Throughout the country fresh expressions of church are emerging, built not around tried and tested church models, but arising indigenously from within a community because of the vision and commitment of incarnational mission leaders. Richard and Wendy Price are two such leaders, and in this article Bob Hopkins looks at their story so far.
Category: Stories
Cook@Chapel is a Fresh Expression of Church where by sharing food, hospitality and worshipping together, young people can develop and deepen their faith, and build a small missional community.
Over time Cook@Church grew and evolved into a group of young people meeting once a week to cook together, pray together and share a meal. Continue reading “Cook@Chapel”
Already committed to an existing church plant, in 1992 the Parish of Cove bravely decided to reach out to the new Southwood estate. Philip Dobson was appointed team vicar for Southwood, a commuter village made up largely of families with young children or teenagers.
As the pioneer evangelist, Philip’s first job was to find ‘people of peace’ through involvement with the community. His style was very much to turn up on the doorstep and park himself in the kitchen with a coffee to listen and respond. This created a core group for a new church and Sunday worship began in November ‘93. Those who joined were either unchurched or lapsed since their youth.
Anglican Church Planting Initiatives 