For over 15 years the Richmond Hill Methodist Circuit have run The Meeting Point Café at 409 Harehills Lane. True to its name, it has always been more than a café – it has been a meeting point where all sorts of people from the local community can come to eat and drink, talk and be listened to.  

The Café Manageress, Pauline, with her team of volunteers has built up a reputation of offering understanding, compassion and a listening ear for the many people who use the café.

The Café was opened in 1992, as a new and innovative contribution to the Christian presence in Harehills, after the closure of Harehills Lane Methodist Church. A particular highlight in the café’s history was when the Queen came to visit the café on a tour of projects funded by the Church Urban Fund.

For all the years it has been open, Meeting Point has continued in its work of offering friendship, care and concern to its many customers.

Earlier this year there was a fire in the Newsagents next door which caused significant smoke damage to the café. Luckily, the Methodist Insurance Company has been very generous in enabling the café to undertake a much needed refurbishment and redecoration programme. Whilst the café remained open during the smoke damage period (apart from being closed for one morning) the Meeting Point Café was re-launched in celebration of the completion of the redecoration programme on Wednesday 18^th July.

The Café is open weekdays in the morning from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.   Anyone is welcome to come in, and a visit to the café will give you not only a warm welcome but the opportunity to see the wonderful painted mural of Harehills life that is mounted inside the café.