Moving Church

I have been in Bridgeton St Francis-in-the-east Church since I was six years old. In the course of the last 30 years I have been involved with so many activities it is hard to remember them all, but they have included:

• Congregational Board member
  
• Sunday School teacher
• Welcome Team
  
• Church Pianist
  
• Choir Leader
• Church Magazine Editor
• Fabric Committee Member
• Worship Planner
• Leading Bible studies
  
• Leading Worship and Preaching
• Outreach Work
• Elder

So it was only after a lot of thought and prayer and time for reflection that my wife and I have decided to move to a different church.

The main reason was simply the distance involved in travelling from where we live now to Bridgeton.

After spending a bit of time looking for a new fellowship that would suit us both, we've now settled in Sandyford Henderson Memorial Church in the West End of Glasgow. It's been a really welcoming church with excellent biblical teaching from the minister, Peter White, and the elders, and a real commitment to corporate prayer, local outreach and warm fellowship.

I'm hoping to get involved in the life of my new congregation in as many ways as I can once my membership is formally transferred over probably in the next month or so.

Although sad to be leaving so many old friends, it is good that the move was not as a result of any reason within my old church except the distance it is away, and so there is no ill-will involved. Indeed, I am hoping to continue supporting the church in Bridgeton in any ways I can, while making my focus on my new church family in Sandyford.