The first-ever Strangely Warmed Retreat: An Intentional Discipleship Retreat was organised to allow our church members to encounter God and experience His love. The pastors hope that the Wesley Methodist Church family will experience and share the love and mercy of Jesus in a personal way through personal encounters with the Lord.
“We want to bring our members into encounters with God in a very intimate and personal way,” explained Pastor Gladwin.
Pastor Gladwin and his team had started planning for the retreat in 2017. The pandemic had put a pause on plans till this year.
Under the guidance of Pastor Gladwin, a group of church staff and volunteers organised this retreat to provide a safe space and environment for church members to come together to share life’s challenges. They hoped that hearing personal stories and anecdotes shared by the pastors and participants would give assurance of God’s faithfulness and hope even in the most challenging moments of life and inspire deeper discipleship journeys.
“In such a time as this, when there are so many uncertainties, bad news and brokenness around us, it is important to come together as a church family. We have to walk alongside each other and hear one another’s stories,” said Pastor Gladwin, who spearheaded this retreat.
“Knowing that we are not alone in our discipleship journeys can help us to love Christ more intimately, grow in Christ more deeply and serve Him faithfully.”
