ST FRANCIS
CANTON | CARDIFF
A new church family forming in Canton, Cardiff.
We believe that Jesus is good news.
St Francis will be a family of faith, learning to follow the way of Jesus, longing to see new life in Canton, Cardiff and beyond.
Why St Francis?
St Francis of Assisi received a vision and command from God to ‘go and rebuild my house’; a preacher of the gospel, starting a movement of radical obedience, a minister of signs and wonders, seeing the creativity of God in beauty, we cannot think of a more appropriate namesake for this church family. St Francis embodies a longing for scriptural teaching and missional proclamation, a sacramental heritage, a sense of wonder and curiosity, and a real expectancy of the Spirit and presence of God. We feel a deep affinity for what St Francis personifies, and long to be a community who live that out in the context of Cardiff.
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We want to follow the great pillars of faith in the story of Wales - to be a people rooted in prayer, holiness and purity - whilst looking with hope towards what God is yet to do. A church family that holds a tension across traditions: charismatic and contemplative, seeking a God both transcendent and present in our midst. We will take scripture, sacrament and the Spirit seriously, nurturing both personal and communal rhythms of devotion to Jesus. Our worship will be expectant that He is with us, is speaking to us today, and is doing a new thing in our midst.
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We seek to be a church family united by Christ as in Acts 2, where all members from all backgrounds and generations have an important part to play. As we minister in a cultural moment of deep disconnection, we feel God calling us to foster a community of intentional family, marked by three things: cenedlaethau (generations), building Kingdom foundations across age groups and investing in children, young people and the wisdom of the older generations; authenticity, creating space where we can bring the fullness of ourselves into the presence of God and one another; and joy, being a people who party even in the midst of pain, with a joy sought from the Spirit rather than generated from within.
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Sacrificially giving of ourselves, our gifts, our time and our resources to serve Canton and the city of Cardiff; particularly those who are vulnerable and isolated. We want to be proclaimers of the good news of Jesus Christ, and to creatively pray and dream about how we best respond to the chronic mental health, economic, social and environmental needs of our time. We seek to be ambitiously local: rooted in Canton, principally serving that locality, but with vision for God's Kingdom to extend beyond.
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In all that we do, we will seek to operate in the creativity of the Holy Spirit; pioneering and birthing new things where He leads, whether new church communities, ministries, or other initiatives that seek to bring His Kingdom here on earth. We hold this with open hands: we are not entrepreneurs looking for the next project, but a people willing to follow where the Spirit points and take risks in obedience.
We are being shaped by four postures:
Want to find out more or get involved?
For those looking for how to support us in the season whether local or from afar, we are asking for three things:
Come join us on the evening of the 18th January to hear more and find out how to get involved - get in touch below if you want to find out more about this.
Pray for all that God might want to do through this community.
Give to help us get started - we are in the process of setting up a charity and are fundraising through the financial and governance structures of King’s Cross Church (KXC).
If you want to find out more then please get in touch - we’d love to hear from you!