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Alan and Pat Davey (Bordeaux, France)

  • Alan and Pat Davey (Bordeaux, France)
  • Becca Jones (Kiwoko, Uganda)
  • Nathanael and Anna Ayling (Sapporo, Japan)

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:

  • Tax (17 May 2022)
  • And another Choral update (17 May 2022)
  • A Choral update (15 May 2022)
  • The ADIL (15 May 2022)
  • Canonical relatives (11 May 2022)
Nigel’s story

“Life was going the way I wanted it to. I had plenty of money and was very philosophical. I thought if everyone just smoked dope, then the world would be a happier place.”

I was a bit of a trouble-maker at school and got involved in the drug culture. Pop festivals and taking drugs became the norm, and so was the trafficking of drugs. Life was going the way I wanted it to. I had plenty of money and was very philosophical. I thought if everyone just smoked dope, then the world would be a happier place and without wars. The aim was to turn the whole world on.
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Fellowship and growth
We grow in many different ways, but a great deal of Christian growth is done in fellowship and community with others. That's why we offer many different ministries to help with our growth, from relaxed fellowship at our coffee morning, to in-depth study at Growing Together.
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Recent sermons

  • What difference does the resurrection make? on April 17, 2022.
  • The resurrection of believers on April 17, 2022.
  • The glorious triumph of the cross on April 15, 2022.
  • The God fearer on April 10, 2022.
  • The triumphal entry on April 10, 2022.

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