October 2018 was an exciting time for Gleneagles Church when the purchase of a house in Wellingborough, to ‘house the homeless’, was made. Members of Gleneagles church, together with investors found by the charity Hope Into Action, had raised the required funds.

After the purchase, it took a few months to complete the  furnishing and equipping of the house  to make it ready and welcoming for the first tenants. Many household items were donated by members of the church.

Happily, our first tenant moved in on June 22^nd this year and it is hoped a second tenant will soon follow.

The tenants are supported by an Empowerment Worker, Jayne Jones, and the Gleneagles Church Friendship and Support group.  They will be helped and encouraged to make positive choices in their lives, find regular employment, manage household tasks and finances and eventually be able to move on to independent living so that the church can help a succession of homeless people to leave life on the streets.

Please pray with us for Jayne and the Friendship and Support Group which she leads, for our first tenant KP (name not made public for confidentiality reasons) and for a second tenant to be found.

God bless,

Melvyn

Freedom in Christ course.

People on the earlier courses found it to be excellent so do speak to Melvyn for more information and let him or June know if you would like to do it (melvynpereira@gleneaglesanglicanchurch.co.uk   or    junemvpereira@yahoo.co.uk).

Many people benefited from the teaching and discussions in the Freedom in Christ course and the Steps to Freedom.

Here are some of the participants’ comments about their experiences of the course:

• “the course is gentle and is gently transformative. It’s not ‘preachy’ or heavy handed or what I would call overly evangelical”
• “this is a developmental programme, which requires thought as well as attendance.”
• “The course materials make it possible to revisit on my own  as I feel there is much to be gained from devoting extra time. “
• “The course has helped me hugely in understanding how to be free from the lies I’ve believed about myself.”
• “This was a good course with a balance of reassurance and challenge.  I’d encourage others to sign up!!”
• “Thoroughly enjoyable, thought provoking and enlightening.  Potentially life changing.  Extremely well presented in a clear and non-threatening way, with practical tools.  One of the best Christian courses I’ve attended.”
• “Freedom in Christ – achieves what it promises in its title!”
• “I found the course material excellent.  I now feel equipped with the tools to tackle strongholds in my life, deepen my relationship with Jesus and mature in my faith.”
• “I would recommend it for all Christians at some point on their Christian journey, probably the sooner the better.”
• “The course has been very helpful.  I have really liked the ‘I CAN DO’ lists.  I found them very empowering and will repeat them again from time to time and of course, the ‘Steps to Freedom’ away day was very good.”
• “It is rooted in the truth of the bible and that is one of the main revelations for me”
• “if we believe the Bible, then we believe all of it, no matter how we might feel about it.”
• ” I suspect up until now I’ve been guilty of ‘interpreting’ the bible to some extent and applying my human ‘wisdom’ to it.”
• “What I feel challenged on, and somewhat relieved by is that if I believe the Bible to be THE TRUTH then it truly is the foundation stone on which to base the rest of my life in Christ.”
• “I’d like to repeat it sometime in the future” with “a separate time set aside, say an evening on another day in the week to think through what I’ve taken in and introduce personal behavioral change” supporting “the old adage: ‘do it once for thought, the second time for action”.
• “I’d like a longer Saturday training day with breaks for thinking, prayer and meditation”
• “Great experience!”
• “I’d encourage others to sign up!!”

Latest info updated 25/09/19

“Light of the World”

3rd – 5th July 2020

at Kings Park Conference Centre, Northampton

You will have seen the details of our AMAZING Church Weekend Away 3rd – 5th July 2020.

We have it at a great price because Kings Park Conference Centre offer a 33% reduction for one weekend in the year.

We already have over 50 people booked in. We would love everyone to attend and no-one to miss out. So if you haven’t done so already, please seriously consider booking your place as soon as possible.

The accommodation and food is of the highest standard; every room is en suite.

Leisure and sports facilities are available.

Church weekends are a fantastic opportunity for all in the church family to enjoy some special time together. What a great event to include in our 30th Birthday celebrations!

We want everyone to be a part of it.

Worship will be led by Stuart Welch from Christ the King, Kettering and Children’s Ministry will be led by Jo Batch and team also from Christ the King.

Our speaker is Mark Aldridge from New Wine International:

Mark was a Vicar in London for most of the past 25 years before being appointed as Leader of New Wines international ministry as well as Director of Church Leadership Development.  In London he led inner city churches into growth and fruitfulness and it is now his passion to coach and mentor other church leaders, alongside his desire for international mission and training.

His ministry has taken Mark to 30 nations worldwide and his deep desire is to see all of God’s people released in their gifts and ministries.  He has a particular interest in the prophetic gift and seeing the church living freely and joyfully. He is the author of ‘Learning to Hear God’s Voice’ a small offering to get people started in listening prayer and living prophetically.

Mark is married to Kate who is a paediatric nurse and they have four grown up children.  In his resting times Mark and Kate love to walk, camp and enjoy a good meal and glass of wine with friends.  Mark is an avid Bristol Rovers fan which keeps him in solidarity with those who know dashed dreams

If you haven’t yet booked and would like to go please click here for an electronic copy of the leaflet with full details and booking form, or pick one up at the back of the church.

As a Church, we don’t want you to miss this great opportunity for a truly memorable weekend away together.

09:00 – 11:00 am Saturday 6th July – venue to be confirmed

Guest speakers – Mark and Arleen Rowell who will be sharing about their upcoming mission to Moldova.  Mark and Arleen go for an initial two years in a couple of months’ time.  Come and hear about how God called them to Moldova, where they are going and what they will be doing. .

Cost £2.50    To book your place please email June Pereira at  junemvpereira@yahoo.co.uk

To read more about their calling and their testimony visit the Mark and Arleen Rowell page under Our Mission Partners on this website

Our first tenant, KP, is moving into our Hope into Action house this Saturday, 22nd June.  Welcome KP.  Well done and thanks to our Empowerment Worker Jayne Jones, to Paul McSharry and to several others who have worked hard to make this happen.  Please pray for KP and for Jayne and our Friendship and Support team.  Thank you.

We plan to send out ‘Prayers this week’ every Thursday.  If you have a prayer need which you would like to be included in ‘Prayers this week’ please send to Melvyn by Wednesday for inclusion that week. 

Where there’s a will there’s a way!

Who says you can’t have baptisms without proper facilities?

For these lads a borrowed birthing pool did the trick. Not sure if it would have worked as well for full grown adults though!