve ever seen! (A young person from Singapore)
Muy bonito arquitecturo (A visitor from Ecuador)
GRACE-FULL (A Korean theological student from Chicago)
We are very excited and thank God for the visit (Two visitors from Nigeria)
A service to the people….. A place of fellowship (A lady from Harrow)
An oasis of peace in a busy City (A visitor from Manchester)
Loved the Embroidery and the up-to-date facilities in the re-construction
(A visitor form Melbourne, Australia)
Fantastic history and concept (A visitor form New Zealand)
This is an unforgettable place (A visitor from Salerno in Italy)
Lost for words (A lady from Zimbabwe )
A magnificent building and specially interesting to me as my father’s family have been Methodists since the times of JOHN WESLEY
(Daughter of the Reverend J. Bernard Sheldon who was Dr Eric Baker’s Assistant for 14 years. Ed)
All my questions answered with much learned (Hemel Hampstead)
A collection of comments from those who also worshipped here:
Wonderful place of worship and people! / Wonderful building and Service / A beautiful place to worship / Enjoyed worshipping with you
Many of our Visitor Hosts are personally mentioned in many of the other comments. Without their wonderful help throughout the year we would not be able to welcome so many visitors and show them round this special place.
We also provide visitors with “Welcome” leaflets in twelve different languages for those who do not have a good knowledge of the English language.
2006
This year well over 10,000 people have enjoyed our free tours of Westminster Methodist Central Hall. At the end of the tours visitors are encouraged to sign the Visitors’ Book so that we have some record of the large number of nationalities who have visited us during the year. The comments below are entirely unsolicited and are just a small selection of this year’s comments.
I loved your organ and your guide [Cologne, Germany]
Great experience. I’m proud to be part of the Methodist family. [Brazil]
Jesus would be proud of this building and the staff. [Australia]
I was impressed by the simplicity of this church. [Iran]
Wonderful tour. God bless you in your outreach. [South Africa]
An imposing building. [Ghana]
I thank God for finally being here and saying prayers in this beautiful church. [South Devon]
What a lovely surprise. I wandered in from the street and lucked upon a tour with a wonderful guide.
I was confirmed here 37 years ago, met my husband here, Dr Barnett married us.
[Geneva, Switzerland]
Impressive. [Indonesia]
Beautiful organ. [Italy]
Fantastic. [Nassau, Bahamas]
Much appreciated. [John Wesley, Perth, Western Australia]
Greetings from the Methodist Church of Rome. [Italian family]
A very nice experience with a very peaceful atmosphere. [New Delhi]
Tres interessant. Un lieu magnifique et plein d’histoire. [Paris]
Back after 43 years since our marriage in 1963.[Penistone, Yorkshire]
A must see for all Methodists. [Myrtle, Missouri]
WHAT THEY SAID ABOUT METHODIST CENTRAL HALL, WESTMINSTER (AND US!) 2005
It is so significant that God allowed this building in front of Westminster Abbey. (Philippines)
Lord, light the fire again! (Switzerland)
The great pipe organ stole my heart. (The Netherlands.)
A glorious and blessed occasion. May Premier live on forever in God’s name.
(UK + lots more following Premier’s anniversary celebration in the Great Hall!)
We accidentally came to the Hall! What a wonderful surprise! (Methodists from Texas, USA)
Friendly welcoming guide; beautiful worship space; energizing Ghanaian service. (USA)
Nostalgic visit. I offered for the ministry from here. (Southport. Lancs)
And finally … on 27th August 2005 David took round a man from Canada who was married by Dr Sangster in the Chapel (now the President’s Room) in 1951 – he was late for his wedding, his train was delayed by snow.
Less Recent Coments
The most exotic entries
are those from the representatives of the Iraqi Tribal Leaders Council on their
official visit to the UK - as they are in Arabic and Farsi they cannot be included but I am told that
they were very complimentary.
"Well explained
about the history of the Methodist foundation. Church is magnificent"
(Hyderabad, India)
"I played the organ for a variety of concerts in
1942. A most splendid instrument"
