In a ‘bonkers’ step of faith, last September Llanelli Evangelical Church in West Wales decided to buy a local police station. With the purchase now complete, they’re excited to plan ‘how best to use it for the Lord’s glory’.
As they’ve grown in size over the last few years, Llanelli Evangelical Church have been searching for the right home, and one that would allow them to better connect with the local community – they’ve met in a local school and, more recently, an old synagogue. ‘We were looking for a larger building for a long time,’ said pastor Phil Swan, ‘I happened to Google commercial properties in the area and saw that what had been the divisional police station was up for sale.’ Just two weeks later, the church had put an offer in and by October, they heard that it had been accepted.
‘We actually had very little money in our building fund. It also already had five offers over the asking price! We decided to call the church to pray and to really ask the Lord if this is what He wanted us to do, and if He did then to provide the means. In two and a half weeks, we had a phenomenal response from our own people but also people who follow our ministry online.’
