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⚫ | '''Bristol Christian Fellowship''' (BCF) is a network of churches, located in the [[Bristol]] region in the U.K. It is a non-denominational church. There are currently three churches which make up the network: Resound in North East Bristol; Thornbury in North of Bristol; and Aardvark located in central Bristol. It is part of the [[Evangelical Alliance]]<ref name="eauk">{{cite web|url=http://www.eauk.org/|title=Evangelical Alliance|publisher=eauk.org|accessdate=2015-04-05}}</ref> and the Pioneer Network.<ref name="pioneer">{{cite web|url=http://www.pioneer.org.uk|title=Pioneer - Church network and community projects|publisher=pioneer.org.uk|accessdate=2015-04-05}}</ref> |
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⚫ | '''Bristol Christian Fellowship''' (BCF) is a network of churches, located in the [[Bristol]] region |
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==History |
==History == |
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Bristol Christian Fellowship first began in the 1960's, with a group of Christians looking for another way to experience church. |
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⚫ | In the late 1960's, it grew out of the '[[charismatic movement|charismatic]] and [[house church movement]]. It emerged in a natural way, through various people encountering God in new ways and seeking an honest and authentic form of Christian community. Two groups, which initially met in houses in [[Olveston]] and [[Patchway]], merged to form what became BCF.<ref name="google">{{cite book|title=The Polemic of the Pastorals: A Sociological Examination of the Development of Pauline Christianity|author=Pietersen, L.|date=2004|publisher=Bloomsbury Academic|isbn=9780567081834|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BL4O7-XCSS8C|accessdate=2015-04-05}}</ref> |
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⚫ | During the Last 4 decades, the Church have made many changes in it's shapes and meetings. The church maintained its presence in the north of Bristol and in [[Thornbury, South Gloucestershire|Thornbury]], with other churches joining along the way. In recent years BCF had been meeting as one group in east Bristol, but in 2009, there was a significant change that were made to the structure of the church. It was at this point that BCF started meeting as the three different expressions of Resound, Thornbury and Aardvark. These three groups have formed separate churches, thus, making the former 1 church system, a church network. all 3 districts of the church comes under the 'umbrella churches' of Bristol Christian Fellowship. |
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Between 1984 and 1992, BCF had its own school, Oakhill, which was run by BCF members. |
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== Leadership == |
== Leadership == |
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Although the BCF Network functions as a single charitable trust, leadership is primarily located a local level within each church. |
Although the BCF Network functions as a single charitable trust church, leadership is primarily located a local level within each church. |
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Previous leaders includes: Dave Day, Neil Edbrooke, Steve Hepden, Nic Harding, Lloyd Pietersen |
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Previous leaders have included: |
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Dave Day, |
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Bible Christian Fellowship had its own school built in 1984 until it was demolished in 1992, it was named as Oakhill, in which it was run by BCF members. |
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Neil Edbrooke, |
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Steve Hepden, |
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Nic Harding, |
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Lloyd Pietersen |
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== References == |
== References == |
Revision as of 07:09, 26 July 2022
Bristol Christian Fellowship (BCF) is a network of churches, located in the Bristol region in the U.K. It is a non-denominational church. There are currently three churches which make up the network: Resound in North East Bristol; Thornbury in North of Bristol; and Aardvark located in central Bristol. It is part of the Evangelical Alliance[1] and the Pioneer Network.[2]
History
Bristol Christian Fellowship first began in the 1960's, with a group of Christians looking for another way to experience church.
In the late 1960's, it grew out of the 'charismatic and house church movement. It emerged in a natural way, through various people encountering God in new ways and seeking an honest and authentic form of Christian community. Two groups, which initially met in houses in Olveston and Patchway, merged to form what became BCF.[3]
During the Last 4 decades, the Church have made many changes in it's shapes and meetings. The church maintained its presence in the north of Bristol and in Thornbury, with other churches joining along the way. In recent years BCF had been meeting as one group in east Bristol, but in 2009, there was a significant change that were made to the structure of the church. It was at this point that BCF started meeting as the three different expressions of Resound, Thornbury and Aardvark. These three groups have formed separate churches, thus, making the former 1 church system, a church network. all 3 districts of the church comes under the 'umbrella churches' of Bristol Christian Fellowship.
Leadership
Although the BCF Network functions as a single charitable trust church, leadership is primarily located a local level within each church.
Previous leaders includes: Dave Day, Neil Edbrooke, Steve Hepden, Nic Harding, Lloyd Pietersen
Bible Christian Fellowship had its own school built in 1984 until it was demolished in 1992, it was named as Oakhill, in which it was run by BCF members.
References
- ^ "Evangelical Alliance". eauk.org. Retrieved 2015-04-05.
- ^ "Pioneer - Church network and community projects". pioneer.org.uk. Retrieved 2015-04-05.
- ^ Pietersen, L. (2004). The Polemic of the Pastorals: A Sociological Examination of the Development of Pauline Christianity. Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN 9780567081834. Retrieved 2015-04-05.