Volunteering in Uganda
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Volunteering in Uganda

Last summer one of our international students, Cho, volunteered at Dwelling Places, a children’s home in Uganda. She received some funding support from the Free Church of Scotland’s Women For Mission. Here, Cho writes a bit about her experience: Before coming to the UK, I had never thought about going to Africa. I had so many preconceived ideas...

Treasure Hunt
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Treasure Hunt

Earlier this month on a Bank Holiday afternoon, a group from LCPC gathered outside St Paul’s tube station, all geared up to go on a treasure hunt. After being divided into teams and given directions, they set off to explore the City’s nooks and crannies to find answers to a variety of questions. Bonus points could...

A New Elder
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A New Elder

On Sunday morning Gabriel Amorim was ordained as an elder of London City Presbyterian Church. Originally from Brazil, Gabriel has been living in London and working as a software engineer for the past 3.5 years. He and his wife Sodreia originally went to a Brazilian church, but for the past year have been attending LCPC. Gabriel...

20s & 30s in Woodford and Kensington
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20s & 30s in Woodford and Kensington

Recently, our Twenties & Thirties programme has been continuing to look at A Series of Importance Questions. First up, we met at the manse in Woodford Green and enjoyed having our guest speaker, Fenna answer the question ‘What has God done for me?‘ She spoke openly and honestly about some of the many ways God has worked in her life....

A Special Birthday
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A Special Birthday

Gillian, and her husband Juan (more commonly known as Boysie) have worshipped at LCPC for 31 years.  On Sunday, the congregation were delighted to help Gillian celebrate her 60th birthday with a beautiful, delicious cake. Gillian and Boysie attend our services every week with their daughter Marianne.  On Sunday we were pleased to have their son John and...

A Series of Important Questions
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A Series of Important Questions

Our Twenties and Thirties group recently started a new programme of topics with a talk on the importance of reading the Bible.  This week we met at Gabriel and Sodreia’s house to discuss Christian marriage. The new programme covers a wide range of questions such as ‘Are Christians intolerant?’, ‘What brings satisfaction in life?’ and ‘How do...

O2 Outing
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O2 Outing

On Saturday, the congregation had hoped to take advantage of London’s beautiful spring weather with an afternoon of football, rounders, and other games in North Greenwich.  Unfortunately, heavy rain was forecast and when it started hail stoning, the decision was made to cancel the event. Some of us took up the suggested alternative of meeting for indoor entertainment at The...

Namibian Meat Feast
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Namibian Meat Feast

On Friday night some of the LCPC men travelled to Loughton for a barbecue at Martin’s house. It was a fantastic evening with an extensive menu featuring deboned leg of venison, roasted pheasant, boerewors, lamb tjops, biltong, droe wors, marinated pork ribs, hunters rack of ribs, and peppermint crisp tart for dessert! No one left...

Dim Sum, David & Dinner
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Dim Sum, David & Dinner

On 1 February, to celebrate Chinese New Year, a few of the Twenties & Thirties group met for dim sum at Saikei in Greenwich. Some of the group were more proficient in the use of chop sticks than others, but with a little help and encouragement everyone was  able to enjoy  the delicious bite sized portions...

20s & 30s Eat Haggis
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20s & 30s Eat Haggis

On Friday night, the first Twenties & Thirties meeting of 2014 took place.  There were some new faces, and an opportunity to try some new tastes.  With it being so close to Burn’s Night, there was haggis, neeps and tatties (and Irn Bru!) on the menu.  Amongst those trying haggis for the first time were...