Dear Sir,
I'm writing in response to Paul Hinton's letter about church planting in our council estates and urban areas (Sick Church Plants, December en). I agree that there is a big need in these areas and encouraging people to plant in our most needy contexts is challenging.
There are, however, many other churches and believers with the same concern, so Paul is not on his own. Personally, I’'m seeking to encourage church planting in the urban West Midlands (Black Country, Sandwell and West Birmingham) and would love to hear from readers who might be interested in the needs of this part of the country.
Our church, although not large, has taken tentative steps towards planting, has seen a Spanish-speaking congregation established and is developing links with two particularly needy areas. We are very grateful to 2020 Birmingham for their support in this area. We are also working with Union School of Theology to develop a Learning Community to train urban planters in the Midlands.
Readers who want to can find out more via our faithroots.net website (go to the Plant BC page) or can get in touch with me by email, dave@bearwoodchapel.org.uk
Yours warmly,
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