De kerkgemeenschap of ekklesia. – The church community.
This year’s Special Issue of the Christadelphian Tidings is ready for you to download and share with your family and friends. This year’s Special Issue was written almost exclusively by and about Young People and their struggles in Coming of Age in Christ. We are sure that you will enjoy it and ask that you… Read More Christadelphian Tidings looking at teenagers and young adults “Coming of Age in Christ”
As a country predominantly Roman Catholic; also Eastern Orthodox), Poland became a member of NATO in 1999 and the European Union in 2004 but took on a not so social attitude to help others, like the refugees who tried to enter the country. Many Polishes have some extreme right ideas and are against other religious… Read More Poland 2021 update
Zimbabwe, officially Republic of Zimbabwe, formerly (1911–64) Southern Rhodesia, (1964–79) Rhodesia, or (1979–80) Zimbabwe Rhodesia, landlocked country of southern Africa. It shares a 125-mile (200-kilometre) border on the south with the Republic of South Africa and is bounded on the southwest and west by Botswana, on the north by Zambia, and on the northeast and… Read More Zimbabwe 2021 update
The English language and Christianity helping to unite dozens of ethnic groups, who come together in the cosmopolitan capital of Kampala, a verdant city whose plan includes dozens of small parks and public gardens and a scenic promenade along the shore of Lake Victoria, Africa’s largest freshwater lake. Covid-19 has dominated our activities in Uganda… Read More Uganda 2021 update
There are about 8,700 members in 177 ecclesias, and it is pleasing to report about 280 baptisms during the year. Sadly, the year began again with a need to support brothers and sisters affected by flooding in the southern areas of the country. The environmental issues felt across the globe continue to impact those whose… Read More Malawi 2021 update
Preaching continued subject to local restrictions; and in November after sustained twice weekly efforts, 31 baptisms took place in the Bo ecclesial hall for a newly formed sub ecclesia at the small town Gerihun, in Bo District in southern Sierra Leone; and in the Eastern provinces over 130 candidates were hoping to be interviewed before… Read More Sierra Leone 2021 update
With the assistance of former members now in Canada, the Lagos Ecclesia operated Zoom meetings for 6 months in 2020, providing a service to others in Nigeria and further afield who had access to the technology to join when unable to meet locally. The ecclesia benefited from exhortations and studies provided by many brethren from… Read More Nigeria 2021 update
All members of Newbury ecclesia were asked to rate their experiences of the different ways we have so far tried to integrate these two first languages spoken (we did not include Spanish!) There were 25 replies – 28 English speakers and 7 Farsi. The five methods brothers and sisters were asked to comment were 1.… Read More Review of integration of English and Farsi results
It was really incredible and great what we could see developing the first half of 2021. In Newbury 22 baptisms and two transfers have occurred in the last 6 months, for which we are enormously thankful to our heavenly Father. It does pose some issues for how we help brothers and sisters at distance and… Read More 1st half of the year 2021
To Give Glory to God and His Son Prayer and WhatsApp Groups update – Jane Edwards has recently combined the two prayer groups (one for English and the other for Farsi speakers) into the retitled ‘Newbury Prayers گروه دعا ‘. An issue will be translation to ensure speakers of both languages know what is being… Read More To Give Glory to God and His Son & Final Bible Time programme July – December 2021
A CBM visit from UK in January supported 7 of the 10 ecclesias, and 11 good confessions of faith were witnessed. Outreach work undertaken by members of Sanniquellie ecclesia resulted in further baptisms at the village of Dulay, close to the border with Ivory Coast. And, in Bong county the Gbarnga ecclesia supported the members… Read More Liberia 2021 update
Political unrest surrounding the presidential election, challenging economic conditions resulting in very high rates of unemployment in Abidjan, a sister robbed of all of her few possessions at gun point and a serious sewage spillage in the area around the meeting room are a few of the difficulties that have confronted this small ecclesia. The… Read More Ivory Coast 2021 update
The Lord’s work has continued to prosper, particularly in the forest region, where a programme of sustained preaching activity in villages close to N’Zerekore has borne much fruit with 23 baptisms. These happily coincided with a visit from UK during the first quarter of the year. Since then, an important local initiative has led to… Read More Guinea 2021 update
The Accra and Cape Coast ecclesias were unable to meet regularly as the school buildings that they rented were closed to them. There is an obvious need to find a solution. Restrictions also made it difficult for Bro. Thomas Ampadu to visit other ecclesias to encourage them. The situation in Subri needs to be clarified… Read More Ghana 2021 update
D R Congo – East/West Brethren from Kinshasa were able to go to places that were originally on the schedule for the annual visit from the UK, including short visits to Kwilu-Ngongo and Matadi in the west, and a much longer visit to Goma and Bukavu in the east. During those visits a total of… Read More D R Congo – East/West & South/East 2021 update
The internal conflict that has been troubling Cameroon since it flared up into strikes, sporadic violence, and displacement of sections of the population has sadly continued during 2020 with little sign of improvement. Inevitably along with Covid-19 pandemic there have been widespread detrimental effects to ecclesial activity. There have been cases of brethren being kidnapped… Read More Cameroon 2021 update
Vorige twee jaar waren voor scholen en kerken een vreemde tijd waarbij afstand houden het meest centraal stond. Vandaag begint een nieuw schooljaar waarbij iedereen uitkijkt naar de tijd dat afstand houden en dragen van mondmaskers ten einde zal mogen komen. Voor vele kerken gaat men terug naar een normaler leven waarbij de gelovigen in… Read More Gedachte bij de opening van het schooljaar 2021-2022
Some notes taken whilst this morning service went on. My mind and pen being too slow to follow and write down all the thoughts. But perhaps it are some useful points I could write down. Let it also be a good reason next time to join us, so that you do not miss anything. Today… Read More Today’s service from Mons
The topic of work and careers is a major focus of young adulthood. Becoming financially independent is a goal that can be daunting, especially in our modern economy, where pressure is high and the cost of living even higher. Though work may seem like a “necessary evil,” it is much more than that. Time is… Read More Work and career a major focus of young adulthood
Fellowship is a wonderful means of communion, partnership and sharing with the members of a family whose Head is God, the Father, and whose Son is the Lord Jesus. Several times during his ministry he identified his followers as his brethren, and after his resurrection he said to the women who were on their way… Read More Today’s Thought: Go, tell my brethren (July 27)
