in central baptist church, walthamstow. in july 2009, jim moore was left 17 boxes of christian...
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In July 2009, Jim Moore was left 17 boxes of Christian books by a friend who died
He decided to share them with other Christians as a Library
Central Baptist Church had a small Library, and agreed to let Jim add these books in and open to other Churches
Opened Sept 2009, with 1,000 books and 8 bookcases, in a corner of the Church
» 3 years on, we have grown!» 4,700 books, in 35 bookcases» 4 areas of the church building» Staff team from: Central Baptist, Church Hill
Baptist, Emmanuel Christian Centre, Walthamstow. Woodford Evangelical Church, Ridgeway Church, Chingford; Grace Church, Hackney
» Website – www.christianlibrary.org.uk
»To encourage Christians to read good books»For the 'average' Christian, i.e. not a
'theological' library˃But has a lot of study books now
»An Inter-Church Library - publicised among 70 local churches »Accessible – open monthly, free,
refreshments, recommendations
»Christian Living˃Organised in A-Z topics, from ‘Answers’ to
Youth work’˃11 bookcases, over 1,400 books
»Bible Study˃Commentaries (Genesis to Revelation),
Concordances, Dictionaries, Bible study aids, etc.˃10 bookcases, with about 1,400 books
»For Children, for Young People˃Novels, Bible Story books, etc.˃2 bookcases, about 200 books
»Christian History˃Churches, Denominations,
Missions, etc.˃3 bookcases, about 250 books