Carl Beech: ‘There is endemic alcohol dependency in the Church’

Dec 1, 2021 by

By Sam Hailes, Premier Christianity:

[…] Beech has recently set up Edge Communities, focusing on deprived parts of the country. Each community is formed of Christians who eat together and share communion once a week in a neutral venue. They adopt a rule of life, serve the wider community and keep the Sabbath holy. For Edge Communities, there’s no church on a Sunday. Their church is what happens in the week; Sundays are for resting.

It’s still fairly unusual for churches to not have Sunday services. But Beech is adamant that Edge Communities are legitimate expressions of church – just not as most of us know it. Plus, the people he is reaching “do not want to sit in rows and listen to projected content,” he says.

Attached to the communities are Edge Centres, which Beech describes as a “conception to grave rescue package” that provide anything from employment clubs to education and debt help. “Christ-centred”, they aim to “restore dignity” through offering help with housing, health and work…Even in referencing his trials and tribulations, Beech never comes across as pessimistic. He’s upbeat without being annoying, and faith-filled without any delusions of grandeur. And why wouldn’t he be happy? He’s seeing people come to Christ. “That’s what it’s all about!” he beams.

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