These are stories from people who
have become a Christian, or who have had spiritual experiences.
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Ian Marples went to church as a child, encouraged to
attend Sunday School by his parents. His journey
back to church some 50 years later began when a family
member living abroad died unexpectedly. |
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Mother of two Ruth
Booker said her daughter was the reason
she started going back to church. Her daughter had been
invited to join the church choir, and requested that Ruth
came along to support her. |
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Derby University Law student Tim
Madeley said his life
changed when he ‘opened the door’ to God again
and returned to church after five years absence. |
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Student Mark
Weightman reassessed life’s priorities
after he was involved in a car accident that nearly killed
him... |
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Sylvia Wood was angry with God when her husband died,
but the more she asked ‘why?’ the more she
felt drawn to go back to church. |
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Steve
Worrall now
leads “Storehouse”, a congregation and drop-in
facility at St Alkmund’s Church, Derby. Previously,
he had led a life of crime. But his last spell in prison
was different… |
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Beryl
Bannister has always seen life as something
special. She was brought up as a Christian,
but Church seemed to change over the years... |
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Mark
Szadura had initially felt disappointed with
his experience of church but his commitment to it grew
as he explored the Christian faith in more detail. |
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It wasn’t a crisis or a bad experience that brought Ruth
Green back to church. Her search for more meaning
in life came at a time of success and happiness… |
