A missionary planted a church in Nicholas Lebey’s village in Ghana. Now Nicholas has done the same in south-east London and Bradford as a pioneer evangelist. In 2013 he came to Woolwich, and planted a church with young people who had no former connection with church. He launched a Friday night youth club, a Tuesday night gathering, a Youth Alpha course and from this, a youth congregation which met on a Sunday evening. He also worked on a local estate, running football and lunch clubs focussed on getting young people off the streets and into a place where they could belong, connect with friends, and build relationships, Nicholas was able to mentor them, with Christian teaching. ‘As relationships deepened, we began to see a community emerge. It came from the young people themselves. I believe we don’t do things for people, we do it with them’, explained Nicholas.
Youth groups grew into a church
Written by David Fletcher 23 Sep 2021Additional Info
- Praise: God for Nicholas and all the pioneer evangelists who work with the unchurched and help them find faith, grow in it, and become followers of Jesus. (Isaiah 41:10)
- More: www.churchofengland.org/media-and-news/stories-and-features/youth-groups-grew-church
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