Apostolic & Wesleyan doctrine
We hold in high esteem the faith handed down by the apostles and renewed through John Wesley: scriptural holiness, grace freely offered, and a faith that must be lived as well as believed.
Belgium · France · Sweden Circuit — since 1835
Come and catch the fire.
A vibrant, spirit-filled church embracing all and sundry — nine societies across three countries, holding in high esteem the doctrine of the apostolic and Wesleyan faith.
9Societies
3Countries
7Days of worship
1835Founded
A word of welcome
You are warmly received here.
Very Rev. Bernard Bamfo-Bosompem, PhD
Superintendent Minister
Belgium Circuit — Belgium, France and Sweden. Pastoral oversight of all nine societies of the circuit.
I warmly welcome you to this page. We hold in high esteem the doctrine of the apostolic and Wesleyan faith. We are a vibrant and spirit-filled church embracing all and sundry. We have societies in Belgium (Antwerp, Brussels, Ghent, Leuven, Mechelen and Kortrijk), France (Paris and Strasbourg), and Sweden (Gothenburg).
You will receive the needed Christian warmth and expression of true love and koinonia — fellowship. We have exuberant and experiential worship services with sound Christian teachings. The Holy Spirit is present in all our activities.
You can access our weeklong online services and Sunday services outlined on this page. Contact persons and addresses of our various places of worship are displayed here.
John Wesley said: “Light yourself on fire with passion and people will come from miles to watch you burn.”
Come and catch the fire and affect your community.
Very Rev. Bernard Bamfo-Bosompem, PhD
Superintendent Minister, Belgium Circuit
Belgium / France / Sweden Circuit
Light yourself on fire with passion and people will come from miles to watch you burn.John Wesley — founder of the Methodist movement
Come and catch the fire, and affect your community.
What you will find among us
Four things we will not trade away.
Every society in this circuit is built on the same four commitments — whether you worship with twenty people in Kortrijk or with the full congregation in Antwerp.
Exuberant, experiential worship
Drums, brass, singing bands and the old hymns carried in Twi, Fante and English. Worship here is not a performance to watch — it is something you enter into, and the Holy Spirit is present in all our activities.
Koinonia — true fellowship
You will receive the needed Christian warmth and the expression of true love. Class meetings, prayer chains, funerals and naming ceremonies: this circuit is a family that shows up for one another, far from home.
Sound Christian teaching
Preaching that takes the text seriously, Bible studies through the week, and catechism for those coming into full membership. We embrace all and sundry — and we teach them well.
Worship & services
A week that keeps its shape.
The circuit keeps a weeklong rhythm of prayer and teaching. Our online services carry the whole circuit — Antwerp to Gothenburg — into one room, and each society gathers in person on the Lord’s Day.
Joining for the first time? Call the circuit office on +46 76 441 0094 and a steward will send you the current times and the online link for the society nearest you.
Sunday Divine Service
The principal act of worship in every society — liturgy, hymns, preaching and Holy Communion on appointed Sundays.
Sunday School & catechism
Children, young people and new members taught before or after the Divine Service, society by society.
Midweek Bible study
Teaching through whole books of Scripture, shared across the circuit so that every society learns together.
Morning & evening prayer
Short daily prayer meetings that open and close the day — the backbone of our weeklong online services.
Organisational & fellowship meetings
Susanna Wesley Fellowship, Men’s Fellowship, Guild, Singing Band and Youth Fellowship, each with its own gathering.
Watchnight, revivals & conventions
Circuit-wide gatherings through the year, hosted in turn by the societies in Belgium, France and Sweden.
Places of worship
Nine societies, three countries, one circuit.
Wherever you are — studying in Leuven, working in Strasbourg, settling in Göteborg — there is a Methodist family within reach.
Belgium — circuit seat
Antwerp
Frans Erlingersraat 122100 Antwerp, Belgium
Sweden
Gothenburg
Ringögatan 6A417 07 Göteborg, Sweden
Belgium & France
Seven more societies
Brussels · Ghent · Leuven · Mechelen · KortrijkParis · Strasbourg
Your first Sunday with us is already accounted for.
Tell us which city you are in and a steward will meet you at the door, walk you through the service, and introduce you to the fellowship afterwards.