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TOGETHER MARCH – APRIL 2022
New Bookshop Opens in Aberdeen –
RETAILER FOCUS Equip Christian Resource Centre

Grant Brown on the new partnership bookshop with
Kingsway CLC Trust and King’s Church, Aberdeen.

Hello from the Equip Christian Resource Centre all that God has done in the past year, as well
in Aberdeen! This new bookshop was set as offering a bigger and better bookstall to
up six months ago as part of a partnership bless the gathered church.
between Kingsway CLC Trust and King’s Church,
Aberdeen. It has taken the place of the former We believe a large part of the work of Equip
CLC shop that was in the city centre. Christian Resource Centre is to take our
bookshop out to the people and over the past
In our new setting we have the benefit of a cafe few months we have been busy doing this:
adjacent to us, The Coffee Bar, which is run by
staff and volunteers from King’s Church. Our n Sheddocksley Baptist Church in Aberdeen
shop is also staffed mainly by volunteers. Having as part of an evangelistic equipping event
the Coffee Bar in the same location is a huge with SOLAS.
benefit as it brings people into both the café and n A women’s conference in partnership with
shop to look, browse and buy. It’s my opinion River Church, Banff.
that coffee and books go well together, you get
your fill of caffeine and biblical truth all in one n Stirling to join with St. Andrew’s
place – perfect! Despite the challenges of the Christian Union on their weekend away
pandemic restrictions, over the past six months to help equip students to share their faith
we have been able to connect with churches and on campus.
Christian groups across Aberdeen and run a few n We opened the Equip Christian Resource
bookstall events. Centre up for a gathering of AoG leaders
Last year, myself and a few of our volunteer at King’s Church.
team traveled north to be part of the Christian n We had a special shop opening over the So, what’s next for the Equip Christian Resource
festival, Refuel, at the Gordon Castle Estate in New Year for a gathering of Brethren Centre and EtC (Equipping the Church)? Our
Fochabers. It was a great time of seminars, churches from in and around Aberdeen as hope is to continue connecting with more
teaching, worship, fellowship and the opportunity part of their annual New Year conference. churches and Christian groups throughout the
for selling books. Churches from across Scotland Aberdeen area and beyond both through the
were represented, and it was not only an With each event we have had the privilege of shop and events. In addition to the shop and
occasion to sell at the event but also to put the reconnecting with the wider church, putting events our new website, equippingthechurch.
Equip Christian Resource Centre on the map. We great resources into their hands and sharing com, will enable us to have a greater reach.
hope that come summer 2022 we will be able to our vision to see the growth of the Kingdom If, like us, you want to see the Kingdom of God
rejoin our brothers and sisters up in Fochabers of God in Scotland through books and other grow here in Scotland, then we’d love your
to worship, enjoy fellowship again and celebrate church resources. support in prayer. Here are three specific things
to pray for:
n Pray that the number of volunteers we
have working with us at the Equip Christian
Resource Centre increases, so we have the
capacity to serve more churches and events.
n Pray for the churches that partner with us so
that we are able to fully meet their church-
resourcing requirements and events.
n Pray that we would seek the glory of
God and the growth of His kingdom with
everything we do in 2022.
Thank you for all your prayers and support so far.
We hope that this year will be a year of growth in
the Kingdom for the glory of God!

Grant Brown, Equip Resource Centre
Aberdeen, EtC
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