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“The history of the London City Mission is remarkable for several reasons.
First, its dedication to urban mission was far ahead of its time…
Second, its unchanging devotion to the priority of evangelism is singular, almost unique. …
Third, its commitment to the poor, to immigrants – and to all other groups who could be called ‘the least of these’ – is deeply impressive…
How is it possible for such a large agency to have stayed so stedfastly committed to its vision for so long?...
The LCM faces exciting but daunting new challenges in the 21st century. But despite the inevitable changes that will come, as it holds on to its core value of urban neighbour evangelism, it will continue to play a major, effective, strategic role in the work of the kingdom for years to come. London is one of the three or four most influential urban centres in the world today. I am profoundly grateful that the London City Mission continues to be an anchor for gospel witness in that great city.”
Rev Dr Timothy Keller,
Senior Pastor,
Redeemer Presbyterian Church, New York City
(from the Preface to “Streets Paved with Gold”, 2003)
Streets Paved with Gold, by Irene Howat and John Nicholls, tells the story of the LCM from its foundation in 1835 through to 2003. More details.
A new brochure outlining our history was produced for our 175th anniversary in 2010.
View or download a copy here.
A small pamphlet, called Mission to London, which traced the formation and early days of the London City Mission was published some years ago. This is now out of print. A quite large file
(pdf 1.86Mb) which shows a scan of the original pamphlet, including illustrations, may be obtained by following this link: Mission to London by Peter Trainer.
A text only version (pdf 124Kb) may be obtained as follows: Mission to London (Text Only).
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