About

What is The Filling Station?

Filling Station is a contemporary vehicle for bringing Christian renewal and evangelism to the UK. Our Biblical mandate is from Psalm 114: 8 ‘Who turned the rock into a pool, the hard rock into springs of water.’ We see the ‘pools’ described here as places of deep spiritual refreshment for the existing church bringing water into the hard dry areas. The ‘hard rock into springs of water’ represents the new spiritual life that occurs through evangelism. The Filling Station is a resource organisation that wants to help you bring renewal and appropriate evangelism to your area.

How does The Filling Station work?

The Filling Station wants to see Christian communities grow and become healthier in their local expression. The Filling Station (TFS) offers high quality speakers and teachers, contemporary sung worship and powerful, accessible prayer ministry. Personal testimonies, led group prayer and friendship in an informal religiously ‘neutral’ setting are all part of our way of doing things.

TFS meetings are held mid-week and designed to be overtly spiritual, but presented in a manner that those outside the existing church would feel comfortable in experiencing. Meetings are usually held on a monthly basis and aim to be short, sharp and focussed in character. They are a place to network and make new friendships but more importantly a place to build faith and meet God.

TFS is not a new independent church movement, rather a model of how Christians can work together to bring new spiritual life to their areas and in the process bring many people to faith in Jesus Christ. Psalm 133: 1 ‘How good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in unity! It is like precious oil poured on the head, running down on the beard, running down on Aaron’s beard, down upon the collar of his robes… For there the Lord bestows his blessing, even life for evermore.’

The Filling Station works with local Christians and existing churches to bring new Christian life to an area. The Filling Station Trust has been set up to facilitate any local group wishing to start a meeting in their area. To provide resources, both human and practical, plus guide the successful establishment of many more Filling Station meetings across the country.

Do you have an alive Christian faith but live in a spiritually ‘dry’ part of the country? You are not alone. We want to help.

What we can do for you?

If you would like to start a meeting of this nature in your area, please get in touch with the Filling Station Trust via the Trust Director: Rev Richard Fothergill (01225 832806/ fothers@talk talk.net). God is stirring groups of Christians like yourselves all over the UK to present their faith in relevant, authentic ways and the Filling Station is just one new expression of this. Get in touch, we want to help and are there to serve you.

Council of Reference

The following individuals endorse the Filling Station ministry in the United Kingdom:-
• Stewart Keiller, Senior Pastor, Bath City Church. Bath.
• Canon Yvonne Richmond,  Coventry Cathedral Chaplain for Evangelism.
• Rt. Rev Tony Palmer,  Communion of Evangelical Episcopal Churches (CEEC).  Italy & Britain.
• Mr Don Latham, Former CEO W.Wiltshire County Council
• Very Rev. John Irvine, Dean of Coventry Cathedral

PLEASE NOTE: The Church group meeting in Box village, Wiltshire called ‘the Filling Station’ is not part of the national Filling Station Trust. If you would like to get in contact with this group visit their web site: tfs-uk.org

Personal experiences of the Filling Station…

“I find the Filling Station a really encouraging place to go each month. I just love the Filling Station meetings as they remind me how much God is there for me.” Nicky, Saltford, Somerset

“At the Filling Station meeting someone had some information from God about a bad right leg. That was me!  I was so amazed I didn’t know what to do about it!  Next time I’ll ask for prayer there and then.” David, Hinton Charterhouse, Somerset

“I’d not gone to church for many years.  A friend invited me to a Filling Station meeting and I really enjoyed it.  Something changed in my mind about church & God at that point.  I love coming to the meetings and have now started going to my local church on Sunday as well.”  Cathy, Hinton Charterhouse,  Somerset

“I was prayed for at the Filling Station and a neck & shoulder problem I had experienced for several years suddenly went.  I couldn’t lift my right arm above the shoulder and I now have full mobility there.  A really good result!” Joanne, Bath, Somerset

“I found what I learn in the talks at Filling Station really interesting.  I never quite understood why God felt distant to me until that man explained about sin being a barrier.  A barrier that Jesus has broken for me now.” Jon, Hinton Charterhouse, Somerset

“After being prayed for at the meeting my stomach complaint completely improved.  I had no anxiety there at all.  I was so changed I then went out and found myself praying for someone else who was ill!” Vincent, Marlborough, Wiltshire

“The Filling Station meeting was instrumental in bringing me to Christ this year. After a very difficult year, I somehow felt drawn to go along in January. The singing, the speaker, the warmth and the peace within that building that evening was truly memorable and my life now, as a Christian, is totally fulfilled” Steve, Box, Wiltshire

“I find the Filling Station meetings really helpful to my Christian faith.  It’s like going to the New Wine summer conference once a month!
Jospehine, Bath, Somerset.