In Hinckley, during February, 20 people from Trinity Community Church (TCC) got together for a ‘work day’ restoring an old Wesleyan chapel called Wesley House.
TCC was planted in 2010 by 15 people, and now over 100 people gather in a school hall each week. Many of the congregation are new Christians.
The chapel had closed for worship services back in 1880 and accommodated a number of different businesses since. It was purchased in September 2017 to be restored by TCC. In total, the building project will cost around £250,000. This includes the first stage of refurbishment, which involved removing all the internal walls and fittings, decorating the offices, levelling the ground floor and removing second-floor ceilings in preparation for a vaulted ceiling.
Not getting distracted
One major challenge is that a building project could easily derail the congregation from concentrating on evangelism, disciple-ship and service. In his goodness there have been many conversations with passers-by and contractors about converting the building back into a church. These personal conversations have created new relationships within the community.
Serving the community
Wesley House is still a long way from becoming a fully functioning church building, so please pray that the TCC church family will keep focused on Jesus, and that the building is not seen as just another church in the town but a place where the community is served and taught the good news of Jesus Christ.
