Week 4: A Short History of St Michael’s
This week, read the historical account each day, thank God for what he has done already, and ask God to show you what he is saying to his church today.
Mon 1 Feb: 1873
“Are the angels not ministering spirits sent out to serve those who are to inherit salvation?” (Hebrews 1:14)
St Michael’s Church was built, with the money of Arthur Pryor and at the urging of his wife, as a witness against the sins and problems associated with gambling at Galleywood Racecourse. For the first decades of its existence, it was not a parish church but a “Consolidated Chaplaincy”. It was named after St Michael, the warrior angel, as a token of the spiritual warfare in which it was engaged. Today, you might want to ask God where St Michael would be in action today around Galleywood. Have you been to other churches dedicated to St Michael’s, and if so, are there things we could learn from the way they relate to angels?
This week, read the historical account each day, thank God for what he has done already, and ask God to show you what he is saying to his church today.
Mon 1 Feb: 1873
“Are the angels not ministering spirits sent out to serve those who are to inherit salvation?” (Hebrews 1:14)
St Michael’s Church was built, with the money of Arthur Pryor and at the urging of his wife, as a witness against the sins and problems associated with gambling at Galleywood Racecourse. For the first decades of its existence, it was not a parish church but a “Consolidated Chaplaincy”. It was named after St Michael, the warrior angel, as a token of the spiritual warfare in which it was engaged. Today, you might want to ask God where St Michael would be in action today around Galleywood. Have you been to other churches dedicated to St Michael’s, and if so, are there things we could learn from the way they relate to angels?
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