Members

Rev Graham Horsley is the Chair of GfE and Evangelism, Spirituality and Discipleship coordinator for the Methodist Church.

'The task of evagelism is so great, but such a privilage when we see people come to a new and living faith in Christ. GfE brings together all of the people charged with the task and responsibility for co-ordinating that work in the various churches and agencies to which we belong .... and we all get on well together whilst still bringing our different gifts to the table'.

For more information visit: http://www.methodist.org.uk

Rev Dr David Cornick is the new General Secretary

of Churches Together in England

'The key work of Churches Together in England is to do what is says on the tin, that is help the churches in England work together. Evangelisation is a key task on the churches agenda, and I am glad that the Co-ordinating Group for Evangelisation brings so many together as it does'..

For more information visit: http://www.churches-together.org.uk

Rev Dr David Spriggs, Head of Church Relations for Bible Society is

Moderator of the GfE meetings

'The Group is a great place to meet people who both care passionately for mission in England and who also want to think hard about difficult issues. Out of this have developed exciting collaborative partnerships which will go on beneffiting the churches. Most imortantly, the Group want to serve the churches in getting mission done'.

For more information visit: http://www.biblesociety.org.uk

Rev Canon Paul Bayes is National Mission and Evangelism Advisor Mission and Public Affairs Division of the Church of England and

Vice Chair of GfE

'GfE is a place where we can do business together. We are all serving our respective churches, but many of the isues are common to us all'. Paul has been key to such national initiatives as Back to Church Sunday and Hope 08.

For more information visit: http://www.cofe.anglican.org/faith/mission/missionevangelism.html

Andy is one of the longest standing members of GfE: 'I have been a member of the Group for Evangelisation for 11 years now. I remain encouraged and excited by the way in which the diverse selection of people are able to bring their distinctives to the table and co-opertaae in the shared task of seeing the Gospel of Jesus shared and the Kingdom extended'.

For more information visit: http://www.pioneer.org.uk

Fr Anastasius represents the Bishop in England, and serves a growing congregation with a major church building project in north west London.

For more information visit: http://www.thyateira.org.uk/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1

Francis has been recently appointed to the United Reformed Church and, among other thinsg, has particular responsibility for Vision4Life which helps local churches engage in mission.

For more information visit: www.urc.org.uk

Churches Together in Britain and Ireland works across the four nations looking at mission at home and abroad. GfE is very much part of that network as it works in England with evangelisation.

For more information visit: http://www.ctbi.org.uk

The Evangelical Alliance have been represented in GfE since the group began. EA represents thousands of networks, churches and individuals with a heart for mission and evangelism, providing resources and advice to help in the task.

For more information visit: http://www.thisgroupswebsite.org.uk

'GfE is an important place for Christian Enquiry Agency and ReJesus. We work on behalf of all the churches and have an office at Churches Together in England. This is one of our networks where we seek advice and guidance'.

For more information visit: http://www.rejesus.co.uk

The Salvation Army started as a mission in England and continues that work today. Commissioner Betty Matear is one of the Presidents of CTE and local officers work alongside other church leaders in their area. 'It's a great work' says Paul.

For more information visit: http://www.salvationarmy.org.uk

'I'm here to see the body of Christ i.e. the churches rallying together in unity of spirit for the Great Commission and social transformation. This I believe is the core essense of the Group for evangelisation'.

For more information visit: http://www.acea-uk.org

CASE and GfE work very closely in all sorts of areas as we try and equip the mission of God's people. We need to do this if the church is going to be effective in evangelisation.

For more information visit: http://www.caseresources.org.uk

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For more information visit: http://www.yfc.co.uk

Although the Moravian Church is relatively small, we have a rich history of planting churches  and creating Christian community: we all have much to learn from one another in our common task of sharing the Christian Gospel.

For more information visit: http://www.moravian.org.uk

I am glad to be part of GfE and particularly pleased to produce a special version of our own Healthy Church magazine on the Mission 21 conference which GfE sponsored. It is good when we can all work together on a project like this as it serves the Kingdom much better.

For more information visit: http://www.healthychurch.co.uk

Together with Wycliffe, Together in Mission and GfE hosted the Mission21 conference. We need each other for big ventures like that  if we are going to serve the wider church in mission and church planting.

For more information visit: http://www.togetherinmission.org

'Being part of the GfE as a Catholic organisation whose primary task is mission is a real goldmine. The sharing of ideas, resources and good practice makes the work of spreading the Gospel so much easier. The friendly banter and late night conversaitons at the residential meetings all help towards building a united Church'.

For more information visit: http://www.sioncomunity.org.uk

For all its 125 years the Church Army has worked in partnership with a wide range of people who are concerned with making the Good News of Jesus known. The Group for Evangelisation is living evidence that we can do this better together than alone.

For more information visit: http://www.churcharmy.org.uk

'Coming from the Baptist Union that is about being 'United in Mission', I am keen to meet up with other peole who are passionate about making Jesus known and relevant to these nations. Together, with the wealth of experience and knowledge within GfE, we can better equip the disciples of Jesus in the task of being witnesses. I am excited about the potential of this work'.

For more information visit: http://www.baptist.org.uk

'It is a great privilage to serve the Group for Evangelisation. Building on the network of people and projects known over my 25 years as a Church Army Evangelist, in Manchester, Milton Keynes, Cumbria and Wakefield, it provides a very stimulating environment in which to serve the Lord today'.

For more information visit: http://www.cte.org.uk

Howard brings all the experience of his time at Cliff College, and the wider network of evangelism, to GfE as a 'Mission Accompanier'. This means sitting in on meetings and reflecting on the conversation to help bring out the best from the group and it's work.