Love, Sweat and Tears: Church planting in east London

The Plant Course equips and prepares church planting teams in the why, what and how of starting a new church community.

Discover creative ways of starting new Christian communities in your area.

What does it take to plant a church? Paul Pavlou, vicar of St Mary Magdalene with the church of the Risen Christ Church in Wyken, Coventry, unpacks his …

In April 2019, Hannah and Jonny Patton relocated to Goole in the Diocese of Sheffield to lead the last Anglican church in the town, St John’s. The community …

In October 2019 a team from KXC London planted into St Saviour’s Finsbury Park. The church had always been a vibrant and welcoming multicultural community …

The article on ‘Church Revitalisation’ looks at the painful privilege of sending a team to revitalise another church. Phil Allcock, Associate Minister …

Part of the series on church revitalisation, the Rev’d Pete Snow shares his experience of leading a team to revitalise St Paul’s Harringay. Amidst the …

Revd Ben Baker shares the story of the revitalisation of St Mary's Bearwood in the Church of England Birmingham, unpacking its journey to form a new mission …

The Bishop of Islington joins old and new members of St Paul’s Harringay to celebrate the launch of an informal 11am service, as a team from Christ Church …

What is a church revitalisation and what are the steps involved? This series explores these questions from three different points of view – an existing …

For 14 years the church of St Michael's in South West London had been empty, its building deteriorating and its role in the community lost. However, in …

Diane Grano is a rural Resource Church Leader and co-leader for the Lightwave Community in Red Lodge in Suffolk. Diane spoke to Myriad about her team’s …