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New Church Plant Launching In Glasgow This Weekend!

It’s hard to believe it is January again. January has always been a time of reflection for us in Barlanark, a time of looking back to evaluate and of looking forward to plan (whilst promising ourselves that this will be the year the diet will make it past the first two weeks!). There have been a

Introducing Hope Barlanark. Our Newest Church Plant In Glasgow

On Sunday 7th January, we (Hope Community Church Barlanark) plan to ‘launch’ as a church. Now, you might not have heard of a church launch before. It sounds strange, doesn’t it? Like, what are we, a rocket?! (Sometimes we get called a bunch of rockets, but that’s a different thing – Scottish for

Church Planting; What Happens When It Doesn’t Go Our Way?

It’s been a Proverbs 19:21 start to the year in Barlanark: Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the LORD that will stand. (Proverbs 19:21) In fact, our whole experience here is summed up in that one verse. 18 months ago we left our roles as youth workers and set out

An Update From Our Church Planters In Barlanark, Glasgow

Exactly a year ago we had just come back from our 20schemes staff week away which was our first week of full time church planting. Now, a year later, we are just back from our second staff week away where we spent time marvelling at what God has done in the past year. [bctt tweet="'Pray for unity

Is 20schemes Patronising People By Calling Them Poor?

We have now been church planting full time for just under a year. It has been equally energising and draining. Full of exhilarating highs and desperate lows. We have been encouraged by much needed support, yet we have been stung by sharp opposition. The number one comment we have received, however,