In 2003, we had a two-part tour. We first visited Potsdam, near Berlin in Germany to take part in the European Methodist Festival. The festival was attended by over 900 Methodists from all over Europe, gathered together to celebrate the 300th anniversary of John Wesley, the founder of Methodism. The band took part in each of the five Celebration Services providing music for most of the singing and also gave a lunchtime concert each day. We were blessed with 5 days of very fine weather, which was fortunate because many of the events were in the open air! The band was very well received throughout the festival and it was a real privilege for us to be there, especially as we were the major source of music throughout the event.
After the festival had finished, we moved on to Poland where renewed some acquaintances first made during our tours in 1991 and 1993. Whilst in Poland, we visited Poznan, Chodziez, Bydgoszcz and Szczecin, giving church concerts in all four places. In Szczecin we were lucky enough to be among the first guests to stay in the new hostel attached to the Lutheran Church there. The hostel is so new that it doesn’t have any beds yet!
From Szczecin, we returned to Berlin from where we flew home. Another exciting tour over!
