With a reputation as a failed seaside town requiring regeneration, Morecambe has had lasting regeneration brought to it in the form of the gospel preached from the Church By the Bay for the past three years.
Planted in 2011 by Moorlands Church, Lancaster with the support of the North West Partnership, the church started as a small but enthusiastic team of 29 people. The plan was to grow through faithful Bible teaching, a warm community welcome and dedicated relationship-building in the local area.
More than doubled
Signs of growth didn’t appear right away. But in the first three years, by God’s grace, the church has more than doubled in size through drawing in some churchless local Christians, the growth of Christian families and, excitingly, some unbelievers turning to Christ. In the early days the Sunday school leaders would prepare most lessons only to have no kids turn up. Now there is a thriving Sunday school, serving kids from the church and from the wider community.
