This past weekend marked a significant milestone for two new church plants as they launched weekly Sunday morning services. Leven Free Church, in Leven, and Hope Church Leith, in Edinburgh, have each begun holding regular Sunday services.
Following the closure of Leith Elder Memorial Church two years ago, Rev Derek Lamont was appointed as the church planter and he has worked with a great core team to start building a church community with a burden to reach out into Leith, just like those who went before them.
He said: “The building has undergone a substantial renovation, making it more flexible for worship, church and community use. There were monthly ‘Come and see’ services in April, May and June of this year- and last Sunday weekly worship started. So now the real work begins! We are so thankful to God for the core team who have such a gospel burden for the Leith Community, the people who have come along to the services so far, the wider relationships that are being formed and and the invaluable support that we have been given by the wider church and beyond. If anyone is reading this who knows people in Leith that might be interested in coming to church, encourage them to get in touch with Derek Lamont ([email protected]).”
Rev Geoff Murray has shared about Leven Free Church moving to weekly Sunday services. He said: “On Sunday 3rd of August, Leven Free Church began morning services after three years of worshipping with Kirkcaldy Free Church in the morning. We are thankful for all the answered prayers as we saw folks responding to invites, including a new family who came to join us. We are so thankful to be at this stage in the life of the church plant where we can give all our focus to the plant and we pray and long to see the work move forward with conversions and spiritual growth. Please pray for us!”
You can follow Leven Free Church on Facebook and Instagram and Hope Church Leith on Instagram.
Thanks goes to Derek Lamont for sending the photo of Hope Church Leith’s first weekly Sunday service.