Planted · Exeter, England
Fellowship of Christ Church
A candlestick begun in Plymouth by two young men who took complete ownership after two days of ministry in August 2025, and formally commissioned on Sunday 24 August 2025. It has since moved to Exeter, where it runs itself as the Holy Spirit leads, and now gathers ten or twelve.
How it began
Plymouth was brought to the Mission's attention by the Holy Spirit; nobody on the team had ever been there or knew anyone in the city. A room was booked by faith and the meeting advertised across the city. One man came because of a dream in which he saw light shining from a high tower and was told to go toward it; the video advertisement opened with the same image.
The next day an attendee drove from Exeter with his friend to hear more. Cut to the heart, the two decided they must heed the call. They asked the team to judge a name that had come to their spirits: the Fellowship of Christ Church. On 24 August the team drove from London at 4 AM to commission the church, charging them to meet together and to do the work of the evangelist to the four corners of Plymouth. Biweekly discipleship meetings with the leaders continue.
In the months that followed, the fellowship moved to Exeter. In February 2026 we spent an evening with James, strengthening him and the fellowship. In July we went out onto the High Street with him to invite the city, and on Saturday 25 July the Fellowship of Christ Church held its open meeting, “Rise”, at 17 St David's Hill. The church that began with two young men in Plymouth now gathers ten or twelve, with new people among them. “We feel so small now,” James said, “to be part of something bigger than us.”
On 3 October 2026 the church was further established in the marriage of two of its brethren, James Beaumont and Elouise Brooks-Herbert, at the Parish Church of St John the Evangelist, Bovey Tracey, which we co-officiated with the Church of England.