Church Army commissions seven recent evangelists

Seven recent evangelists have been commissioned by Church Army to share the Gospel across the UK and Ireland. 

They will join the organisation’s existing 200 evangelists after the commissioning service held at Sheffield Cathedral over the weekend. 

The service was a “celebration of individual achievements” but in addition “a testament to the enduring power of religion in motion”, Church Army said.

The seven evangelists are participants within the Church Army’s three-year evangelism training programme validated by Durham University under the Church of England’s Common Awards scheme. 

Elli Wort, Head of Initial Training at Church Army, said, “The seven folks that have been admitted and commissioned this yr are all amazing evangelists, and today marks the culmination of their vocational discernment and formational learning.” 

Church Army said they’d enter their mission fields with a concentrate on sharing the Gospel in “relevant and transformative ways”. 

Some will probably be working in contexts of poverty, addiction or homelessness.

“During their training with Church Army, they deepen of their faith as a disciple of Christ, which they’ll now pass on to their communities, sharing the Gospel and helping those whose lives are in turmoil see how faith can bring them comfort of their times of need,” said Wort.