Churches bridging the north-south gap

Nicola Laver  |  UK & Ireland
Date posted:  1 Jan 2023
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Churches bridging  the north-south gap

A partnership between two independent churches – one in a middle-class southern area and the other on a Yorkshire council estate – is bridging the north-south divide and advancing the gospel.

Banstead Community Church lies 13 miles outside central London in leafy Surrey which, along with Sussex, is the wealthiest part of England according to the Office of National Statistics (ONS). ‘Average wealth’ is said to be £263,000 by the ONS.

New Life Church, Middlesbrough is 280 miles north. The area is part of Tees Valley, where the ONS says average wealth is £77,000.

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