Farewell to Hiroshi
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Farewell to Hiroshi

On Sunday 11th February, one of our elders, Brad Bitner, made a presentation on behalf of the congregation to Hiroshi Ogawa. Hiroshi has worshipped with us for several years, and on Sunday afternoons led services for a congregation of the Japanese Reformed Church that met in our building. He is now returning to Japan to be minister of the Takamatsu...

Mediterranean Mission
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Mediterranean Mission

In March, Emma (pictured above with some of the others on her mission team) started to attend LCPC while studying for a diploma in tropical nursing. Having completed that course, she is now studying Theology for Crossing Cultures at Oak Hill College and is currently doing her student placement with us. Over the summer, she spent some time overseas working...

5 Years at LCPC
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5 Years at LCPC

Sunday 5th November marked 5 years since our pastor, Rev Andy Pearson, was inducted to London City Presbyterian Church. After the morning service, a surprise presentation was made to him and his family. One of our elders, Peter Fraser, said many kind words before gifting Andy with a book. Our Church Administrator, Laura, presented Andy’s wife,...

New Members
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New Members

At a recent communion we were delighted to welcome four new members to our congregation here in London. On this occasion all of them happened to be Brazilian! Claudio and Marilene (pictured above) have lived in London for several years and they have a 12 year old daughter, Rachel. Claudio used to be the minister...

United Beach Missions
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United Beach Missions

One of our members, Mary Reid, recently volunteered with United Beach Missions. She has written about some of what she experienced: This summer I really enjoyed being part of a 14-strong team for a week in St Ives with United Beach Missions, a first for me. All the activities involved reaching out to families and...

New Members
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New Members

On Sunday morning the congregation were delighted to welcome a new member to London City Presbyterian Church. Calum (pictured above with his wife Jan who is already a member) has been a familiar face and a friend to many for several years while attending services at LCPC back when it was known as Cole Abbey,...

New Members
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New Members

At our last Communion service we were very pleased to have Rev Iver Martin, Principal of Edinburgh Theological Seminary preach for us. We were also delighted to welcome some new members to the London City  Presbyterian Church family. Lientjie is an acturial analyst and comes from South Africa. Daniel (from Singapore) lives and works in the...

IJM Internship
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IJM Internship

One of our members, Maisie, left the UK yesterday to start an internship with International Justice Mission – a human rights organisation that seeks to protect the poor from violence in the developing world. Having completed a law degree earlier this year, Maisie recently spent a week at IJM’s head office in Washington DC for...

Engaged
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Engaged

Congratulations to Henrique and Marianne who announced their engagement in March!  Henrique (from Brazil) got down on one knee and proposed 155 meters above the ground at the top of 20 Fenchurch Street, otherwise known as the Sky Garden. Henrique and Marianne first met at London City Presbyterian Church last year, shortly after Henrique moved to...

New Members
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New Members

We’re delighted to introduce more new members of London City Presbyterian Church. Pictured above we have Ngozi who is originally from Nigeria, and Phillip & Meredith who hail from Mississippi in the United States. In the photos below we have Monica from Mexico, and Maisie who is originally from Australia. Maisie joined our congregation after...