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Why is the Bible so hard to understand Challenge Charles 04 / Light in the Darkness Street pastors scheme 08 /
From Heartbreak to Harvest Yinka and Ley Adewole 10 / One body, many parts EBC groups 18
WINTER
/
09 10
A light in the
darkness
From heartbreak
to harvest
The magazine of
Emmanuel Baptist Church,
Falmouth, Cornwall
Letter from the Minister
J
esus – the most controversial person in history.
Born 2,000 years ago and still stirring up debate
today. Who is Jesus to you? Maybe you conjure
up an image of a sandal wearing, bearded
eccentric or perhaps a cool, confident philosopher?
Everyone seems to have their own view, but few have
actually read his story.
When I read about the life of Jesus, my perceptions
of him were radically changed. I now picture Jesus as a
revolutionary. He captivated crowds; He healed the sick.
He calmed the storm. He raised the dead. He spent time
with the rich. He hung out with the poor. He then died a
revolutionary’s death.
But his revolution wasn’t political or social, but
a revolution of the human heart. His revolution still
continues today. So who is this Jesus to you? Don’t just
take other people’s opinions – search it out for yourself.
CONTENTS
“But his revolution wasn’t
political or social, but a
revolution of the human
heart. His revolution still
continues today.”
Take time this Christmas to read one of the Gospels –
to read his story and the stories of those who met him.
You will find out this Jesus was no ordinary man!
Features
the emmanuel Family
Profiles of people who are
existing or new members
of our Church family. Daniel
Willoughby was recently
baptised and has joined the
rest of his family as a
member of Emmanuel.
On 6 September, the Emmanuel fellowship witnessed
the baptism of Daniel Willoughby. Seventeen years
earlier, whilst waiting for the doctor to confirm that she
was pregnant for the second time, Daniel’s mum, Gwen,
felt God call her to name the baby Daniel. Just as the
biblical Daniel stood firm even when thrown into a den of
lions, Gwen sensed God telling her that this baby would
need to be ready to fight – to face whatever challenges
life brought.
Steve and Gwen Willoughby are both native to
Cornwall. They met in the mid-eighties and were initially
just friends. Romance soon blossomed and they were
married in 1988, moving to Wales a year later, where
their first son, David, was born. After four years in Wales,
the young family returned to Falmouth, and soon joined
Emmanuel. By this time Gwen was seven months
pregnant with Daniel, and David was an increasingly lively
toddler. When Daniel was born three months later, Gwen
recalls, he was a joy to hold in her arms.
Within a year of his brother’s birth, David was
diagnosed with Aspergers Syndrome, a form of autism,
and at seven he was diagnosed with attention deficit
hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). As Daniel developed,
Gwen’s conviction that he would face challenges in
life was confirmed, as he suffered a number of health
problems, and was also diagnosed as autistic. Despite
these difficult circumstances, Gwen and Steve describe
both their boys as gifts from God.
The steadfast Christian faith of their parents has
been a constant theme throughout David and Daniel’s
upbringing. Gwen and Steve pray with the boys every
night, read them Bible stories and the family rarely miss
a Sunday at Emmanuel. Gwen describes David’s faith as
‘so very simple... He always says he loves the Lord very
much. He never stops telling folk about the Lord and
can get very excited about it all!’ David decided that he
wanted to make a public declaration of his faith. As a
result of this decision, David gave his testimony and was
baptised by full-immersion . As Gwen sees it, ‘David was
God’s gift to us to raise up as a man in God’s eyes, which
I hope we have done.’
Daniel has always responded enthusiastically to
prayers, Bible stories and being at church. As a young
child he would become upset if the family went past
the Emmanuel building and didn’t stop to go inside.
Gwen expresses her belief that ‘Daniel’s faith is similar
to David’s, and we try and keep him God-centred.
Whenever we ask him if he loves Jesus, he always
answers ‘yes’.’
By early 2009 Gwen and Steve felt it was right for
Daniel to be baptised. They prayed together, seeking
God’s will, and talked about it with Daniel. They also
discussed the idea with our minister, Charles, whose
agreement was the confirmation they needed that this
was the right course of action. As Gwen says, ‘We have
always felt that Daniel was a big gift from God for us to
love and care for, and I felt very strongly that Daniel’s
baptism would be an opportunity to give our son back to
God, in a way.’
The Willoughby family have clearly had challenges
to face. Throughout all their difficulties, Gwen and
Steve’s faith has remained steadfast, and their love for
God and desire to raise their boys to be men of God
continues to shine through.
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Hanna Oakes ([email protected])
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Affiliated to the Trussell Trust based in Salisbury,
Highway Church and other Christian supporters from
Penryn and Falmouth have set up a food bank to
provide crisis cover for the vulnerable and needy in
the area. Packs containing three days’ supply of food
will be given out by volunteers in the main towns.
Due to overwhelming support from our
community and many surrounding areas we are
blessed to have a warehouse stocked with almost
one ton of food. We also have dedicated and trained
volunteers ready to serve those in need in our
community. After speaking to many professionals
working in Penryn and Falmouth, we are being made
aware of a large need. Our heart at the Foodbank is to
help in the crisis but not to create a dependency on
handouts. As part of our goal to be part of a complete
solution, we aim to provide our volunteers with a list
of resources available from churches in the area.
Volunteers and donations of food are still needed. For more information please contact Becky
Douglas-Jones on 01326 378433.
Phil and Kate
Dinwoodie with
their grandson
There is a strong emphasis within the
Church on functional membership;
that is, members playing a full part in
the life of the fellowship through
prayer, giving, participation in Church
activities and outreach to the local
community. The Church membership
meets together on a regular basis to
pray about and discuss its life
together, its future plans and its
Town Clerk knew the impact Street
Pastors were having in Camborne.
So with the Town Council, the Police
and the Churches all on board we
knew we were really in business.
PR: so what exactly is a
street Pastor?
sG: It’s someone from the local
Christian community who wants
to make a difference in their town
and is willing to engage with people,
especially young people, to build
relationships through listening and
dialogue and be on hand to offer
various topics, including ‘knowing
your community’, ‘counselling and
listening’ and ‘resolving conflict’.
‘Psychology’ was taken by Michael
Caddick and ‘education’ by Sarah
Smith; Clare Vincent from Grace
Community Church is dealing with
‘drugs, drink and solvent abuse’ and
Chris Blair (Salvation Army) covers
‘youth culture’. We have other local
people coming to talk about ‘mental
health issues’, ‘children’s services’,
‘probation’ and ‘mentoring’.
Ascension Trust, the parent body
for the Street Pastors initiative, will
The Baptist, Catholic, Highway,
Methodist and New Life Churches
are all represented, together with
the Salvation Army, the Society of
Friends and the University Christian
Union. As well as Street Pastors we
are also recruiting Prayer Pastors; I
think there are around 15 at present.
Ideally we want equal numbers, so
that every person on the street is
supported by a prayer partner back
at base. I think it is really important
that no Street Pastor should be out
on the job unless there is strong
prayer backing.
nights as well. This is not a flash in the
pan, we are in it for the long haul.
PR: Is emmanuel offering good
support for the scheme?
sG: As I said we have had terrific
help with the training and I believe
there are four volunteers from
Emmanuel wanting to be Street
Pastors – Nathan Ball, Cyrus
Coburn, Michael Griffiths and
Nathan Offord. In addition Jenni
Crozier and Jill Rae have offered to
be Prayer Pastors.
towards the scheme and will be issued
with a coat, shirt and cap (summer and
winter uniform). In course of time we
have plans to become a charity, so we
can benefit from gift aid.
Light in the Darkness
impact on the community.
If you would like more information
about what it means to be a
member at Emmanuel, talk to
Charles Blizzard via the Church
Office on 01326 315249 or
[email protected]
Winter 2009/10 – 07
That was my first encounter
with Street Pastors, they left me
with some booklets and I came
home very excited. It brought
back memories of the nights
when, as a young Christian, I had
gone out to talk to teenagers on
the streets of Penryn. Falmouth
Churches Together were very
quickly enthused by the possibility
of Street Pastors in the town, but
it was the arrival of John Trott as
the new Police Inspector that really
gave the idea legs. He had seen the
scheme in operation elsewhere
and was aware of the benefits. The
Mayor was very supportive and the
practical help. Those are key words
for a Street Pastor – caring, listening,
helping. The idea is to meet people
where they are, in terms of their
perspective on life and where they
hang out – whether on the streets or
in the pubs and clubs.
be doing a session on ‘Good News’.
When they are out on the streets
the Pastors will be representing the
local churches and their Lord, so
we need to make sure they are up
to speed with as comprehensive
training as possible.
PR: there must be training
involved for that?
sG: Yes, there’s a weighty manual
which every volunteer has to be
thoroughly familiar with and they
must attend a training course
consisting of 12 sessions. We’re
about halfway through at the
moment. The police are covering
PR: What has been the response
from the churches in terms of
volunteers?
sG: Generally very encouraging. We
always hope for more and inevitably
a few who show initial enthusiasm
drop by the wayside, but we have
about 20 in training at the moment
from a good spread of churches.
