Churches in Britain have a long tradition of sending missionaries to unreached nations of the world, but today many unreached peoples are on our doorstep too, which is why two:nineteen exists – a Serving In Mission (SIM) project which was conceived within an FIEC church.
two:nineteen (from Ephesians 2.19) was set up in Reading in 2012 by mission workers Dave and Maura Baldwin. It’s designed to encourage churches to engage with people from other cultures living in their local communities.
Dave explained: ‘We spent five years establishing and developing an international team at Carey Baptist Church and we were able to start a church-based English language school called Bridges and social events for those from other cultures living around the church in central Reading. Our approach is to teach English well and those who attend know that in the breaks and free time we will be advertising evangelistic courses like Christianity Explored.’
