Affinity (Christian organisation)
Affinity is a network of conservative evangelical churches and Christian agencies throughout Britain and Ireland.[1]
It was founded in 1953 as the British Evangelical Council and in 1981 numbered over 2,000 churches.[2] The organization stagnated in the 1980s following the death of Martyn Lloyd-Jones. The rebranding and relaunch happened in 2004.[3][4] Affinity provides networking and support to conservative evangelical churches in the United Kingdom and Ireland. There are currently about 1300 church congregations linked to Affinity.[1] The organisation's subtitle is "Church-centred Partnership for Bible-centred Christianity".[3]
The British Evangelical Council focussed, in reaction to the 1967 Keele University conference, "to draw in churches predicated on Scriptural ecumenicity." It was opposed to the World Council of Churches.[5]
Groups of churches linked to Affinity include the
Since 2016, its Director has been Graham Nicholls, who is also pastor of Christ Church Haywards Heath.
See also
References
- ^ a b "Christian Unity?". BBC Radio Wales. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
- ^ Evangelicalism in modern Britain: a history from the 1730s to the 1980s, David W. Bebbington, Psychology Press, 1989, p. 265.
- ^ a b Benton, John (May 2004). "To Affinity and Beyond - A new name for the British Evangelical Council". Evangelicals Now. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-26.
- ^ J.P. Thackway Affinity, Bible League Trust
- ^ Cleric Details British Religious Trends, March 22, 1974, Bangor Daily News.
- ^ Corporate Partners, Affinity website
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