Malcolm and Ann Steer were involved in missionary work in Iran over a nine year period from 1969 - 1979. The Islamic Revolution in February 1979 brought them back to the UK. After being involved in other ministries for four years, the work among Iranians outside Iran commenced in 1983 taking them to Spain for three years. They then returned to the UK in 1986 and since then have been involved in an evangelistic, pastoral and teaching ministry to Iranians in the UK and around Europe. Their main base for thirty years was the Iranian Christian Fellowship in London but two years ago they moved to Dorchester, Dorset. They are helping the Iranian Fellowship in Bournemouth as well as ministering to Iranians around the UK and elsewhere.
Malcolm and Ann have two married daughters and five grandchildren.
Malcolm and Ann have two married daughters and five grandchildren.
Wesley and Alison Downs were commended to serve the Lord on a full-time basis in 2002 by the assembly at Wythenshawe. They worked within the deprived estate of Wythenshawe running a drop in, preaching the gospel and providing help to the long term unemployed. In 2005 the mill was setup as a specific outreach to the long term unemployed and homeless. Today the mill (Renewal North West) serves needy people with day time work experience for the long term unemployed and a residential program working with ex-offenders and homeless often coming out of addiction. Also there are many customers who benefit from the low cost household items that are sold, which is part of a charity shop giving work experience to the long-term unemployed. Along with a team of people we also run a community cafe, a Bible based teaching program for addicts in the cafe each week. We have many opportunities for witnessing and the distribution of gospel tracts and free Bibles in our charity shop. In 2017 with the blessing of the commending assembly we went to support a very small assembly in Withington Manchester serving in Bible teaching and gospel outreach.
Ian and Marilyn Campbell served the Lord, for 12 years, in the village of Luanza, Zaire, from 1987-1999. They used Emmaus Bible study courses with the local people and built a small Bible Centre and bookshop, to encourage them to read the Word of God. Due to unrest and the war they left for the town of Chingola in Zambia. They set up the Chingola Bible Centre, encouraging people to study the Bible for themselves, using the courses to help. Prison visitation to 7 prisons on the Copperbelt began, using the Courses to help the inmates to study. The courses were also used in outreach to local markets. They also enjoyed their involvement in youth work, in the local assembly while there.
In 2020 they moved to Lusaka, the capital of Zambia to begin building the Lusaka Bible Centre,
which is still under construction.
In 2020 they moved to Lusaka, the capital of Zambia to begin building the Lusaka Bible Centre,
which is still under construction.