Moderator joins Port Glasgow church’s 2 hundredth celebrations – Bezaleel Global Ministries
Revealed on 25 January 2023
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Port Glasgow New Parish Church have been thrilled to be joined by way of the Moderator of the Common Meeting of the Church of Scotland, Rt Rev Dr Iain Greenshields, as they started their 2 hundredth-year celebrations on Sunday 22 January.
Right through the afternoon, Dr Greenshields reduce the 2 hundredth anniversary cake, offered lengthy provider certificate to 5 elders for his or her 30 years’ of provider and spoke with their youngsters’s Sunday Membership who kindly made him a card. He used to be additionally offered with a framed portray of the church, painted by way of one of the crucial consultation clerks.
Over 180 folks additionally joined in combination for a lunchtime celebratory buffet within the church corridor.
“What a excitement it used to be to be with the congregation and notice the certain and just right paintings they’re doing,” Dr Greenshields stated.
“This is a heat, welcoming and rising church with an exceptionally certain outlook and a tender minister with optimism, imaginative and prescient and hope for the long run.
“I thank them for his or her beneficiant hospitality and the chance to get to talk to a just right quantity of people that really price the ministry Rev William Boyle brings. Spectacular, too, is the choice of more youthful folks within the church.”
Rev William Boyle, the minister of Port Glasgow New Parish Church, stated:
“It used to be any such big day, with such an upbeat and certain setting across the position.
“Myself and the congregation actually preferred that the Moderator took day trip of his busy agenda to be with us and to ship us the most productive needs of the Church of Scotland.
“He additionally preached crucial and necessary message to us all, announcing: ‘Some folks love to throw stones on the Christian Church and say, what an uneventful lot you will have to be… actually? Following any individual who used to be so entrancing and thrilling as Jesus Christ, any individual who used to be keen to offer His existence for us. Following any individual who offers us a transparent route in existence, in an international this is deeply complicated. Following any individual that claims, ‘I’ve come to come up with everlasting existence, and no longer even dying can rob you of that hope, that I’m keen to plant to your middle when you come and apply me’.”
“Our church right here in Port Glasgow is rising, no longer simply on a Sunday, with 28 new participants within the remaining two years, however we at the moment are open seven days every week internet hosting the entirety from formative years and grownup organisations, wellbeing toughen, strolling soccer, ‘Stroll, Communicate and Breakfast’ and our dementia cafe.
“What we have now right here is operating – and dealing smartly. We proceed to wish for our neighborhood and can proceed to stay challenge on the beating middle of all we do, serving within the title of Jesus who calls us.”
You’ll be able to in finding out extra about Port Glasgow New Parish Church on their site and sign up for them survive Fb at 11am for his or her worship provider each Sunday, with recordings to be had on YouTube each and every week.
