Scripture Union

Light can share the gospel without words

24 October 2018Alice and her husband Phil live in a former vicarage on a housing estate in Knowle West, Bristol. The vicarage was abandoned in the 1990s following serious social unrest on the estate, and Alice and Phil took it over and renovated it in 2013. It’s now home to The Cairn, a church community without a traditional church building. Alice says, “We wanted The Cairn to be a beacon of light on the estate. There’s a lot of darkness and pain here, such as social issues and crime, and many people say they…