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The official civic opening of the new
Redcar Gospel Hall on Edenhall Grove,
 Redcar, was at 12:00 noon,
Friday, 19th January, 2007. The Worshipful the Mayor Councillor Mary
Ovens, Mrs Vera Baird (MP), Bryan Kitchen (Redcar & Cleveland Planning
Dept.), Mrs Ann Charlton, Mrs Maureen Ireland (Manageress of
the Ann Charlton Lodge), Mr Richard Hackett (the Architect),
Mr Peter Hartridge (the Project Manager), and Mr Paul
Saddington (the Builder), as well as many friends
from other Assemblies in the north-east attended; over 60 people were
present. Mr Rutherford Rabey (Newcastle) gave an address
on the purpose of the Gospel Hall with readings from
Acts 2:22-24 and
v.41-42.
The following summarises his message:
"It is important to
emphasise at the beginning, that the Christians
who meet here in the new Gospel Hall, believe in
the Authority of Scripture. This means that they
believe that the Bible is the inspired,
revealed, Word of God. Because of this they are
not left to their own ideas as to what would be
believed and taught, as their own ideas could
vary dramatically, but their foundation is
solely on the revealed Word of God.
The Bible teaches that there is only one way the
Salvation of God can be received and that is
through faith in the work of Christ on the
Cross, by his Death, Burial and Resurrection. On
the basis of this redemptive work alone, can a
person be forgiven by a Holy God.
The Christians who meet here believe that they "that
gladly received his word" v 41, would on
the Authority of Scripture then be baptized by
full immersion in water, thus signifying death,
burial and Resurrection to new life, and be
received into Assembly fellowship. They
would then meet with the Christian fellowship on
the first day of every week (Sunday), to
remember the Lord in the "breaking
of bread and in prayers."
In order for the Gospel to be spread, those who
live in the area will be invited regularly to
attend church meetings where God's way of
Salvation will be proclaimed, and through this
means there would be added to the local church
those who came to believe on the message that
Christ died, was buried, and on the third day
rose again from the dead according to the
Scriptures.
Further meetings would be held in the course of
the week, for example, for Bible teaching, for
Prayer, and meetings for children and young
people, to make the message of the Bible known
to them.
It has been a privilege for me to be able to
come to this opening of the new Gospel Hall and
my prayer would be that the Lord would bless the
Assembly here in their work for Him."
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