Our Church: About us


Who are Crown Lane Free Methodist Church?


We are an evangelical Church based in Catforth on the outskirts of Preston.


All are welcome to come and join in worship.


We are a Bible believing Church committed to preaching the good news of our Lord Jesus Christ. If you would like to learn more about our beliefs as a Church, please follow this link.


During a Sunday service, we spend some time in a service singing. We sing a variety of songs, traditional to hymns and more modern songs.


Alongside meeting on a Sunday, we also have a variety of midweek meetings that take place, for all the family. You'd be more than welcome to come along if you'd like! Check out the 'Our work' page to learn more about some of the meetings that take place.


Our Church is led by our Pastor, Ian Clarkson. If you'd like to learn more about our Pastor, please look at this page. Alongside that, we have our Church Board who are involved in the leadership of the Church. If you'd like to see those in leadership at Crown Lane, follow this link.


Through the Coronavirus Pandemic, we learnt as a Church to adapt and embrace the various ways of continuing to reach people with the gospel, including our YouTube channel. This is regularly updated with a variety of videos, such as online services, Bible studies and testimonies. These videos have been placed on the website and can be accessed via the Online media tab.


Crown Lane Free Methodist Church is a part of the Free Methodist denomination. To learn more about Free Methodism, follow this link or take a look at the clip below: