Sunday 1st FEB Evening Service

Brothers and Sisters

Just a reminder, this Sunday evening there is an event happening for us and an exclusive number of other churches.

The purpose: David Traneer, Pastor at Holland Road has had a heart to recognise, stand with, unite with smaller but like minded churches across Brighton. 

We are all aware that it can be tough serving in small churches. It is our hope that, as brothers and sister from these churches, we can join together to comfort, encourage, share, pray for, build up one another.

This Sunday evening we hope to be a first step along that kind of path. The beginning of what we hope to be a fruitful journey together. Relationship takes time and energy, but there is also great reward as we get to know new people, make new friends and most of all, discover the Lord Jesus in a different context. Who knows what might come out of it?

We (those of us who lead the respective churches) hope you will make the choice to be 'in' on this. We also know that this first meeting is a bit of a 'toe in water', 'finger in the air' meeting. We have prayed about it and done our best to gauge the meeting right, but it is just the start so please be patient with us if it doesn't quite work as we would all like, perhaps it may be a bit awkward or people don't mix easily or whatever. We will appreciate and take on any feedback for improvement you might have.

It is at 6.30pm, Oasis Christian Fellowship in Hangleton. It should be formally finished by 7.30pm so it need not take out your whole evening.

The Churches and leaders involved are ...

Holland Road Baptist Church - David Traneer

Oasis Christian Fellowship - Andrew Edwards

Centre Church (Formerly 'Church on The Rock) - Tyler Eveson

Portslade Baptist Church - Phil Cook

Us!

There is also a kind of honorary leader involved - Graham Jefferson. Graham was Pastor at New Life Durrington ... 'forever' - before retiring. He is a wonderful, humble, godly and more seasoned father-figure to us, we have come to love and appreciate him very much! I hope you will get a chance to meet him Sunday evening too.

I hope that gives you some idea what this is about and encourages you.

But lastly, of course we all know our church is small, which means that even if we all attended there is not many of us, but in reality, some of you have little ones so cannot possibly attend. Others of you will already have had things arranged and so cannot attend. I do understand. But that does mean there will be even fewer of our small number, so if you can attend please do so. I am genuinely proud of you and would love for others to meet you! 

Every blessing

Julian