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| Scunthorpe Congregational Church |
Saturday 10 March saw me at Scunthorpe Congregational Church for the Area Assembly of the North east Area. Scunthorpe is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 when it was known as
Escumesthorpe. It was good to meet up with old colleagues and some Welsh people in exile in the north east.
The church building is a modern purpose built facility that gets the balance right between having a sanctuary for worship and praise and the halls for other events.
The meeting of the Area was ably chaired by Keith Bradley and before the official business, we were led in worship by Christine, after which I gave a presentation on my role as President and a military chaplain.
Sunday morning at 10.30am, I took the pulpit at Scunthorpe and was privileged to preside at the table for communion. It was Mothers' Day and the church distributed flowers to the fellowship, whether they were mothers, fathers or any other category! It was then a quick dash over to Tapton Hill, Sheffield for their 2.45pm service, stopping off for lunch with Keith and Sally on the way. Although busy, it was a blessed opportunity for me to lead worship.
My grateful thanks for all who looked after me during my visit.
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Revd Bill Bentham chatting
to a church member |
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| The lectern has some carvings depicting steel workers |
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| Revd Bill Bentham, President 1989-90 |
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| Keith Bradley in the chair |
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| Chatting to a fellow Welshman, David from Llangain, Carmarthenshire |
