A legacy for Bamford’s future

Bamford Methodists, part of Peak Methodist Church, have recently received a valuable and unexpected legacy. In a deeply challenging financial climate, this generous gift gives the multisite church an opportunity to explore how it can continue serving rural communities in the coming years. Its members and staff are exploring how to sustain that mission, work in partnership with other local organisations and continue reducing the church’s carbon footprint.

Although Roger Bowker had moved away from Bamford, he retained close friends in the village and a strong interest in its community, especially the chapel and recreation ground. He had lived in Bamford, where the Methodist Church was very much part of his life. His family also had deep Methodist roots: his father served as a trustee of Bamford Methodist Church for many years, and his grandfather was a devoted worker for Sheffield Methodism, serving as a society steward and trustee of Calver Street Chapel. The family business, William Bowker & Sons, was one of Sheffield’s best-known firms of electro-platers and gilders and is now part of Stainless Plating Ltd.

More information on leaving a legacy to Methodism can be found at https://www.methodist.org.uk/about/support-the-church/give/leave-a-legacy/

We would love to give thanks for other recent legacies. If your church or circuit has received one, please share your story and tell us what the gift will make possible.