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Alan and Pat Davey (Bordeaux, France)

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  • Alan and Pat Davey (Bordeaux, France)

After fourteen happy years in pastoral ministry at Christ Church, Deeside (near Chester) Pat and Alan and their children, Gwilym and Catrin moved to Bordeaux, supported by their home church, to begin learning French in order to join the UFM Bordeaux team.  The road to Bordeaux began when Pat and Alan went on honeymoon to Fuengirola in Southern Spain. It was there that the spiritual needs of continental Europe stopped being simply a known fact and became a personal challenge. After that the road was long and winding, but they finally moved to Bordeaux in August 2005, sure of God’s guiding hand.

They are helping with a church plant in Bordeaux (Eglise Réformée Evangélique de la Gironde) and also with student evangelism and ministry with the goal of seeing a strong Bible church established and strong Bible Christians going all over the world with the gospel.

Latest blog posts from Alan:

  • Three weeks in Blighty (19 August 2025)
  • Reflections on two weeks, three weekends in the UK (19 June 2025)
  • The new cycle path (24 May 2025)
  • Ella (23 May 2025)
  • Our granddaughter (6 May 2025)
Siân’s story

“Something better than this life can ever offer”

As a doctor I have seen many people in difficult and tragic situations. I sometimes hear them ask big questions: "Why me? Why am I here? What’s the point of it all?" As a Christian the Bible tells me that we can have a reason for living, that God really does care about us and we can have something so much better than this life can ever offer.
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Adventurers and Discoverers
The Children's Club takes place in term time every Thursday night from 4:45 until 6pm between September and May. The club is for children in Junior School, and comprises of games, singing, and Bible stories.  There are also special events at different times of the year. If you'd like your child to come, please contact…
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  • Love and hate on April 19, 2026.
  • The man who would be king on April 19, 2026.
  • The reason the Son of God appeared on April 12, 2026.
  • We want a king! on April 12, 2026.
  • Victory over doubt on April 5, 2026.

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