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Discussion in 'Prayer Requests & Praise' started by Martin Marprelate, Nov 4, 2021.

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  1. AustinC

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    @Martin Marprelate
    The other church is only 5 miles away. Is the issue simply one of building capacity that you would have two churches so close to each other? Or, is the idea to have two smaller churches where fellowship is deep in a small group?
     
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    BrotherMartin is located in SW England. So, the distance may be a matter of culture.
     
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    Understood, but unless there is a mountain between the two cities, a person could easily bike from city to city. I can bike to 4 suburbs within 5 miles of my house.
     
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    It is partly taking advantage of an opportunity presented; it would cost us £0000s to put an extension on our church, and here we are offered the use of one free.. But also, Budleigh is a town of around 7,000 people and we don't believe it has another Bible-believing chuch in it. We think it ought to have one.
     
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    One other point: East Devon is the retirement capital of Britain. When stockbrokers and investment bankers retire, they sell their hugely expensive homes in London and come and live down here; and they say of Budleigh Salterton where we are planting the chuch, that people go there to die, only when they get there the air is so pure that they find they can't do it!

    Not too many people cycling five miles out of Budleigh. But old people need saving just as much as youngsters, and more urgently.
     
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    On Saturday, we have the Induction Service for our shiny new Assistant Pastor, Jon Hughes.
    Please pray for him, his wife, Katie and their three children as they settle into life in Devon.
     
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    I am thrilled to hear of God's work in SW England. Thank you for sharing, brother.
     
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