Tilehouse Street is an active financial supporter of BMS World Mission, which spreads Christ's gospel abroad, and Home Mission, which helps Baptist churches within the UK.
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BMS World Mission supports 370 personnel working in 40 countries of the world, where they serve the people in the name and spirit of Jesus Christ, alleviating suffering and injustice and improving the quality of life.
BMS World Mission says of Nepal: "Nepal’s breath-taking scenery has rightly earned it the title of Mountain Kingdom. However, this title hides a people who are amongst the poorest in the world. "
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Alan and Megan spent some time in the UK in 2022 and took the opportunity to visit many of the churches around the country supporting their work. During the tour they were able to visit Hitchin and joined worship at Walsworth Road in the morning and held a question and answer session at Tileshouse Street in the afternoon.
Alan and Megan are now back in Nepal after their travels around the UK and the pleasure of spending time with their usually scattered families.
Megan worked with a group of students from Messiah University USA on a project to build wheelchairs with local labour and parts, making them one third the price of imported ones. The distribution of them was cut short because of delays in delivery. Since then she has been able to attend 'distribution camps' at two sites to supply the chairs to users.
Alan and Megan have also visited areas affected by the recent erthquakes. In the near future they plan to visit BMS partners in Bangladesh and India.
In the new year letter they write that their family. including the grandchildren, were able to visit over the Christmas period. They visited the wildlife in one of Nepal's National Parks and celebrated the new year in Pokhara where they used to live.
We continue to remember them in our prayers at every opportunity, asking that they both remain well and safe.
You can read the latest news from Alan and Megan via www.bmsworldmission.org/ambarker
Here are some recent newsletters:
March 2024 Newsletter Hitting the road
May 2024 Newsletter Negotiating
July 2024 Newsletter Hope and heartbreak
September 2024 Newsletter Mixed emotions
November 2024 Newsletter Adventures in Rukum
January 2025 Newsletter Happy new year!
We often work together with other local churches that are members of "Churches Together in Hitchin", (which is part of Churches Together in Britain and Ireland).
In particular, we hold occasional joint services with Walsworth Road Baptist Church, which, like Tilehouse Street, is also a member of the Central Baptist Association and the Baptist Union of Great Britain.
