London, England

London, home to nearly 15 million people (greater metropolitan area) is one of the most culturally diverse cities in the world. In fact, someone from over 95% of the world's many ethnic groups lives here. London serves as the center of the once far-flung British Empire and many consider it, along with New York City, the financial center of the world.

Great Britain has given our own country much of its political and religious heritage. While there are signs of hope, the overwhelming majority of immigrants and the native British are lost without Christ. They need to hear the Gospel.
 
Bethel is praying about embarking on a multi-year prayer partnership with Christians in London and committing to working alongside them as well in telling many about Jesus.
 
Prayer, evangelism, and one-on-one presentation of the gospel are ways Bethel will serve in this great city. Spiritual preparation is vital for effective ministry in London.

2010 Opportunities in London

London is one of the Kingdom Connections of South Carolina Baptists: A Witness to the World" in 2010.  Prayerfully read the information below as you consider where God would have you serve Him this year.

Websites where you can find information about European people groups are:

www.imbeurope.org
www.seasianpeoples.org
www.macregion.org
www.cesa.imb.org
www.southamerica.imb.org
www.namb.net
www.centralasia.imb.org
www.experiencename.com

You will find information about London borough adoptions at http://web.me.com/adoptlondon. 

2 London Strategy Church Training Teams - April 18-28 and September 12-22  Through the London Borough Partnership, the desire is to share the Gospel with the entire city of London in relevant ways that results in reproducible and multiplying forms of church.  The London Team has developed a strategy to do this that is both wise and practical.  The London Team will guide you through a process of selecting and adopting a geographic area, known as a borough, that is right for your church.  The Team will ask you to identify three people from your congregation that will take on and own specific jobs or roles.  They will then train these individuals and help them become effective.  It is believed that this strategy is wise because it greatly increases the number of witnesses in the city, has been proven effective, is based on years of experience living in London and multiples our presence in the city.

Each church or association that participates in this training in London should bring three or four people that will fill the following roles in a ongoing strategy:  Borough Strategist, Travel Coordinator and Prayer Coordinator.  During the time in London, you will particiate in partnership training and then spend time prayerwalking, researching and mapping the borough that God has led you to adopt.  Approximate Costs:  $150 per day plus airfare.

Click here to download the 2010 International Volunteer packet.

Click here to read the story "A Tale of Five Cities" and "London: Capital of the World" from commissionstories.com.

Pastor David Bagwell of Bethel Baptist has been asked by the SC Baptist Convention to lead the vision team to London, England in September.  This is a vision trip for mission leaders to pray and seek God's wisdom about adopting a region of London to reach for Christ.  The team is open to eight pastors each with three coordinators: a prayer coordinator, a strategy coordinator, and a logistics coordinator.

If you are interested in going please contact Pastor David Bagwell at 864-972-3473.  For more information, contact Debbie McDowell or Gloria Shull in the Missions Mobilization Group by calling 803-227-6177 or 803-227-6180 or e-mailing gloriashull@scbaptist.org. 

Romania 2007

Our first international missions trip to Romania in 2007.

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