wfn.org | Scottish Baptist chosen as a new Evangelical Alliance UK Director

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For Immediate Release: 1200Hrs (midday), Sunday 4th October 1998

The Evangelical Alliance UK, representing the collective voice 
of more than one million evangelical Christians in 30 
denominations throughout the UK, has chosen Rev John Smith, 
president of the Baptist Union of Scotland, as its new church 
life director.  He will replace John Earwicker who leaves at the 
end of this year to become senior minister at Purley Baptist 
Church in Surrey.

John Smith will take up the appointment in January 1999 and will
be responsible for co-ordinating the activities of the Alliance's
Church Life Team, which encompasses prayer,evangelism, social
responsibility and supporting the 28 denominations and 3000 local
churches in membership of the Alliance.

John Smith is no stranger to the Alliance, having served on both
the Scottish and UK councils and executives in recent years.  Rev
Joel Edwards, the general director of the Alliance, said: "We
welcome John to the staff of the Alliance.  His experience as a
local pastor will be invaluable.  He will make a significant
contribution in helping shape the Alliance as we serve the
evangelical Church in the 21st Century."

The congregation of Cathcart Baptist Church in south Glasgow,
where John Smith has been minister since 1985, were told of his
forthcoming move during their normal Sunday services this
morning.  He will continue to lead the church until Christmas. 

John, who originally comes from Liverpool, is married to Margaret
and has two children:  Gordon, aged 23, and Kirsty, aged 21.

ENDS

For further information, contact:

Gavin Drake, gdrake@eauk.org
0171 207 2117 or + 44 171 207 2117

Evangelical Alliance UK,
Whitefield House,
186 Kennington Park Road,
London, SE11  4BT

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