ANGLICANS IN MALAGA START THEIR SUNDAYS EARLY

The Chaplain and members of St George’s Anglican Church in Malaga are celebrating with a new and improved venue for their fourth congregation – and a regular weekly worship time at 6pm on Saturdays.

The English speaking Anglican church (like many other locations in Spain) is growing and clergy and lay leaders have to meet the challenge of providing services. On Saturday (7th March 2009) 45 people celebrated the dedication of a small building in Velez Malaga where there is a large number of English speaking people who want to attend church services.

The Rev Peter Wolfenden, Priest-in-Charge of Malaga, says the dedicated building is a major improvement on previous sharing arrangements. “Now we have our own room for coffee mornings, Bible studies and other fellowship meetings in addition to our weekly service”. The formal dedication included the first Anglican Eucharist in the building which is called Puente don Manuel.

Mr Wolfenden says it is already a challenge serving the four congregations within St Georges. “My ‘Sunday’ begins with a service at midday on Saturday and now moves to this new worship centre before our weekly services on Sunday itself”, he says – adding that long distance driving is a useful qualification for clergy in this part of the Diocese in Europe.

Pictures: Rev Peter Wolfenden with some of the congregation after the dedication service, and inside the new building where refreshments were enjoyed. © Adrian Wilkinson, Image and Profile.