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PR: When do you plan to go live
on the streets?
sG: Current plans are to have the
commissioning of the Street Pastors
on 29November in King Charles
Church, and then they will join the
Christmas Lights procession through
the main street. We want the Pastors
to be seen to have the credibility and
support of the community and for
the people of Falmouth to know the
Church has come out to them. Every
Saturday night after that the Pastors
should be on the streets. My hope
and prayer is that after a year or so the
scheme will have grown to such an
extent that we are able to cover Friday
PR: Who is working with you
on this?
sG: I’m the coordinator and Linda
Cole from the Salvation Army is the
administrator (she’s a very able deputy
too). We have a great management
team – Cara Trott (Police), Mark
Williams (Town Clerk), Rev. Stephen
Tudgey (King Charles) and us two.
Money-wise, all the churches have
chipped in, IKON (the monthly
Christian youth event) has given us
their tithe, the Church of England
Urban Fund came up with £1400 and
the Town Council a massive £3000,
for which we are extremely grateful.
Each Street Pastor will also pay £60
PASSIONS
UNITED
F
y name is Daniel Widdison and I
am currently the Youth Worker for
Emmanuel Baptist Church whilst a
permanent person is found. Some of
you will remember me as I was baptised
at EBC back in 2002 and was a member until I moved
away to Oxford to study Youthwork in 2003. From
2003–2007 I was heavily involved in a mission-based
Youthwork organisation, working on an estate called
Blackbird Leys with a wonderful team of Christians
from various backgrounds.
Seeing that my time is currently divided between
three different jobs, it’s rather hard to put the time
I would have liked into Youthwork, but with the help
of the young leaders, tasks have been made more
bearable and do-able! Many faces I remember are now
in the older groups and then there are the new faces
in younger groups, which makes me feel both happy
(about the new ones) and a bit sad because its obvious
I must be getting older! A fact of life for me to get over!
Since Nigel handed over in September, we
have been carrying on with the established groups:
Thursday night’s Reloaded group enjoy sharing a meal
whilst studying the Bible, together with discussing and
working through lifestyle issues. We have explored
God’s Sovereignty, forgiveness, self-confidence,
freestyle worship, along with good times to pray for
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each other (often running over time by an hour or two!).
Friday is Oasis kid’s café and then Enzo’s. Both of these
groups are informal activity-based clubs. A better
relationship with the Church is made during these
times and is a great time to ‘Love one another’ and so
young people are infected with the greatest love of all
– the love of the Lord. The Enzo group (14–16 yr olds) is
currently very low on numbers, so we are looking at that
and making efforts to republicise it.
Doing Sunday school is new to me, as I‘ve only led
Youth Alpha on a Sunday morning. I’ve been enjoying
the extra time reading the Bible which I have to do in
order to prepare! At the same time I am being really
scripturally challenged, being asked ‘Where in the Bible
does it say…’, at which point I am thinking ‘Why don’t I
know where anything is?’
I believe the future for youthwork at Emannuel is
very much positive, with many opportunities, but these
can only be realized if believers who truly want to see
the world transformed by the Lord get involved! Youth
work is not a one man job and is probably the biggest
growth area of the Church, so its something to be very
excited and enthusiastic about!
If you have any ideas or something to contribute,
please see Nigel or myself. Sending my love to you and
appreciation for your support.
Daniel Widdison
irstly let me introduce myself, my name is Jo
Round and I’m the new UCCF staff-worker
here in Cornwall! I’m a Cornish girl (not quite
born and bred but it’s where my heart is) and
only left the Duchy to go away to Winchester
to University where I completed a degree in Psychology
with Theology and Religious studies. I had a fantastic
time at university and this was in no small part due to
the experience of being really involved with both the
Christian Union and a wonderful local church. When
the time came to finish University God opened the
door for me to work at Christ Church (the church I’d
been attending) and I’ve spent the last three years
working there as the Student Minister. It’s been a great
three years and God has really blessed me, having the
privilege of working in a brilliant team, under a great
leader and amongst some wonderful students… He
even gifted me with the most wonderful fiancé called
Matt and I’m very excited that we’re getting married
next April!
The three or four years that
students spend at University
are unlike any other in their life,
and it is a time when their relationship
with God can grow immensely
But when the Cornwall post came up, after
conversations with Kenny and some other people God
really began to lay on both mine and Matt’s heart that
this was a move He wanted us to make. I have a real
heart for student ministr. The three or four years that
students spend at University are unlike any other in
their life, and it is a time when their relationship with
God can grow immensely. For some it’s the first time
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BODy,
Introducing Jo Round,
uCCF staff-worker
they are away from their parents and home churches
and they’re ‘doing’ it on their own. My heart is for that
experience to be a good one, where their faith is
strengthened and they learn to trust God more and
take risks for Him. It is also a time when students who
have never really considered faith before seem more
open to thinking about the bigger questions of life, and
it’s my desire that whilst at University they find Jesus as
the answer to those questions.
I’m absolutely thrilled to be back in Cornwall.
It’s the most beautiful place in the world in my opinion,
but sadly can seem very spiritually lacking at times.
I believe that ministry to students is very strategic; if we
see students encouraged and equipped to live and
speak for Jesus on campus, then they are able to share
their faith with the friends, families and homes that
they return to, many of them within the County.
UCCF’s vision is that every student in Great Britain
would have the chance to hear and respond to the
gospel, and it’s my desire to see that every student in
Cornwall would have that opportunity, and through
members of Christian Unions across the County it’s
definitely an achievable goal!
On any given day you may
be surprised by how busy the
Emmanuel building can be:
you will find industrious
volunteers involved in the
various groups which form part
of our Emmanuel fellowship.
Here we profile the roles
of four Emmanuel members
and the groups they represent
sG: I guess it’s all about responding
to the thing God lays on your heart.
The moment I saw the Street
Pastors that night in Portsmouth I
knew that’s what we needed for our
young people in Falmouth. When
something becomes a passion
in your life you make time for it;
some other things may have to be
put aside; but when God sets the
agenda you have to run with it.
For more information about
the street Pastor scheme,
email sarah Gray: info@
falmouthnewlifechurch.org.uk
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MAnY
PARtS.
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Within weeks of starting to attend
Emmanuel back in 1994, together
with a dozen or so other chaps from
the church, I enjoyed an excellent
day’s walking on Dartmoor. That
day I got to know guys who, quite
possibly, I wouldn’t have spoken
to on a Sunday.
I believe men, unlike ladies(!),
find it easier to talk when they’re
doing something together – and to
combine walking and talking, apart
from being both enjoyable and
healthy, proves that men can do
more than one thing at a time!
On a glorious Summer’s day in
2006, five ‘intrepid’ adventurers,
three pairs of ‘knobbly knees’ and a
dog called Kassie caught the ferry
from Helford Passage at the start of
the first ‘Stepping Out’ men’s walk
– a six-and-a-half mile circular walk
taking in St Anthony-in-Meneage,
Manaccan and Frenchman’s Creek
(and an impromptu swim for Kassie,
who had enjoyed a good roll in a
fresh cow-pat - lovely!).
Since that first walk there
have been 22 subsequent walks
of varying lengths, terrain, and
weather, and a couple of dozen
different chaps have taken part
at different times – including a
number of non-church folk.
The format is simple: we start
with a coffee, we walk, we talk,
we sort out the world’s problems
whilst taking in Cornwall’s stunning
scenery and, most importantly, we
enjoy a meal and a pint together!
Shorter half-day ‘ambles’ are
included in the programme for
those who can’t, or don’t fancy,
getting muddy whilst walking
miles carrying their lunch.
Listening to a bunch of guys
in deep discussion about weighty
subjects like ‘creation’, ‘the end
times’ and ‘the beautiful game’,
is always a thrill. If you can, why
not join us – we’ve only got lost
a few times! Bryan Green
EBC groups
REGULARs
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12 Calendar of Events,
Meetings and Services
Winter 2009/10 – 19
perfect and has all the answers.
In time, they both joined the
leadership team and Ley joined
the worship team harnessing her
musical talents once more.
More than a decade later,
Yinka and Ley feel very privileged
to have been part of that Harvest.
It became a time in which they
found both healing and strength.
They moved to Cornwall in the
early nineties; following Yinka’s
appointment to work at Treliske,
they now live in Falmouth and have
three lively and loving children.
When asked to share their
future dreams for their children,
their response is that they would
like to see them get a sense of their
own purpose and destiny, to
experience joy, to know and
embrace talent and above all to
have confidence and security in
God’s love for them, that this would
be the very foundation rock of their
lives; and from this they would be
able to reach out to others.
If you have been affected by any
of the themes raised in this
article and would like help then
please do get in touch with the
Church office and we will offer
appropriate support.
Carrie Holmes talks to
Ley and Yinka Adewole
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From Heartbreak
to Harvest
Ley and Yinka Adewole,
written by Carrie Holmes
Parent and toddler group
Little Treasures
of Falmouth Churches Together in
arranging monthly services in the
care homes and Alan Offord visiting
the Age Concern Day Centre,
Sheldon House Nursing Home
and Earle’s Retreat sheltered flats.
