Who are we at the South Hams Filling Station? We are a group of Christians who belong to different churches and denominations but meet together weekly,in Bigbury, as a Home Group. (taken from FS literature)
The Filling Station is a new informal way of expressing the Christian faith. Using local mid-week monthly celebration meetings in local venues, we find that the local church is strengthened and
helped in many ways. The Filling Station is not a new church denomination, rather, a group of Christians who are celebrating their faith in God in an informal and authentic fashion. We are here to bring Christian renewal and evangelism with a particular focus on rural communities. Our Biblical mandate is from Psalm 114:8 "Who turned the rock into a pool, the hard rock into springs of water." We see the 'pools' described here as places of deep spiritual refreshment for the existing church bringing water into the hard dry areas. The 'hard rock into springs' represents the new spiritual life that occurs through evangelism. How does the Filling Station work? The Filling Station Trust wants to see Christian communities grow and become healthier in their local expression. We offer high quality speakers and teachers, contemporary sung worship and powerful, accessible prayer ministry. Personal testimonies, led group prayer and friendship in an informal religiously 'neutral' setting make this a reality. Our mid-week meetings are designed to be overtly spiritual, but presented in a manner that those outside the existing church would feel comfortable in experiencing. Meetings are held on a monthly basis and aim to be short, sharp and focused in character. They are a place to network and make new friends but more importantly a place to build faith and meet God. The Filling Station is not a new independent church movement, rather a model of how existing churches can work together to bring new spiritual life to their areas and in the process bring many people to faith in Jesus Christ.
