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When a daughter gets a call from her mother – a tale of two Bristol churches

When a daughter gets a call from her mother – a tale of two Bristol churches
Philip Street Chapel
Tim Howlett Tim works for United Beach Missions.
05 August, 2024 2 min read

We might be of an age where it is our turn to care for aging parents – sometimes meaning a move for us or them. It’s natural to want to help. This has been true of two churches – a mother and her daughter – in south Bristol.

Philip Street Chapel (PSC) in Bedminster was formed in the 1860s when hundreds of men worked in the local coal mines. George Muller was being mightily used in his orphanage work. At the time, one PSC member remarked, ‘When Mr Muller preached the chapel always seemed full.’

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