Church History Week 5
The Rise of Christendom
This course provides an introduction to and an overview of church history. If we are to see a humbler Church and a bigger God, we need to deal with the history of the Church to understand where we are now, and why.
Ruth Gouldbourne has been a Baptist minister for more than 30 years, ministering in churches in Bedford, London and Cheadle Hulme, as well as being a tutor at Bristol Baptist College. An Associate Fellow of Spurgeon’s College, she is also Senior Research Fellow of IBTSC Amsterdam, and a Research Fellow of Bristol Baptist College.
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Reflections: ‘Good and Faithful Servants’ by Revd Francesco Aresco. Preached at St Martin-in-the-Fields during Bread for the World on Wednesday 28th of October 2026.
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A sermon preached at St Martin-in-the-Fields on Sunday 25th of October 2026, by Revd Chantal Noppen and interpreted for BSL by Laura Cutting during the Parish Eucharist.
Reflections from Bread for the World (21.10)
Reflections: ‘Reflections on Autumn’ by Revd Richard Carter. Preached at St Martin-in-the-Fields during Bread for the World on Wednesday 21st of October 2026.
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A sermon preached at St Martin-in-the-Fields on Sunday 18th of October 2026, by Revd Sam Wells during the Celebration of Three Hundred Years.
Reflections from Bread for the World (14.10)
Reflections: “An excerpt from The City is my Monastery’ by Revd Richard Carter, Jolley Gosnold and Maddie Naisbitt.
Preached at St Martin-in-the-Fields during Bread for the World on Wednesday 14th of October 2026.
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A sermon preached at St Martin-in-the-Fields on Sunday 11th of October 2026, by Revd Sam Wells.
Reflections from Bread for the World (07.10)
Reflections: ‘Eucharistic Justice’ by Jolley Gosnold. Preached at St Martin-in-the-Fields during Bread for the World on Wednesday 7th of October 2026.
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A sermon preached at St Martin-in-the-Fields on Sunday 4th of October 2026, by Revd Andrew Woodward.
Reflections from Bread for the World (30.09)
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A sermon preached at St Martin-in-the-Fields on Sunday 27th of September 2026, by Revd Dr Sam Wells.
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Reflections: ‘Costly Forgiveness’ by Revd Richard Carter. Preached at St Martin-in-the-Fields during Bread for the World on Wednesday 23rd of September 2026.
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A sermon preached at St Martin-in-the-Fields on Sunday 20th of September 2026, by Revd Dr Sam Wells.
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Reflections: ‘The Hound of Heaven’ by Revd Dr Sam Wells. Preached at St Martin-in-the-Fields during Bread for the World on Wednesday 16th of September 2026.
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A sermon preached at St Martin-in-the-Fields on Sunday 6th of September 2026, by Revd Dr Sam Wells.
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A sermon preached at St Martin-in-the-Fields on Sunday 30th of August 2026, by Revd Philippa Boardman.
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