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Multiply 2022 Stories: Share Matson

This is the story of Share Matson, Gloucester, and its leader, Andy Wilson.

By Andy WilsonJune 2022

Andy Wilson is a licensed lay minister with the Church Army. Sensing a call from God, Andy and his family moved to Gloucester and started Share Matson in August 2019, seven months before the start of lockdown. Andy shared his experiences at Multiply 2022, of serving the community by coming alongside those already working with the local people and growing a church through the opportunities that emerged.

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