It was volunteer Will’s first time attending on a day when the service was taking place. He says, “as I stood at the front of the church, welcoming people and signing them in to Marketplace, I found myself with a front-row seat to something truly beautiful and quite extraordinary.
All around me, the Gospel was being brought to life. This is what church is all about!
People in need were being welcomed, supported and cared for. Christians were praying for other Christians as well as praying for those who had never prayed or been prayed for before.
Complete strangers were meeting for the first time and finding friendship and belonging. People who may have walked through the door feeling alone were discovering that they were part of a community.
And then, at the back of the church, people were worshipping God”.
Will continues, “It struck me that I was watching so many different elements of the Gospel happening simultaneously, all under one roof. Not just being talked about, not just being preached, but actually being lived out in front of me.
There was such a sense of the Holy Spirit moving through the place. Nothing needed to be forced or orchestrated. It was happening naturally and I feel extremely lucky to have seen that unfold right in front of me. It’s something I will really cherish”.