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Church Planting
The challenge of our region
Oxfordshire! A county of 600,000, bounded by several other counties and urban areas. A region which includes commuter-belt Henley and Chilterns in the east, the Cotswolds and Gloucestershire in the west, and to the north almost touches the Midlands.
Those of you who have joined one of our churches in the last few years may not realise it, but church-planting is in our genes! Having started us off 25 years ago as two churches working together in Witney and Cote, God led us to plant into Wantage and Chipping Norton, Oxford, Abingdon and Bicester, West Witney and most recently Didcot, Blackbird & Greater Leys and Carterton.
As the leaders of Oxfordshire Community Churches have been praying, talking and reflecting in recent months, God has drawn us again to focus on the challenge of making a difference all across our region – through the good news of Jesus and the impact of his people as they act as salt and light in society.
A new clarity
This new clarity is reflected in the adoption of a new mission statement, expressing clearly our aspirations and hopes for our churches – a family on mission together:
- Bringing people to Jesus
- Making disciples
- Multiplying cells
- Planting churches
- Living in the Spirit
- Redeeming society and education
- Going to nations
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