For many, the Service provides
an opportunity they might not
otherwise have to meet with others
to pray and worship God. For some
it opens a window into the Christian
faith that hopefully creates a desire
to know more. For that we give
thanks and praise to God.
Peter Richards
son when Ley was five months
pregnant. This loss meant that
their weekly church service was
too much to bear; having to
repeatedly recount their sadness
as people asked after Ley and the
baby’s welfare.
Ley and Yinka decided to
leave this church and found refuge
in a YWCA basement in Earls Court
where a friend was holding a
church meeting that became
known as Harvest. It was here that
God taught them about what a
true church community should be.
The people who came to
Harvest were not the usual crowd
with starched shirts and shined
shoes. They were people who
broke the social silence and dared
to be honest with where they were
at. People were open about the
big issues that affected them;
sexuality and gender issues,
addiction, homelessness and debt
were all discussed, prayed about
and dealt with.
One reason why people leave
church is because they feel others
are judging them. It’s like a steam
ship with people jumping off the
stern (lets use the technical term,
this is Falmouth after all) in to the
sea and just getting left behind.
Yinka and Ley discovered that
an effective church is one that
seeks to help people find a
purpose for their life and then
support them to fulfil it. The
church should have an open door
so that all who will come, may
come. It should be seen as a
Health Centre promoting spiritual,
emotional and mental well being;
accepting that no person is
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HEartbrEak
to HarvEst
I came from another church where
I helped run a parent and toddler
group on a Tuesday afternoon.
When I started coming to
Emmanuel, I asked if it would be
possible to start a similar Tuesday
afternoon group here. At the same,
Cathy Buckley and Pauline Jordan
were starting a pre-school and
needed someone to take over the
running of the Friday morning Parent
and Toddler session. “Wow, Father!”,
people; some from Emmanuel,
a number from other churches
and always a few with no particular
church allegiance. Chairs are
spaced more widely and small
tables interspersed to facilitate
the serving of tea. The form of
the service varies, but will include
the singing of well-known hymns
accompanied on the organ, solos,
musical items, poems, testimonies
and short Bible talks. In December
the children of the Sunday School
usually take part with a drama
and singing.
There is a strong interrelationship between the afternoon
Service, Food for Thought and
the Torch Fellowship (for blind
and partially sighted), with people
filtering through from one to the
other. The afternoon Service also
supplements the outreach work
Daniel Widdison gives an update
of Youth work at EBC
even have a girlfriend!’ (You can
always count on a true friend to be
honest!) However, Yinka did get
married soon after this and his
bride was… Ley of course!
You may be expecting to hear
that Yinka and Ley lived happily
ever after, but this is not the full
truth of the matter (and would
indeed be a very short article).
They settled in London but sadly,
in 1994, they suffered the enduring
heartbreak of losing their firstborn
Bi-monthly Sunday afternoon
services for older people were
first introduced in December
1999, largely on the initiative of
Dr Pat Price. The aim has been to
show and share the transforming
love of Christ in a way that is warm,
friendly, informal, sensitive, relevant
and familiar to older people in the
community. A cream tea after
the service gives opportunity
for conversation and friendship
to develop. From the start it was
agreed the Church would provide
transport for those who would
otherwise find it difficult to attend.
After five years of organising these
services Pat Price announced
her ‘retirement’ and I then
took responsibility, with recent
assistance from Mark Misselbrook.
A typical service lasts about
50 minutes and attracts 40 to 50
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He knew, aged 4, that in future he
would train and work as a doctor.
It could be said that this same
decisiveness led Yinka, aged 26
to tell his friend, Ley, that he soon
planned to be married. Ley’s
response was somewhat
incredulous: ‘What? You don’t
services for older people
More Mature Persons’ Service
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Down with the kids
Any
suggestions?
If you h
It would seem that
Yinka has always been
a decisive person!
I thought, “Another session!”
Wendy and Sheila joined me
in this new venture, although
unfortunately Sheila finished many
years ago now. On Monday and
Wednesday mornings, another
Parents and Tots meeting was
being run by someone who hired
the church hall every week, but
soon felt it was time to step back
and she asked us if we would take
the groups on – Father God never
lets His children down. So we had
four groups to run, and they began
to grow in number, so much so that
we started two more weekly
sessions on a Monday afternoon
and Tuesday morning.
God is our overseer. Our main
aim over the last 13 years has been
to serve and show the love of Jesus
in all we say and do – from setting
up to putting away each session. We
offer a safe and bright environment
catering for 0–5 year olds, provide
nappy changing facilities, a soft play
area, table-top activities, ride and
push-along toys, snacks and drink
time for all and a sing-along to end
each session.
Wendy and I have many
conversations each session –
each one so important in buidling
relationships and friendships –
we are so blessed!
Lynne Pellow
Below: Emmanuel’s Sports
Hall, full of excitable toddlers
and their parents, at the end
of a Little Treasures session
God is our overseer.
Our main aim over the
last 13 years has been to
serve and show the love
of Jesus in all we say
and do – from setting
up to putting away
each session.
Flowers at
emmanuel
Men’s walking group
Stepping Out
For more information about Falmouth Cu:
[email protected]
www.falmouthcu.co.uk
Yinka and Ley discovered that an effective church is one that seeks to help
people find a purpose for their life and then support them to fulfil it.
PR: You’re a hairdresser, you
lead the youth work and help
your Dad at New Life Church,
you’re on the Chaplaincy team at
Falmouth school and now you’re
spearheading the street Pastors
Scheme! How do you find time
for yet another activity?
Peter Richards talks to Sarah Gray
about the Street Pastors scheme
Membership update
New members for Winter 2009:
Daniel Willoughby, Joanna Ellis, Lily
Slydel, Helen Ward and Becs Williams.
Peter Richards: Where did
the idea of street Pastors in
Falmouth come from?
sarah Gray: I suppose it goes
back to 2005, when I was in
Portsmouth for a conference with
some teenagers from our New Life
Church. We were walking back to
our digs late at night, young people
were pouring out of the clubs and
it was a bit scary. Then we bumped
into some people in uniform who
were obviously on good terms with
the youngsters and were offering
help where it was needed.
M
elcome to the Winter edition of the
Emmanuel Baptist Church magazine.
We hope you have enjoyed the first y
ear of this magazine – we would really
love to hear any feedback or ideas you may have
about it: whether a specific topic request for
‘Challenge Charles’, or a suggestion for another
article, please email [email protected]
In this edition we have a mix of articles: Why is the
Bible so hard to understand?; how the new Street
Pastors Scheme is being a light in the darkness; a
heartwarming testimony of one family’s life story so far;
and a glimpse of some of the many groups and activities
that go on in the week in our church. In addition to all
this we have the regular updates on Prayer and Mission
at Emmanuel, together with Falmouth Churches
Together’s work; testimonies from church members;
and reviews of books, CDs and websites.
Thank you once again to everyone who has
contributed to this edition and to Active Colour
for kindly donating the printing at cost. We hope
you all have a wonderful Christmas and New Year!
together. We were supported very much in our last church
and as the circumstances worked themselves out before
us we felt the Lord was showing us the way ahead.
We came to Emmanuel Church the second Sunday
after our move and felt immediately at home. Phil ,
trained in Fine Art, is now continuing with his painting
career; Kate, retired from being a senior lecturer in
midwifery, now works as a carer in the St Agnes and
Perranporth areas . Our son teaches English as a foreign
language in Germany; our daughter is pursuing A-levels
at Camborne college; and our grandson brings us
joy each day! We feel the Lord has established us so
quickly and lovingly and we are so grateful for His loving
kindnesses around us everyday.
Our plans for the future are that we may grow more
like Jesus and we feel we have a long way to go yet. That
we might support, pray and encourage our brothers and
sisters in Christ in what ever ways we are able and to learn
to be more obedient to God as the days go by. The whole
of Psalm 40 we have found to be true and commend it to
you as a good read , but verses 2–3 in particular sum up
where the Lord has led us to at the moment: He has set our
feet upon a rock and established our goings. He has put a
new song in our mouths, a hymn of praise to God .
The Willoughby & Dinwoodie families
Down with
the kiDS
Tackling poverty in Penryn, Falmouth and
surrounding areas.
We moved to Ponsanooth with our daughter and grandson
in August 2008. Phil and I meet and were married in 1986 at
St Thomas Lancaster where Phil played guitar and drums in
the music group and I was a housegroup leader. We started
our married life in London and were privileged to go to Holy
Trinity Brompton when the Alpha course was just starting.
Our son Jules was born in London and then circumstances
moved us back to the North West where our daughter was
born. We spent the next few years living in and around the
Lake District, being involved in several small fellowships and
helping where we could.
