As part of the URC's series of stories from Church Related Community Workers, a reflection on 'Walking the Way- Holy Habits with Our Community' at North Avenue Mission Project, Chelmsford has been written by Maria JY Lee. Maria started this, her first CRCW project, since graduating in July 2018 and had a couple of major setbacks, through no fault of her own, right from the outset.

After serving the community for over 90 years, North Avenue United Reformed Church closed its doors on 30 September 2018. After, what was a stressful and uncertain period came some exciting plans to set up a Mission project, based at the church premises and launched on 1 October 2018.

Maria says: "Our Mission Project statement is: ‘Working together in the love of Christ and reaching out as church in community'. The Chelmsford Project is willing to build partnerships for the wellbeing of the local people and to serve the community with a rich mix of biblical material and inspiring social resources."

To read more about Maria's journey and The North Avenue Mission Project, read here.

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