New Beginnings
Rev Kate Bottley visits a farm run by Christians in Derbyshire which has offered a fresh start to local young people for 40 years by giving them work.
The Rev Kate Bottley celebrates spring on a farm run by Christians in Derbyshire. Owners Roger and Beryl have offered a fresh start to local young people for 40 years by giving them work on the farm. JB Gill meets a Christian couple attending a church-run marriage-preparation course. Methodists in Derby open a brand new townhouse to replace their old church building. There is also a tribute to the late Billy Graham, the US evangelist who affected millions of Christians around the world and who died in February.
The programme has hymns old and new, including Be Thou My Vision, And Can It Be, and Our God Is Greater. The Irish hymn St Patrick's Breastplate marks St Patrick's Day, and a performance of Drop Drop Slow Tears reminds us we are in the season of Lent.
Music:
Our God Is Greater, led by Noel Robinson from the Church of Christ Cornerstone, Milton Keynes
All Creatures of Our God and King, from St John the Baptist, Tideswell
I Bind Unto Myself Today, from Down Cathedral, Downpatrick
My Jesus My Saviour, from the Church of St Cross, Winchester
And Can It Be, from Hereford Cathedral
Be Thou My Vision, from Platt Church, Manchester.
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Clips
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"Coming out of their shell"
Duration: 02:42
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Remembering Billy Graham
Duration: 02:36
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Hymn: My Jesus, My Saviour
Duration: 02:18
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Hymn: All Creatures Of Our God And King
Duration: 03:50
Further information
Stories
Rev Kate Bottley visits Highfields Happy Hens, farm in Derbyshire, where she sees new born chicks, and hears how its Christian owners have made it a place of new beginnings for young people. Kate speaks to some of the young volunteers to find out how the farm has given them a fresh start in life.
New Mission in the Heart of Derby
Following the closure of the Methodist city centre church, a brand new house on an estate has become a Methodist community centre, inspired by the ministry of Susannah Wesley nicknamed βthe Mother of Methodismβ. We meet its new Pioneer Missioner, Ali Stacey-Chapman, who is running an innovative home of hospitality there.
New Chapters - Marriage
JB Gill meets a couple preparing to get married by attending a Christian pre-marriage course. And we catch up with the couple after their big day to hear all about the joys and challenges of starting a new chapter in life as husband & wife.
New Life on the Farm (part two)
Kate Bottley continues her visit of Happy Hens and hears of Roger and Berylβs long search to find someone to take on the farm. We meet husband and wife Paul and Amanda Munro who have felt called by God to step up to the task and are moving on to the farm to help give it a new beginning.
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Kate Bottley |
| Presenter | JB Gill |
| Executive Producer | Cat Lewis |
| Executive Producer | Emyr Afan |
| Producer | Mark Warburton |
| Series Producer | Matthew Napier |
| Production Company | Avanti Media |
Broadcast
- Sun 18 Mar 2018 12:25