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DUNCAN Guiding hands at
Freshbrook Church depart
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Interiors Two well known and much loved members of the Freshbmok Church
Made to Measure HIRE congregation leave the area in August to manage a retirement home for the
Overseas Missionary Fellowship in Kent.
Vehicles for Hire
Curtains c7' Accessories Bernard and Jean Welch were
at Competitive Rates
Huge selection offabrics Vans • Lutons • Estates amongst the eight people who came
together to establish the beginnings
Free measuring service Cars . Mini Bus of Freshbmok Church in early 1982. IVANGELICAI
and free sample loans 272 Ermin Street When funds became available to put CWRCH
Stratton St. Margaret up a building, Bernard took on the
38 Havelock Street Swindon role of on-site project manager, or-
Swindon Tel: 822193 ganising contractors, coordinating
Telephone: volunteers and mixing a lot of ce-
ment.
Open Daily gam - 6 pm
(0793) 513701 Sundays 9am - 1pm The church is now firmly estab-
lished in the area and with a congre-
gation numbering 300, it's a big
wrench to move on said Bernard.
RON AHRENS 'We're part of a big family here and
BUILDER we had to thinklongand hard about
DECORATOR going. But the Lord has called us
and we are both privileged to serve
Specialising in all aspects him in a new capacity and sad to Bernard and Jean Welch
of high quality leave theFellowshipinFreshbmok." the Overseas Missionary Fellow-
building work In fact, Bernard and Jean's new ship. Jean was also training for the
especially decorating, life will link them to their earlier same aim when they met and mar-
carpentry & plastering. Bouncy years. Bernard was born into a mis- ried and then stayed in this country.
sionary family in China and went to Twenty nine years later, they find
All work guaranteed. Castle Hire the Bible Training Institute with a themselves working for the Over-
No job too small. 12'x12' & 14'x14' view to serving in the Far East with seas Mission in a different capacity.
Free estimates
Telephone: 692134 • Parties.
(West Swindon) • Events. Minister for Westlea Chuch
0762955 West Swindon's church without a
building will soon haveits own min-
ister.
Westlea Church which meets at
CARTER, GOVIER, READ WestleaSchool wifibe joined inSep-
tember by Dick Grey from Malmes-
SOLICITORS bury who is just completing theo-
logical home-study training.
Westlea Church is a non-denomi-
Contact us for all your legal needs national church made of Christians
from many different backgrounds
including and is part of the united West Swin-
house sales & purchases, don Ecumenical project which
brings together Anglicans, Method-
matrimonial matters and criminal law ists, Baptists and the United Reform
Church.
Father of two teenagers, Dick is
34 - 35 Commercial Road, Swindon presently a computer manager with
a communications company and will
Tel: 617617 continue with his full time job. After Dick Grey
four years of training, he says he
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A post. "It's a young church establish- about whether I can do the job."
ing the right way to make itself rel- Dick will be ordained into the
Raymond Stansfield evant in the community. I see my Ministry on 12 October.
role of guiding, encouraging and To find out more about the
DECORATOR helping in that process." Westlea Church, telephone Jane
"I feel excited with the opportu- Abbotts on 872932.
with over 30 years experience.
Noah's Ark Under Fives
Craftsman in Paint and Decor Nita Grainger writes:
SPECIALIST in Paperhanging, Graining, Since our morning sessions at Freshbmok Church are now fully sub-
scribed, we are considering running afternoon sessions. If the demand is
Marble, and Decorative Effects & Finishes. sufficient, we may commence in the autumn.
If you are interested in your child attending an afternoon session, please
contact either Cheryl Grandfield, tel. 538994 or Debbie Tilley on 873595.
Telephone: (0793) 874299
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