FIRST FRUITS FOR KIDDERMINSTER FELLOWSHIP CHURCH

Kidderminster is not your ordinary Adventist church. Walk into Sabbath School and you will be invited for breakfast. Maintaining its origins as a house fellowship, the expanding group that meets in the 'Holy Innocents Church Centre' near the centre of Kidderminster believes that good fellowship is important.

The Sabbath School lesson gets discussed over tea and toast. There is always lunch at the end of the morning service - and worship is inclusive. It is a warm location where both the churched and the unchurched can feel secure and welcome.

Starting as a small house group organised by Steve and Lisa Winnitt, boosted by a series of praise evenings, 'Kidderminster nights' with strong support from the Leamington and Newbold churches, and a commitment to making a difference in Kidderminster, led to the house group growing into the Kidderminster Fellowship church plant about two and a half years ago.

The first fruits from this plant, Richard and Julia Mullard were baptised on Sabbath, 28 August at Leamington Spa church. This was the climax of a seven year journey when Richard and Julia first came into contact with Steve and Lisa. As the friendship grew the interest in the Bible grew also, and Richard and Julia eventually decided to become a part of the house group regularly meeting in Steve and Lisa's home. As time passed they became fully committed to supporting this new community of faith, through their involvement in services and other activities of the church. Now they have demonstrated their commitment to Christ as both of them, husband and wife, were baptised together. While the first fruits, the Kidderminster family see this as just the beginning and look forward to continued growth and witness in the community.

[Milan Gugleta/BUC News]