Nelson Family

Laura Nelson grew up at St John's and went on to train for gospel ministry, meeting her husband Edward while training. They moved to Paris in 2002 to serve in church planting and training gospel workers. Their denomination had two churches in central Paris then, and now has just started the eighth and ninth congregations in a small but healthy network of local churches, reaching different neighbourhoods in Paris.
Since Edward's death in 2020, Laura's role has turned into one of supporting ongoing church-planting initiatives in various ways. She works for the Eglise des Ternes (planted with Edward in their neighbourhood in 2007) as an evangelist and women's worker, but also heads up 2 Timothée 2.2, a foundation supporting ministry internships in churches, for young French men and women training for full-time ministry. Over the past five years they have trained more than 80 young people, a number of whom have gone on to lead or plant churches. She is also on the board of a publishing company, BLF Editions, on the board of City to City Europe, and writes and speaks at various conferences and training events.
It is particularly thrilling this year to have her eldest son Nicolas, newly married to Lucy, both in the internship programme at the newest church plant in Paris, Eglise de la Montagne.
Please pray for all the family: Laura, Nicolas (22) and Lucy, Samuel (20), Alex (18) and Lucie (15) to grow in Christ-likeness and love for our neighbours who need to be reconciled to God through Jesus! Please pray that we would persevere when things are slow and would keep praying and sowing the seeds of God's Word.

A recent interview in St John's is available here.

Click here to watch a video on the ministry of Laura Nelson.

Click here to see a summary of the talk given by Laura at a recent Women's Brunch: Liberté! What does the Bible say to revolutionary French and uptight Brits about real freedom?

To see the latest news & prayer letter, click here.

Link person: Jane Ough 01202 881815 isabel142@btinternet.com

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We are so delighted that you have found our website. We are a Church family in Wimborne for anyone living, working or studying around this area. Whoever you are, whatever your age, whether you’re an experienced Christian or not, we would love you to join us.

From an intrigued onlooker to the committed follower we are keen that everyone should grow in relationship with God through knowing Jesus. To help us do that our emphasis is on hearing God speak to us by his Holy Spirit through his word, the Bible. Each of us knows that we only grow in a relationship with someone and get to know them when we spend time listening to them and responding and reacting to what they say. So the focus of St John’s is on listening to God’s word, talking to him in prayer and taking up all that he says.

The Church family here at St John’s longs to help anyone who wants to investigate the life of Jesus. On this site you will find people, meetings, talks and events shaped to help you take another step forward in finding out more about God and his love for us in Jesus, and to help you get linked into the church family life.

We hope to have the opportunity to meet you personally in the very near future and that you will quickly feel at home at St John’s.

Stuart Hull and Nigel Day (Churchwardens)
Please note that we are currently seeking a new Vicar, following the retirement of Revd Peter Breckwoldt in July 2025