Over our married life we have holidayed in Cornwall,
usually twice a year, school terms permitting. We have
had many lovely moments here. We always hated having
to travel back North at the end of the holiday – our hearts
sank as we passed Birmingham and the skies became
greyer. After some particularly difficult family times we
both felt that we needed a change in our lives and the
opportunity had arrived when Kate could retire . We have
always tried to pray through every circumstance in our life
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Rev’d Charles Blizzard
Penryn and Falmouth Foodbank
Phil and Kate Dinwoodie
06
The Emmanuel Family
Youth Work update by Daniel Widdison
Editor’s Comment
Winter 09/10
last 13 years has been
to serve and show
the love of Jesus in all
we say and do – from
setting up to putting
away each session.
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To have flowers in our church
celebrates creation and adds to
the worship of our great God.
Over many years this has been
organised by Betty Hearn and
a team of helpers. Betty has
decided to step down; so a big
‘thank you’ to her for all she has
done. To continue this work
(which is also good fun!) there
is an opportunity to join the team
for this coming year and to help
out on a regular basis. We are
hoping to run a workshop in
January/February 2010 to get
together and exchange tips
on arrangements. We are also
proposing to reinstate the
opportunity for members to
contribute money towards a
particular week, maybe to mark
an anniversary. Please contact
me on 01326 218711 to gain more
information about the important
flower work of Emmanuel. We
would love more people to get
involved – including the chaps!
The more the merrier!
Jill Griffiths
Winter 2009 /10– 21
16 Prayer and Mission Focus
17 Winter 2009/10 news:
Falmouth Churches Together
22 Reviews: Books, Music
and Websites
23 Puzzle Page!
The Emmanuel magazine is published quarterly
by Emmanuel Baptist Church, Falmouth, Cornwall
www.emmanuelbaptist.co.uk
Editor Hanna Oakes
Planning Team Emmanuel Communications Team
Design Jon Chubb, Hanna Oakes and Neil Tinson
Print Active Colour
The reproduction of any editorial or images without
prior permission is strictly prohibited. Views expressed
in this magazine are those of the contributors and are
not necessarily shared by Emmanuel Baptist Church.
Winter 2009/10 – 03
Challenge
arles:
Why is the Bible so
hard to understand?
Charles Blizzard
AS
soon as our Editor
posed me this
question as a topic,
I thought of a certain
professor called
CEM Joad. In the
1940s and early
50s, there was a radio programme called The Brains
Trust. This programme was very similar to our current
Question Time on television, or Any Questions on
BBC Radio 4. It had a chairman, a panel of experts
and questions were asked by an invited audience.
Professor Joad was a regular member of the panel
of experts and he acquired a certain celebrity status
because of his wit, his astute answers and the fact
he began most answers he gave with the comment,
“It all depends on what you mean by…” So let me begin
my answer with the comment, that it all depends on
what you mean by ‘hard to understand’. If you mean
can a person come to the Bible and read it and fully
appreciate and understand its teaching without some
knowledge of the social, cultural and religious life of the
ancient people of Israel and the early Church, then the
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answer is that the Bible could be considered hard to
understand. But that is the case with any study of an
ancient culture or historical writing.
In reading the Bible we are definitely plunged into
a very different world and culture. But if we are willing
to do some study, the Bible will speak powerfully and
relevantly to us. What do I mean by some study? Firstly
let’s take the Old Testament. By study I mean that we
will need to discover the major historical events in the
life of the nation of Old Testament Israel. The events
into which the Old Testament prophets spoke their
words. Events such as the Exodus, the giving of the
Law, entry into the promised land, the start
of the monarchy, the division of the kingdom,
the eighth century conquest by Assyria, the sixth
century conquest by Babylon, the exile and return.
Understanding these significant events will enable
any reader to understand the significance and
challenge to us of most of the Old Testament.
The same applies to the New Testament. If a
reader of the New Testament is willing to research
the background and beliefs of such groups as the
Pharisees, Sadducees and the Herodians, who are
often mentioned in the Gospels, the reader will
certainly understand the confrontations between
Jesus and these groups. If the reader of the New
Testament researches the first century understanding
of the title ‘Christ’, they will certainly understand
the controversy that started when the early Church
claimed that Jesus of Nazareth was the ‘Christ’
prophesied by the Old Testament. If the reader knows
that the title ‘Lord’ was demanded by the various
emperors of the Roman Empire in the first century,
they will realise the enormous political and religious
significance of calling Jesus ‘Lord’.
With a little bit of study and research I do believe
that both Old Testament and New Testament are not
hard to understand.
Now that of course does not mean that in the
Old Testament and New Testament there are no
doctrines, concepts or statements which may cause
us to ‘scratch our heads’. The Apostle Peter, writing
in one of his two letters to the churches contained
in the New Testament, actually says of Paul’s letter to
the churches these words, “his letters contain some
things which are hard to understand”. Those who have
studied Paul’s teaching would readily agree. But that
In reading the Bible we
are definitely plunged
into a very different
world and culture.
But if we are willing to
do some study, the Bible
will speak powerfully and
relevantly to us.
should not surprise us – Paul is writing about massive
concepts. He’s writing about the character of God, the
eternal plans and purposes of God in creation, and
how that is worked out in the history of mankind. There
are some things which are just too big for our minds to
grasp and understand no matter how much study and
research we do. Sometimes we will not understand why
God did this or that. But that is because we are finite
creatures; we don’t see the big picture as God does.
Let me conclude with two final points: Firstly, there
is much in the Old Testament and particularly in the
New Testament which is fully understandable. Much of
Jesus’ teaching is straightforward. Our problem is not
in understanding it; in fact we understand it too well.
Our problem is in the challenge it presents to us, the
transformation that it demands and the resistance we
offer in order not to put our lives under the authority of
God. In other words, it is not understanding that we lack.
Secondly, I think that people often use the
phrase “the Bible is so hard to understand” as a
very convenient excuse not to consider the claims
of the Christian faith. It surprises me that so many
are willing to spend extraordinary amounts of time
in understanding potential personal investment
schemes, pension plans, insurances, etc., but will
spend little or no time in studying and considering the
claims of the Christian faith – which affect not only this
life but eternity.
Winter 2009/10 – 05
The Emmanuel Family
Profiles of people who are
existing or new members
of our Church family. Daniel
Willoughby was recently
baptised and has joined the
rest of his family as a
member of Emmanuel.
On 6 September, the Emmanuel fellowship witnessed
the baptism of Daniel Willoughby. Seventeen years
earlier, whilst waiting for the doctor to confirm that she
was pregnant for the second time, Daniel’s mum, Gwen,
felt God call her to name the baby Daniel. Just as the
biblical Daniel stood firm even when thrown into a den of
lions, Gwen sensed God telling her that this baby would
need to be ready to fight – to face whatever challenges
life brought.
Steve and Gwen Willoughby are both native to
Cornwall. They met in the mid-eighties and were initially
just friends. Romance soon blossomed and they were
married in 1988, moving to Wales a year later, where
their first son, David, was born. After four years in Wales,
the young family returned to Falmouth, and soon joined
Emmanuel. By this time Gwen was seven months
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pregnant with Daniel, and David was an increasingly lively
toddler. When Daniel was born three months later, Gwen
recalls, he was a joy to hold in her arms.
Within a year of his brother’s birth, David was
diagnosed with Aspergers Syndrome, a form of autism,
and at seven he was diagnosed with attention deficit
hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). As Daniel developed,
Gwen’s conviction that he would face challenges in
life was confirmed, as he suffered a number of health
problems, and was also diagnosed as autistic. Despite
these difficult circumstances, Gwen and Steve describe
both their boys as gifts from God.
The steadfast Christian faith of their parents has
been a constant theme throughout David and Daniel’s
upbringing. Gwen and Steve pray with the boys every
night, read them Bible stories and the family rarely miss
a Sunday at Emmanuel. Gwen describes David’s faith as
‘so very simple... He always says he loves the Lord very
much. He never stops telling folk about the Lord and
can get very excited about it all!’ David decided that he
wanted to make a public declaration of his faith. As a
result of this decision, David gave his testimony and was
baptised by full-immersion . As Gwen sees it, ‘David was
God’s gift to us to raise up as a man in God’s eyes, which
I hope we have done.’
Daniel has always responded enthusiastically to
prayers, Bible stories and being at church. As a young
child he would become upset if the family went past
the Emmanuel building and didn’t stop to go inside.
Gwen expresses her belief that ‘Daniel’s faith is similar
to David’s, and we try and keep him God-centred.
Whenever we ask him if he loves Jesus, he always
answers ‘yes’.’
By early 2009 Gwen and Steve felt it was right for
Daniel to be baptised. They prayed together, seeking
God’s will, and talked about it with Daniel. They also
discussed the idea with our minister, Charles, whose
agreement was the confirmation they needed that this
was the right course of action. As Gwen says, ‘We have
always felt that Daniel was a big gift from God for us to
love and care for, and I felt very strongly that Daniel’s
baptism would be an opportunity to give our son back to
God, in a way.’
The Willoughby family have clearly had challenges
to face. Throughout all their difficulties, Gwen and
Steve’s faith has remained steadfast, and their love for
God and desire to raise their boys to be men of God
continues to shine through.
