Weekend (January 18-19) Prayer Focus for CLC United Kingdom
We have formed an excellent relationship with the Vineyard churches, serving their events throughout the year. From January 28-30, they hold their annual National Leaders’ Conference in Nottingham, and we will provide a comprehensive range of resources at this event.
Thursday (January 2) Prayer Focus for CLC United Kingdom
We are facing painful times with our traditional bookshops. As with many other retail operations, we are finding it impossible to maintain our shops on the High Street. At the end of January, we anticipate closing three or four bookshops...
When Two Become One: Kingsway CLC Trust
In just a few months, discussions led to prayer, which led to a decision: CLC UK would merge with the Kingsway Trust. The legal process was completed on September 25, and the joint operation is now known as the Kingsway CLC Trust. This new structure is fully recognised by, and remains part of, CLC International...
A Background to Taking Over Six Existing Bookshops by Phil Burnham
The 2008 financial crisis, which caused many churches and individuals to put the budgetary brakes on, merely underlined the difficulties already impacting the recruitment efforts of mission agencies. The CLC trend was clear: personal financial support for our existing staff was falling, there were no fresh faces on the horizon and we were faced with having to close shops...
The Ministry’s Early Days
As we prayed and thought and dreamed, the vision kept enlarging. We could see not only a chain of bookshops across the British Isles, but a chain of bookstores throughout the English speaking world… and even in other countries where English was widely used. And more, we could become a ...