About
Loving God, loving people.
Phil and Emma lead Hope Church in Crewe, England. They work with another FI family, the Christners, who are a key part of the church. They have been back in the UK since 2002 and planted Hope Church in 2010. It began with a group of 15 (9 adults and 6 children) and has grown steadily to around 200 people today. Many in the church are from unchurched backgrounds, including a number of families who had dropped out of church life altogether. Over 50% of the church is from unchurched backgrounds, including a number of families who had dropped out of church life altogether. For many, this is their first experience of church, and everything is new and exciting! It has been wonderful to see God changing whole families, from those in their teens to those in their 90s!
Purpose
England is now seen as 'post-Christian, with most people having never heard the gospel.
In recent years, the unity between church leaders and their congregations has developed and deepened significantly, and churches in Crewe have begun to pray and to reach out together as Love Crewe. Hope Church has been at the heart of this partnership, and during the last 6 years, there have been joint missions in the local high schools and colleges and in the town center. We have given out over 200 Bibles to young people, and over 500 have heard the good news. There have been numerous healings and salvations on the streets as God's people have been mobilized to reach out. Some of those responding have been added to the churches, but the needs are still massive, as there are thousands outside the Kingdom and completely ignorant of it. There is faith to see significant growth in the years ahead, but there are still very few young people who are Christians, and many churches have no youth groups at all. In a country with a rich revival history, England is now seen as 'post-Christian', with most people having never heard the gospel.
The Project
Hope Church Outreaches
Outreach is key because the needs are so great and the heart of Jesus breaks for the lost, but there is an increasingly positive atmosphere in the town to hearing about Jesus- it is such good news! We worship in the town center, do a weekly tea and coffee outreach, provide meals, and do barbecues and alpha courses. The purchase and renovation of a former Welsh Chapel, Hope Church Central, means that there are many more ways of reaching people. Over the past 2 years, we have been helping asylum seekers with clothes, food, bikes and many various other needs. Some of them are Christians who have had to leave their countries because of persecution. It has been wonderful to have Bible studies in Farsi and to bless many from Muslim nations, seeking to share Jesus with them.
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