Phil and Kate Dinwoodie
We moved to Ponsanooth with our daughter and grandson
in August 2008. Phil and I meet and were married in 1986 at
St Thomas Lancaster where Phil played guitar and drums in
the music group and I was a housegroup leader. We started
our married life in London and were privileged to go to Holy
Trinity Brompton when the Alpha course was just starting.
Our son Jules was born in London and then circumstances
moved us back to the North West where our daughter was
born. We spent the next few years living in and around the
Lake District, being involved in several small fellowships and
helping where we could.
Over our married life we have holidayed in Cornwall,
usually twice a year, school terms permitting. We have
had many lovely moments here. We always hated having
to travel back North at the end of the holiday – our hearts
sank as we passed Birmingham and the skies became
greyer. After some particularly difficult family times we
both felt that we needed a change in our lives and the
opportunity had arrived when Kate could retire . We have
always tried to pray through every circumstance in our life
together. We were supported very much in our last church
and as the circumstances worked themselves out before
us we felt the Lord was showing us the way ahead.
We came to Emmanuel Church the second Sunday
after our move and felt immediately at home. Phil ,
trained in Fine Art, is now continuing with his painting
career; Kate, retired from being a senior lecturer in
midwifery, now works as a carer in the St Agnes and
Perranporth areas . Our son teaches English as a foreign
language in Germany; our daughter is pursuing A-levels
at Camborne college; and our grandson brings us
joy each day! We feel the Lord has established us so
quickly and lovingly and we are so grateful for His loving
kindnesses around us everyday.
Our plans for the future are that we may grow more
like Jesus and we feel we have a long way to go yet. That
we might support, pray and encourage our brothers and
sisters in Christ in what ever ways we are able and to learn
to be more obedient to God as the days go by. The whole
of Psalm 40 we have found to be true and commend it to
you as a good read , but verses 2–3 in particular sum up
where the Lord has led us to at the moment: He has set our
feet upon a rock and established our goings. He has put a
new song in our mouths, a hymn of praise to God .
Phil and Kate
Dinwoodie with
their grandson
Membership Update
New members for Winter 2009:
Daniel Willoughby, Joanna Ellis, Lily
Slydel, Helen Ward and Becs Williams.
There is a strong emphasis within the
Church on functional membership;
that is, members playing a full part in
the life of the fellowship through
prayer, giving, participation in Church
activities and outreach to the local
community. The Church membership
meets together on a regular basis to
pray about and discuss its life
together, its future plans and its
impact on the community.
If you would like more information
about what it means to be a
member at Emmanuel, talk to
Charles Blizzard via the Church
Office on 01326 315249 or
[email protected]
Winter 2009/10 – 07
Peter Richards: Where did
the idea of Street Pastors in
Falmouth come from?
Sarah Gray: I suppose it goes
back to 2005, when I was in
Portsmouth for a conference with
some teenagers from our New Life
Church. We were walking back to
our digs late at night, young people
were pouring out of the clubs and
it was a bit scary. Then we bumped
into some people in uniform who
were obviously on good terms with
the youngsters and were offering
help where it was needed.
Town Clerk knew the impact Street
Pastors were having in Camborne.
So with the Town Council, the Police
and the Churches all on board we
knew we were really in business.
PR: So what exactly is a
Street Pastor?
SG: It’s someone from the local
Christian community who wants
to make a difference in their town
and is willing to engage with people,
especially young people, to build
relationships through listening and
dialogue and be on hand to offer
various topics, including ‘knowing
your community’, ‘counselling and
listening’ and ‘resolving conflict’.
‘Psychology’ was taken by Michael
Caddick and ‘education’ by Sarah
Smith; Clare Vincent from Grace
Community Church is dealing with
‘drugs, drink and solvent abuse’ and
Chris Blair (Salvation Army) covers
‘youth culture’. We have other local
people coming to talk about ‘mental
health issues’, ‘children’s services’,
‘probation’ and ‘mentoring’.
Ascension Trust, the parent body
for the Street Pastors initiative, will
The Baptist, Catholic, Highway,
Methodist and New Life Churches
are all represented, together with
the Salvation Army, the Society of
Friends and the University Christian
Union. As well as Street Pastors we
are also recruiting Prayer Pastors; I
think there are around 15 at present.
Ideally we want equal numbers, so
that every person on the street is
supported by a prayer partner back
at base. I think it is really important
that no Street Pastor should be out
on the job unless there is strong
prayer backing.
nights as well. This is not a flash in the
pan, we are in it for the long haul.
PR: Is Emmanuel offering good
support for the scheme?
SG: As I said we have had terrific
help with the training and I believe
there are four volunteers from
Emmanuel wanting to be Street
Pastors – Nathan Ball, Cyrus
Coburn, Michael Griffiths and
Nathan Offord. In addition Jenni
Crozier and Jill Rae have offered to
be Prayer Pastors.
towards the scheme and will be issued
with a coat, shirt and cap (summer and
winter uniform). In course of time we
have plans to become a charity, so we
can benefit from gift aid.
PR: You’re a hairdresser, you
lead the youth work and help
your Dad at New Life Church,
you’re on the Chaplaincy Team at
Falmouth School and now you’re
spearheading the Street Pastors
Scheme! How do you find time
for yet another activity?
That was my first encounter
with Street Pastors, they left me
with some booklets and I came
home very excited. It brought
back memories of the nights
when, as a young Christian, I had
gone out to talk to teenagers on
the streets of Penryn. Falmouth
Churches Together were very
quickly enthused by the possibility
of Street Pastors in the town, but
it was the arrival of John Trott as
the new Police Inspector that really
gave the idea legs. He had seen the
scheme in operation elsewhere
and was aware of the benefits. The
Mayor was very supportive and the
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practical help. Those are key words
for a Street Pastor – caring, listening,
helping. The idea is to meet people
where they are, in terms of their
perspective on life and where they
hang out – whether on the streets or
in the pubs and clubs.
be doing a session on ‘Good News’.
When they are out on the streets
the Pastors will be representing the
local churches and their Lord, so
we need to make sure they are up
to speed with as comprehensive
training as possible.
PR: There must be training
involved for that?
SG: Yes, there’s a weighty manual
which every volunteer has to be
thoroughly familiar with and they
must attend a training course
consisting of 12 sessions. We’re
about halfway through at the
moment. The police are covering
PR: What has been the response
from the churches in terms of
volunteers?
SG: Generally very encouraging. We
always hope for more and inevitably
a few who show initial enthusiasm
drop by the wayside, but we have
about 20 in training at the moment
from a good spread of churches.
PR: When do you plan to go live
on the streets?
SG: Current plans are to have the
commissioning of the Street Pastors
on 29 November in King Charles
Church, and then they will join the
Christmas Lights procession through
the main street. We want the Pastors
to be seen to have the credibility and
support of the community and for
the people of Falmouth to know the
Church has come out to them. Every
Saturday night after that the Pastors
should be on the streets. My hope
and prayer is that after a year or so the
scheme will have grown to such an
extent that we are able to cover Friday
PR: Who is working with you
on this?
SG: I’m the coordinator and Linda
Cole from the Salvation Army is the
administrator (she’s a very able deputy
too). We have a great management
team – Cara Trott (Police), Mark
Williams (Town Clerk), Rev. Stephen
Tudgey (King Charles) and us two.
Money-wise, all the churches have
chipped in, IKON (the monthly
Christian youth event) has given us
their tithe, the Church of England
Urban Fund came up with £1400 and
the Town Council a massive £3000,
for which we are extremely grateful.
Each Street Pastor will also pay £60
SG: I guess it’s all about responding
to the thing God lays on your heart.
The moment I saw the Street
Pastors that night in Portsmouth I
knew that’s what we needed for our
young people in Falmouth. When
something becomes a passion
in your life you make time for it;
some other things may have to be
put aside; but when God sets the
agenda you have to run with it.
For more information about
the Street Pastor scheme,
email Sarah Gray: info@
falmouthnewlifechurch.org.uk
Winter 2009/10 – 09
Yinka and Ley discovered that an effective church is one that seeks to help
people find a purpose for their life and then support them to fulfil it.
It would seem that
Yinka has always been
a decisive person!
He knew, aged 4, that in future he
would train and work as a doctor.
It could be said that this same
decisiveness led Yinka, aged 26
to tell his friend, Ley, that he soon
planned to be married. Ley’s
response was somewhat
incredulous: ‘What? You don’t
even have a girlfriend!’ (You can
always count on a true friend to be
honest!) However, Yinka did get
married soon after this and his
bride was… Ley of course!
You may be expecting to hear
that Yinka and Ley lived happily
ever after, but this is not the full
truth of the matter (and would
indeed be a very short article).
They settled in London but sadly,
in 1994, they suffered the enduring
heartbreak of losing their firstborn
son when Ley was five months
pregnant. This loss meant that
their weekly church service was
too much to bear; having to
repeatedly recount their sadness
as people asked after Ley and the
baby’s welfare.
