Mission in Action
During the spring and summer of 2003 the people of Wellspring church, Congleton, thought and prayed about how they could serve God in the world . At a prayer and discussion meeting in October they identified particular ways in which they felt they could put their 'Mission' into 'Action'. One of these was support for the Wellspring Kitchen in Stockport, which is described as one of the 'Projects' in the section of the web site covering 'What we do'. Another initiative was 'The Word for The World' (below).
The Word for The World
Wellspring Church, Congleton, have decided to support a bible translation charity, The Word For The World. We are hoping to sponsor a person with whom we can link up, and so become involved with the project.
We plan to raise money by a combination of fund-raising events and personal donations. We pray that as we work towards our targets we will grow closer together as a church family.
Formation in World Mission, visit to Brazil
Dennis Wood of Trinity church, Congleton, visited Brazil as a representative of the Chester and Stoke-on-Trent District. This is his report. Dennis was a member of a group of seven people visiting Brazil from Britain. He encountered and shared life experiences with many different people there. During this wonderful experience he had the privilege of spending a weekend with members of a church in a favela (a shanty town or slum), worshipped in a plastic tent church in a new homeless camp, visited the Methodist Community of Street People sandwiched above and below major highways, and visited a Roman Catholic Base Community.
