February, '25 Letter
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"Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts forms one body, so it is with Christ.”1 Corinthians 12:12
"Hope has a Name"
Dear Friends,
Greetings in the name of Jesus Christ; our Lord and Saviour.
Welcome to February 2025.
Many of us have started 2025, with some New Year’s resolutions, plans, projects, goals, missions, visions and dreams-these are very important to us all as they inspire and encourage us to focus on targets at the appropriate time.
In January 2025, the church leaders from all churches in the Rochdale Metropolitan Borough were invited to a meeting of an exciting project “Hope 2025”, funded by someone who is passionate about sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ to everyone around the town of Rochdale. The purpose of this project is about encouraging all church leaders to keep talking about “Hope 2025” to their congregations and build up to Easter Sunday when all of the churches who have signed up to take part in this project will preach their own messages to their own congregations, in their own churches, under the "Hope has a Name" banner. It is obvious that the name is Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour.
A church member and I were privileged to attend this meeting. As I sat there, watching, listening and seeing many leaders arriving, introducing themselves, seating and talking to each other, making connections, praying together, eating breakfast together, and asking questions “about the purpose of “Hope 2025” project, I could see and hear the heartfelt voices of men and women who are passionate and determined to share the Good News with Everyone. The sharing of this Good News is the one uniting factor for the Body of Christ. As one participant mentioned: “We have been placed in this town…. for such a time as this” for a divine purpose.
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, as members of the body of Christ, I would like to encourage each one of us to speak about this event: “Hope has a name.” May I suggest that we encourage our church congregations to attend a Joint Churches Launch Event which will take place on the 9th March. We also need to invite our neighbours, friends and family members to our Easter Sunday Service on the 20th April, 2025. Under the power of the Holy Spirit, the sharing of the Good News of the Gospel is the one uniting factor for the Body of Christ.
Yours in His service,
Deacon Marcianne Uwimana.