Ley and Yinka decided to
leave this church and found refuge
in a YWCA basement in Earls Court
where a friend was holding a
church meeting that became
known as Harvest. It was here that
God taught them about what a
true church community should be.
The people who came to
Harvest were not the usual crowd
with starched shirts and shined
shoes. They were people who
broke the social silence and dared
to be honest with where they were
at. People were open about the
big issues that affected them;
sexuality and gender issues,
addiction, homelessness and debt
were all discussed, prayed about
and dealt with.
One reason why people leave
church is because they feel others
are judging them. It’s like a steam
ship with people jumping off the
stern (lets use the technical term,
this is Falmouth after all) in to the
sea and just getting left behind.
Yinka and Ley discovered that
an effective church is one that
seeks to help people find a
purpose for their life and then
support them to fulfil it. The
church should have an open door
so that all who will come, may
come. It should be seen as a
Health Centre promoting spiritual,
emotional and mental well being;
accepting that no person is
perfect and has all the answers.
In time, they both joined the
leadership team and Ley joined
the worship team harnessing her
musical talents once more.
More than a decade later,
Yinka and Ley feel very privileged
to have been part of that Harvest.
It became a time in which they
found both healing and strength.
They moved to Cornwall in the
early nineties; following Yinka’s
appointment to work at Treliske,
they now live in Falmouth and have
three lively and loving children.
When asked to share their
future dreams for their children,
their response is that they would
like to see them get a sense of their
own purpose and destiny, to
experience joy, to know and
embrace talent and above all to
have confidence and security in
God’s love for them, that this would
be the very foundation rock of their
lives; and from this they would be
able to reach out to others.
If you have been affected by any
of the themes raised in this
article and would like help then
please do get in touch with the
Church office and we will offer
appropriate support.
From
Heartbreak
to Harvest
Carrie Holmes talks to
Ley and Yinka Adewole
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Calendar of Events,
Meetings and Services
Winter 09/10
B:Beautiful
At the Royal Duchy Hotel, Falmouth, 11am (Sat 12 Dec)
A chance for women to meet friends, have fellowship and
fun, encourage, affirm, talk, laugh, support and care.
refreshments served from 10.30am. For further details
contact Jenni Crozier on 01326 373756.
Regular services and
meetings at EMMANUEL
Emmanuel Weekly Prayer Meetings
Every Wednesday in the Prayer Room, 6.30–7.30am
Thursday, once a month in the Lounge (dates to be
published in the news sheet), 7.30–9pm
Weekly Sunday services
10.30am Coming together to praise, learn and encourage Every Friday in the Prayer Room, 10–11am
Every Sunday in the Prayer Room, 9.45–10.15am
7pm Evening Service
Children’s Worship
First Sunday of the month (06 Dec, 03 Jan & 07 Feb),
10.30am A worship session for children. During this time we
teach worship songs that they can sing along to, activities
such as learning a memory verse, and a time of prayer.
Services for Older People
Second Sunday of alternate months (13 Dec &
14 Feb), 3pm An informal 50-minute service for older
people who would otherwise find it difficult to attend
Church, followed by a cream tea. Transport is provided
where needed. A varied programme including short talks,
real-life stories, well-known hymns, solos and musical items.
IKON
Second Sunday of the month (13 Dec, 10 Jan & 14 Feb),
8pm A worship event for teenagers and young adults.
For further details contact 01326 211278.
Torch Fellowship Group
First Saturday of the month (09 Jan, 06 Feb – lunch),
2.30pm For anyone with a visual impairment, run by
Christians from various local Churches. Informal style
meeting in the Lounge at Emmanuel; food and
transport provided; opportunity for friendship, mutual
support, sharing faith and accessing Christian
magazines and books available from Torch Trust for
the Blind. For further information please contact
Peter Richards on 01326 318428.
Little Treasures Parent and Toddlers Group
Mon/Tues/Wed/Fri, 9.30–11.30am, Mon and Tues,
1–3pm (term-time) For all parents with pre-school
children. A chance to have a cup of tea with other parents
while your children play. Painting, playdough, books,
slides, tractors, singing and much more, in addition to a
slightly quieter soft play baby area. Everyone welcome.
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2009
Falmouth Christian Union
CU meeting every Wednesday at EBC, 7.30pm
Small Groups: Every Monday in various venues
Prayer Breakfast: Every Friday at EBC, 7.30am
Falmouth CU is a mission team of students from different
churches who come together to live and speak for Jesus on
their campuses. The CU also has Small Groups which meet
weekly in students’ homes or halls for Bible study and prayer.
For more information about the CU or about joining a small
group, email the CU at [email protected] or go
to www.falmouthcu.co.uk
Food for Thought
Every Thursday at Emmanuel, 1–3.30pm
Food for Thought is open to anyone who’d like to share a
home-cooked meal and enjoy fellowship. There is a small
charge of £2.50 for the two-course meal and transport
can be provided at a small cost. We have a variety of
good speakers at the meetings after the meal, talking on
a wide range of topics. The meeting starts at 2.30pm.
courses, other
services AND meetings
Service Not Included
First Sunday of the month at Costa Coffee (06 Dec,
03 Jan & 07 Feb), 6–7pm If a mixture of quizzes, live music,
interviews and discussions about the deeper issues of life
sounds like something that will excite your curiosity, then
Service Not Included could be your cup of tea… or coffee, as
the case may be. The event is specifically aimed at giving
those who do not normally attend church an opportunity to
explore various aspects of Christianity. Space will be limited
and therefore priority will be given to those church members
attending with friends not connected to a church. For more
information, please contact EBC Office 01326 315249.
Falmouth Churches Together (FCT)
United Worship
Last Sunday of every month (27 Dec, 31 Jan &
28 Feb) 6pm There is a strong partnership between
the Churches in the town of Falmouth. On the last
Sunday evening of each month, the Churches in
Falmouth close their individual services and meet
together for a United Worship service. This meeting is
hosted by a different Church each month. The prayer
content of this meeting is usually for specific local issues.
For more information on Falmouth Churches Together,
see www.falmouthchurchestogether.org.uk
Weekly FCT Prayer Meeting
Every Monday at Salvation Army, 8–9am
An opportunity to pray regularly for FCT and its
members. Please contact us if you are involved
with FCT and have any specific prayer requests.
FCT Prayer Tent
First Saturday of each month (winds permitting)
(05 Dec, 02 Jan & 06 Feb) The bright red Prayer Tent
is on the Moor in the centre of Falmouth. A small, trained
team offer the opportunity to receive prayer and/or to fill
in prayer request cards, which are then prayed through
and circulated to all the Churches in FCT for intercession.
It has been encouraging over the past few years to have
had many people come into the tent asking questions,
asking for prayer and asking for prayer support.
Men’s Breakfast
At Falmouth Beach Resort Hotel (05 Dec and Feb date tbc), 8.30am Over the last few years EBC has been
running the occasional Men’s Breakfast at one of the local
hotels, inviting a speaker to talk on a theme which will
appeal to men. The idea is to build up and encourage the
guys to introduce other men to Jesus Christ. For more
information contact Phil Misselbrook on 01326 319946.
Stepping Out Men’s Walking Group
(dates for 2010 tbc), 9am Through a programme of
ambles and rambles of varying lengths, we hope to
encourage fellowship between the men of the Church
and establish contacts with those on the periphery.
Living in such a lovely part of the country, it is good to
walk, talk and share a pint and a meal with a ‘bunch of
guys’. Contact Bryan Green on 01326 312115 for more
information and start location.
Oasis Café
Every Friday night (in term time) for 11’s–14’s (late
yr6–yr9), 6.30–8pm Looking for a place to unwind
with friends after a long week at school? Featuring
video games, sports, board games, quizzes, a tuck
shop and a whole host of outside events, it’s a great,
safe place to hang out with mates. Celia, Chris, Carl,
Erin and Emma would be glad to welcome you on
Fridays. Programmes are available from Celia, Chris
or the Church Office on 01326 315249.
DEC 2009
Wed 09FCT Lecture with Rev’d Steve Wild
at Emmanuel Baptist Church, 7pm
Thur 10 ‘Are you feeling Christmassy yet?’
with Mark Richie at EBC, 7.30pm
A humorous and interactive storytelling
presentation. The evening is filled with carols,
stories and performance songs.
Sun 13 Service for Older people with Mark Misselbrook
at EBC, 3pm
Sun 20 Family service involving the children
at EBC, 10.30am
Sun 20 Gospel Christmas service with Ley Adewole
at EBC, 7pm Café style service with coffee,
tea and mulled wine (non-alcoholic).
Thur 24 Christmas Eve candle-lit service at EBC, 6pm
Fri 25 Christmas Day family service at EBC,
10.30-11.15am
Sun 27FCT Carol Service at New Life Church, 6pm The prayer focus will be on ‘Looking back,
looking forward’.
