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Bishop Paul Williams on EQUIP SJ

On Sunday 21 March Paul Williams, former Rector of St James and now Bishop of Kensington, spoke in all the morning services. Here is what he said about EQUIP SJ. (If you cannot see the video, please click on the blue heading to see the full article.)
Watch or listen to the whole sermon…

A Mission-Shaped Dream for a Mission-Shaped Church

Introduction to Equip SJ

We have a dream to raise £1 million to equip the church for mission.

From the time the Bishop of Lincoln consecrated St James Fulmer in 1610 and the Reid sisters first conceived of St James in Gerrards Cross in the mid 1800s, God has blessed the two St James over many generations.We are part of… [Continue Reading]

Mission Context I – Gerrards Cross, Fulmer and South Bucks

Possible Interior view of St James Gerrards Cross

Our church building needs to be flexible to host a wide variety of new and existing ministries.

Ever since St James Gerrards Cross was built each generation has ensured that the building has fulfilled its potential for reaching the community with the saving love of Christ.
When we embarked on Project 2000 in the late 1990s, we… [Continue Reading]

Mission Context II – People living with HIV/AIDS: Love Africa

Love Africa

Love Africa has a vision to mobilise the local church to help prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS and to support those who have been affected by it.

Love Africa is our response to God’s call to bring Christian hope to widows, orphans and vulnerable children livingwith HIV/AIDS.
Through our five church partner programmes in Uganda… [Continue Reading]

Mission Context III – Mission-shaped partners: UK and worldwide

At the two St James we can partner with transformational mission partners in projects that will catapult them into the next phase of their kingdom work.

The 21st century mission context is different for every church in every country and neighbourhood. Most churches, even in
the UK, have only the scarcest of resources, yet they… [Continue Reading]

Transformational mission partners: Project Nomad and Innovista (VIDEO)

St James has supported strategic, “one-off” mission projects in the past:
As part of Project 2000 we selected a number of transformational mission partners and their projects. We have now received feedback from some of them on the impact of those projects.
Here is a video which looks back on two of them: Project Nomad (homes for… [Continue Reading]

Love Africa – the video

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What next?
Read the article that introduces Mission Context II and Love Africa
Visit our Love Africa website with the latest updates…

Walk-through Video of the re-ordered church

This computer simulation is based on the architect’s plans and gives an idea of what St James Gerrards Cross could look like after the re-ordering.
If you cannot see the video below, please click on the title of this entry (“Walk-through Video of…”) to see the full article with the embedded video!

What next?
Can I get a… [Continue Reading]

A walk-through of the re-ordered church with comments

Main entrance to foyer with new canopy extending over the steps. The support for the canopy will also house a church notice board. This will mark out our main entrance more clearly from the road. At the back the foyer opens up into the church extension.

The floor of the church extension will be raised to… [Continue Reading]