The district

The district is made up of a number of circuits, and is led by a district chair.
As well, as providing leadership within the district, the chair is a member of the connexional leadership team, with an overview of the whole Connexion.

Districts hold a twice yearly district synod which sets district policy and may bring matters to the Conference. They also hold a ministerial synod for presbyters and deacons, which is an opportunity for ministerial training as well as for debating issues.

Districts differ in terms of the kind of support they offer to local churches and circuits, but this can often include:

• encouraging connexional priorities 
• offering or subsidizing training
• giving pastoral care to ministers, deacons and key lay people
• providing people who represent Methodism to the local media
• having an overview of legal obligations
• organising large initiatives.

Some changes to district boundaries and titles were introduced in September 2006, and futher changes to the Methodist Church in Wales were made in 2007.

District Map: Download a pdf of the district structure.

The 31 districts are:

1. Synod Cymru
2. Wales Synod
3. Birmingham
4. Bolton and Rochdale
5. Bristol
6. Cumbria
7. Channel Islands
8. Chester and Stoke-on-Trent
9. Cornwall
10. Darlington
11. East Anglia
12. Isle of Man
13. Leeds
14. Lincoln and Grimsby
15. Liverpool
16. Manchester and Stockport
17. Newcastle upon Tyne
18. North Lancashire
19. Nottingham and Derby
20. Northampton
21. Plymouth and Exeter
22. Sheffield
23. Southampton
24. West Yorkshire
25. Wolverhampton and Shrewsbury
26. York and Hull
27. Scotland
28. Shetland
29. Bedfordshire, Essex and Hertfordshire
30. London
31. South East

Where districts have their own website, these are linked above.
See the Circuit and District websites for links to circuits and other Methodist organisations within each district.