Jan 2010
Sun 24 Preacher exchange – An exchange of
preachers/leaders between FCT member
churches for morning worship
FEB 2010
Thur 25 Lent Lecture with Bishop Tim at EBC, 7.30pm
Fri 19 Start of Hunger lunches at Laburnum Hall, 12–1.30pm Fridays throughout Lent
Michael Caddick, John Hills, Phil Misselbrook, Alan Offord
and Peter Richards all have regular events or venues they
speak at. Please remember them in your prayers.
For the latest news, events and services,
visit www.emmanuelbaptist.co.uk
Winter
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Youth Work update by Daniel Widdison
M
y name is Daniel Widdison and I
am currently the Youth Worker for
Emmanuel Baptist Church whilst a
permanent person is found. Some of
you will remember me as I was baptised
at EBC back in 2002 and was a member until I moved
away to Oxford to study Youthwork in 2003. From
2003–2007 I was heavily involved in a mission-based
Youthwork organisation, working on an estate called
Blackbird Leys with a wonderful team of Christians
from various backgrounds.
Seeing that my time is currently divided between
three different jobs, it’s rather hard to put the time
I would have liked into Youthwork, but with the help
of the young leaders, tasks have been made more
bearable and do-able! Many faces I remember are now
in the older groups and then there are the new faces
in younger groups, which makes me feel both happy
(about the new ones) and a bit sad because its obvious
I must be getting older! A fact of life for me to get over!
Since Nigel handed over in September, we
have been carrying on with the established groups:
Thursday night’s Reloaded group enjoy sharing a meal
whilst studying the Bible, together with discussing and
working through lifestyle issues. We have explored
God’s Sovereignty, forgiveness, self-confidence,
freestyle worship, along with good times to pray for
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each other (often running over time by an hour or two!).
Friday is Oasis kid’s café and then Enzo’s. Both of these
groups are informal activity-based clubs. A better
relationship with the Church is made during these
times and is a great time to ‘Love one another’ and so
young people are infected with the greatest love of all
– the love of the Lord. The Enzo group (14–16 yr olds) is
currently very low on numbers, so we are looking at that
and making efforts to republicise it.
Doing Sunday school is new to me, as I‘ve only led
Youth Alpha on a Sunday morning. I’ve been enjoying
the extra time reading the Bible which I have to do in
order to prepare! At the same time I am being really
scripturally challenged, being asked ‘Where in the Bible
does it say…’, at which point I am thinking ‘Why don’t I
know where anything is?’
I believe the future for youthwork at Emannuel is
very much positive, with many opportunities, but these
can only be realized if believers who truly want to see
the world transformed by the Lord get involved! Youth
work is not a one man job and is probably the biggest
growth area of the Church, so its something to be very
excited and enthusiastic about!
If you have any ideas or something to contribute,
please see Nigel or myself. Sending my love to you and
appreciation for your support.
Daniel Widdison
irstly let me introduce myself, my name is Jo
Round and I’m the new UCCF staff-worker
here in Cornwall! I’m a Cornish girl (not quite
born and bred but it’s where my heart is) and
only left the Duchy to go away to Winchester
to University where I completed a degree in Psychology
with Theology and Religious studies. I had a fantastic
time at university and this was in no small part due to
the experience of being really involved with both the
Christian Union and a wonderful local church. When
the time came to finish University God opened the
door for me to work at Christ Church (the church I’d
been attending) and I’ve spent the last three years
working there as the Student Minister. It’s been a great
three years and God has really blessed me, having the
privilege of working in a brilliant team, under a great
leader and amongst some wonderful students… He
even gifted me with the most wonderful fiancé called
Matt and I’m very excited that we’re getting married
next April!
The three or four years that
students spend at University
are unlike any other in their life,
and it is a time when their relationship
with God can grow immensely
But when the Cornwall post came up, after
conversations with Kenny and some other people God
really began to lay on both mine and Matt’s heart that
this was a move He wanted us to make. I have a real
heart for student ministr. The three or four years that
students spend at University are unlike any other in
their life, and it is a time when their relationship with
God can grow immensely. For some it’s the first time
Introducing Jo Round,
UCCF staff-worker
they are away from their parents and home churches
and they’re ‘doing’ it on their own. My heart is for that
experience to be a good one, where their faith is
strengthened and they learn to trust God more and
take risks for Him. It is also a time when students who
have never really considered faith before seem more
open to thinking about the bigger questions of life, and
it’s my desire that whilst at University they find Jesus as
the answer to those questions.
I’m absolutely thrilled to be back in Cornwall.
It’s the most beautiful place in the world in my opinion,
but sadly can seem very spiritually lacking at times.
I believe that ministry to students is very strategic; if we
see students encouraged and equipped to live and
speak for Jesus on campus, then they are able to share
their faith with the friends, families and homes that
they return to, many of them within the County.
UCCF’s vision is that every student in Great Britain
would have the chance to hear and respond to the
gospel, and it’s my desire to see that every student in
Cornwall would have that opportunity, and through
members of Christian Unions across the County it’s
definitely an achievable goal!
For more information about Falmouth CU:
[email protected]
www.falmouthcu.co.uk
Winter 2009/10 – 15
Prayer and Mission Focus
Suffering for your faith
Jenni Crozier
The cost of following Jesus is rarely felt by Christians living in
‘the West’. Scripture challenges us to pray for those who ARE
suffering for their faith.
Barnabas Fund published a time line of Christian
Persecution 2008/2009. Surprising though it may seem
today, in 2009, Christians are being murdered just because
they refuse to deny Christ. World estimates tell us that more
Christians than ever before are dying for their faith.
So what can we do? We can take action by writing to our
MPs when injustice of this kind comes to our attention. We
can write to imprisoned Christians with the encouragement
that even there, Christ is Lord and we do not forget them. We
can encourage them with a visit from us. And we can pray.
And perhaps we can follow a timeline ourselves
throughout the year, month by month choosing to find out
about one of the countries which have the sad distinction
of being on the list of the 12 most anti-Christian countries in
the World.
Not convinced? Then read through this shortened
version of the Barnabas time line and consider whether you
should be taking action and praying for the suffering church.
August 2008 Andulo, Angola – A Muslim mob burned three
churches and assaulted four Christians, beheading a school
age girl and leaving another needing 20 stitches in her head.
Sept 2008 Saudi Arabia – a young woman converted to
Christianity from Islam. Her family cut out her tongue and
burned her to death. Somalia – a 22 year old convert was
murdered whilst attending a Muslim wedding.
Oct 2008 Mosul, Iraq – 14 Christians were murdered by
Sunni Muslim extremists and 12,000 Christians were forced
out of the city leaving everything behind.
Nov 2008 Jos, Nigeria – hundreds of Christians were killed
and more than 7,000 fled their homes after Muslim attacks
Dec 2008 An Egyptian woman who had converted from
Islam to Christianity was arrested at the airport, stripped and
beaten as she tried to emigrate with her family.
Feb 2009 Sangla Hill, Pakistan – A group of Muslim men
kidnapped and gang raped a 13 year old girl at gun point.
London, UK – A Pakistan born Christian minister was
attacked, beaten and threatened with two broken legs on
his way to speak on radio about the truths of Islam.
March 2009 Sri Lanka – Buddhist militants attacked and
injured a pastor and church worker with a machete. Many
churches were threatened with violence.
April 2009 Xinjiang, China – A local Christian leader has now
been held by the Muslim led local government without any
news for oneyear.
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Muslim run stall. When they saw he was wearing a cross they
beat him to death for buying tea from them.
Uzbekistan – owning a Bible became illegal giving state police
excuse to increase persecution of Christians.
June 2009 Burma – Burmese military attacked Christian
Karen villages causing 4,000 to flee into the jungle where
they face starvation, disease and snake bite. Yemen –
nine Christians from Germany, UK and S. Korea were
kidnapped. three bodies have been found. The others are
still missing.
July 2009 Laos – dozens of Christians in Katin village were
threatened with expulsion and confiscation of their livestock
(each pig is worth six wks pay) unless they returned to the
local spirit religion.
Wherever we go in the World of the persecuted
Christian the message from them is always, ‘Pray for us’.
Dear Father, we praise You for the grace and courage
You give to our brothers and sister who suffer for
their faith, to those who endure poverty, hunger,
discrimination and mockery, to those who are beaten,
imprisoned or tortured, to those who have lost family
and friends, home and job, because of their decision to
follow Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour.
Please fill them day by day with peace, joy and hope.
Give them a special awareness of Your loving presence at all
time. Strengthen them to endure hardship. Give them Your
words to say to those who despise and reject them. Fill them
with Your love for those who ill-treat them and give them the
grace to forgive and pray for their persecutors.
We pray also for ourselves. Help us to remember that we
and they are members of one Body. Help us also to value the
freedom You have blessed us with and guide us to use that
freedom more wisely as we serve those who have none, for
their peace and for the glory of Your precious Son, our Saviour.
More information on the persecuted church can be found
at www.opendoorsuk.org and www.barnabasfund.org
Winter 2009 news
Falmouth Churches Together
An association of Christian congregations in Falmouth,
Penryn and the surrounding area. Through this forum
we can explore and put into effect ways of serving God
together both in worship and in service to the community.
