April 1^st marked the sixteenth anniversary of our move to Falmouth so it’s a good time to review the events of those sixteen years and bring you up to date with the far south west of the country. For those who may not have visited for some time,  Falmouth has a strong maritime tradition- it was here that the news of Nelson’s death arrived, as well as a highly thought of Art College.  Its immediate neighbour, Penryn  is the site of the new University of Cornwall main campus.

Shortly after coming here I circulated members of the church with possible projects that we might hope to see accomplished. These included establishing the church here by obtaining suitable premises, planting a church in Truro and evangelistic work in the docks. 

We now have premises in the town centre which are modern (therefore few repair bills for fabric) and convenient for parking etc. The building was acquired at auction in a providential fashion at a time when it would normally have been beyond our means.Whilst small  it serves our purposes well.

John Rosser’s  arrival a few years ago saw the church plant for Truro taken forward at a much earlier stage than we would have anticipated doing it.

One opportunity that could not be foreseen when we arrived here is  the taking of class assemblies (60 to 70 children in each year group) at the local school Liz teaches at, some 420 children each week. Some of these include power point style presentations and have included material based on Day One's excellent publication 'Hallmarks of Design'

Special opportunities have sometimes presented themselves. During the Eclipse week we had a team of some 25 people evangelising amongst residents and tourists and distributed a huge quantity of literature including John Blanchard's books as well as tracts. We've also been able to take bibles onto Russian ships following the end of the Cold War.  click here for details of the Eclipse week

We also seem to serve as a staging post. Some years ago a rather shy young man came to the Art College and was advised to join us by his home fellowship. He preached his first sermon whilst with us, remained after his degree and having taken the Cornhill training course and having had two assistant pastorates is now pastor of a church in Kent. Others who we've enjoyed fellowship with are scattered across the country.  

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