De Gloria Trust Banner Exhibition

Update
Saturday 19th April is the final day to view these banners. There has been very positive feedback from the visitors who have attended, describing it as "fantastic", "moving" and "thought provoking".
With the addition of special lighting and low volume intermittent music, the atmosphere was very moving, and "rather than an exhibition, it was now an experience".

De Gloria Trust Banner Exhibition
Etherley Methodist Church, DL14 0HZ, are displaying a spectacular and unique Exhibition at our Church, on Saturday the 12th and 19th of April 2025.

There will be 20 DE GLORIA Banners on display, each banner being 6 foot x 2 foot in size. The themes of the banners are;

The Journey – 10 banners representing the 4 stations of the Cross, and

The Servant King – 10 banners representing a hymn by Graham Kendrick

These have been created by the renowned Textile Artist Jaqui Parkinson, whose outstanding work is normally exhibited in Cathedrals and Minsters throughout the UK. Her first husband was Rob Frost before he sadly passed away, and he was well known for his work in the North East, and the rest of the UK.

The banners of this exhibition have never been displayed in County Durham before.

Etherley Methodist Church will welcome visitors each Saturday from 10.00am to 3.00pm, entrance and car parking are free. For those who have not visited our Church recently, the internals of the Church are bright and modern, we have no fixed pews, so the modified viewing area will be excellent, and we are fortunate to have exclusive use of a large tarmacked car park very close to the Church, which will be clearly signposted. The 5star rated café will be open all day for morning coffees, light lunches and afternoon tea`s. Our facilities are suitable for disabled visitors.