Welcome to Rev’d Ed Kimes from the
USA – the new minister at Falmouth
Methodist Church.
Children’s activities
Training sessions have been held
for school Kidz Club volunteers.
Volunteers are still needed for School
Kidz Clubs and Kidspace. Contact
Marcus Jones for more information
on 01209 862753.
A Week of Guided Prayer will take
place in March next year – details
available from church ministers.
Street Pastors
20 volunteers have now been
trained and were commissioned in
November. Work on the streets is
due to commence in December.
Forthcoming Events
9 Dec Advent Lecture by
Rev. Steve Wild
25 Feb Lent Lecture by
Bishop Tim Thornton
Prayer Tent on the Piazza
(First Saturday of each month)
There has been an increase in
numbers of people seeking prayer
for themselves or others.
Please continue to pray for the
ongoing outreach to those in need in
our local community:
– Services in care homes.
– Work with deprived children
– Those who have no home and
those who are socially isolated.
– The developing Street Pastors
scheme and volunteers
– Chaplaincy in our schools and
University
– The Food Bank
Town Events
Falmouth Churches Together will
be participating in more community
events with the goodwill of the Town
The Penryn and Falmouth Foodbank Manager and Town Council.
officially began on the 5 November.
Due to overwhelming support
Climate Change
from our community and many
Our Poverty Forum will be
surrounding areas we are blessed
involving this Forum and individual
to have a warehouse stocked with
congregations in increasing
almost 1 ton of food. We also have
awareness of the gravity of the
dedicated and trained volunteers
situation and the need for everyone
ready to serve those in need in our
to reduce their carbon footprint.
community. After speaking to many
professionals working in Penryn
Homeless Action
and Falmouth, we are being made
This group is running a Community
aware of a large need. Our heart at
Café/Drop-In centre on Wednesday
the Foodbank is to help in the crisis
mornings at the Dracaena Centre, for
but not to create a dependency on
a trial period of three months. Other
handouts. As part of our goal to be
facilities offered by the Centre will be
part of a complete solution, we aim
available for use. All are welcome.
to provide our volunteers with a list of
resources available from churches in
the area. Volunteers and donations
of food are still needed. For more
information please contact Becky
Douglas-Jones on 01326 378433.
May God continue to guide us
and bless us as we seek to be His
presence to those around us and as
we unite in prayer and work.
For further details and any other
information please visit the website
or contact the Secretaries as below.
If you would like to be involved in
any of our activities/events please
contact your church representative
or one of our secretaries as below.
Chair: Rev Colin Biggs
Vice Chair: Anne Bright
Secretaries:
Jan Winslade (01326 317750)
and Heather Haden (01326 311549)
www.falmouthchurchestogether.
org.uk
Winter 2009/10 – 17
One
body,
On any given day you may
be surprised by how busy the
Emmanuel building can be:
you will find industrious
volunteers involved in the
various groups which form part
of our Emmanuel fellowship.
Here we profile the roles
of four Emmanuel members
and the groups they represent
many
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Services for older people
More Mature Persons’ Service
Bi-monthly Sunday afternoon
services for older people were
first introduced in December
1999, largely on the initiative of
Dr Pat Price. The aim has been to
show and share the transforming
love of Christ in a way that is warm,
friendly, informal, sensitive, relevant
and familiar to older people in the
community. A cream tea after
the service gives opportunity
for conversation and friendship
to develop. From the start it was
agreed the Church would provide
transport for those who would
otherwise find it difficult to attend.
After five years of organising these
services Pat Price announced
her ‘retirement’ and I then
took responsibility, with recent
assistance from Mark Misselbrook.
A typical service lasts about
50 minutes and attracts 40 to 50
people; some from Emmanuel,
a number from other churches
and always a few with no particular
church allegiance. Chairs are
spaced more widely and small
tables interspersed to facilitate
the serving of tea. The form of
the service varies, but will include
the singing of well-known hymns
accompanied on the organ, solos,
musical items, poems, testimonies
and short Bible talks. In December
the children of the Sunday School
usually take part with a drama
and singing.
There is a strong interrelationship between the afternoon
Service, Food for Thought and
the Torch Fellowship (for blind
and partially sighted), with people
filtering through from one to the
other. The afternoon Service also
supplements the outreach work
of Falmouth Churches Together in
arranging monthly services in the
care homes and Alan Offord visiting
the Age Concern Day Centre,
Sheldon House Nursing Home
and Earle’s Retreat sheltered flats.
For many, the Service provides
an opportunity they might not
otherwise have to meet with others
to pray and worship God. For some
it opens a window into the Christian
faith that hopefully creates a desire
to know more. For that we give
thanks and praise to God. Peter Richards
Men’s walking group
Stepping Out
parts.
Within weeks of starting to attend
Emmanuel back in 1994, together
with a dozen or so other chaps from
the church, I enjoyed an excellent
day’s walking on Dartmoor. That
day I got to know guys who, quite
possibly, I wouldn’t have spoken
to on a Sunday.
I believe men, unlike ladies(!),
find it easier to talk when they’re
doing something together – and to
combine walking and talking, apart
from being both enjoyable and
healthy, proves that men can do
more than one thing at a time!
On a glorious Summer’s day in
2006, five ‘intrepid’ adventurers,
three pairs of ‘knobbly knees’ and a
dog called Kassie caught the ferry
from Helford Passage at the start of
the first ‘Stepping Out’ men’s walk
– a six-and-a-half mile circular walk
taking in St Anthony-in-Meneage,
Manaccan and Frenchman’s Creek
(and an impromptu swim for Kassie,
who had enjoyed a good roll in a
fresh cow-pat - lovely!).
Since that first walk there
have been 22 subsequent walks
of varying lengths, terrain, and
weather, and a couple of dozen
different chaps have taken part
at different times – including a
number of non-church folk.
The format is simple: we start
with a coffee, we walk, we talk,
we sort out the world’s problems
whilst taking in Cornwall’s stunning
scenery and, most importantly, we
enjoy a meal and a pint together!
Shorter half-day ‘ambles’ are
included in the programme for
those who can’t, or don’t fancy,
getting muddy whilst walking
miles carrying their lunch.
Listening to a bunch of guys
in deep discussion about weighty
subjects like ‘creation’, ‘the end
times’ and ‘the beautiful game’,
is always a thrill. If you can, why
not join us – we’ve only got lost
a few times! Bryan Green
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Parent and Toddler group
Little Treasures
I came from another church where
I helped run a parent and toddler
group on a Tuesday afternoon.
When I started coming to
Emmanuel, I asked if it would be
possible to start a similar Tuesday
afternoon group here. At the same,
Cathy Buckley and Pauline Jordan
were starting a pre-school and
needed someone to take over the
running of the Friday morning Parent
and Toddler session. “Wow, Father!”,
I thought, “Another session!”
Wendy and Sheila joined me
in this new venture, although
unfortunately Sheila finished many
years ago now. On Monday and
Wednesday mornings, another
Parents and Tots meeting was
being run by someone who hired
the church hall every week, but
soon felt it was time to step back
and she asked us if we would take
the groups on – Father God never
lets His children down. So we had
four groups to run, and they began
to grow in number, so much so that
we started two more weekly
sessions on a Monday afternoon
and Tuesday morning.
God is our overseer. Our main
aim over the last 13 years has been
to serve and show the love of Jesus
in all we say and do – from setting
up to putting away each session. We
offer a safe and bright environment
catering for 0–5 year olds, provide
nappy changing facilities, a soft play
area, table-top activities, ride and
push-along toys, snacks and drink
time for all and a sing-along to end
each session.
Wendy and I have many
conversations each session –
each one so important in buidling
relationships and friendships –
we are so blessed! Lynne Pellow
Below: Emmanuel’s Sports
Hall, full of excitable toddlers
and their parents, at the end
of a Little Treasures session
last 13 years has been to
serve and show the love
of Jesus in all we say
and do – from setting
up to putting away
each session.
Flowers at
Emmanuel
last 13 years has been
to serve and show
the love of Jesus in all
we say and do – from
setting up to putting
away each session.
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To have flowers in our church
celebrates creation and adds to
the worship of our great God.
Over many years this has been
organised by Betty Hearn and
a team of helpers. Betty has
decided to step down; so a big
‘thank you’ to her for all she has
done. To continue this work
(which is also good fun!) there
is an opportunity to join the team
for this coming year and to help
out on a regular basis. We are
hoping to run a workshop in
January/February 2010 to get
together and exchange tips
on arrangements. We are also
proposing to reinstate the
opportunity for members to
contribute money towards a
particular week, maybe to mark
an anniversary. Please contact
me on 01326 218711 to gain more
information about the important
flower work of Emmanuel. We
would love more people to get
involved – including the chaps!
The more the merrier! Jill Griffiths
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Cornwall TR11 4QJ
Telephone
Email
Website
Minister
01326 315249
[email protected]
www.emmanuelbaptist.co.uk
Rev’d Charles Blizzard

- Emmanuel Baptist Church

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