Dave & Chris Richards
Dave and Chris Richards met in Oxford when they were 18 years old and became Christians in Witney, Oxfordshire on November 1st 1970, and a new House Church sprang up around them and a group of other Christian friends. They lived communally for seven years and during this time they got to know and became close to Barney Coombs, who was then the pastor of the Basingstoke Baptist Church. Barney moved to Vancouver in 1977 and in 1979 asked them to move to Basingstoke to lead and give apostolic direction to the Church. They moved from the East Midlands in May 1981 and live in the village of Oakley.
Dave continued to be the Senior Pastor of the Church (now renamed Basingstoke Community Church), whilst carrying apostolic responsibility for many other Churches in UK and Overseas. In May 1996 the BCC leaders released them to their international apostolic work but they still remain members of the local Church and are spiritual parents to many. Dave pastors senior leaders in England, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Sweden and America. Together they carry a heart to see leaders trained, new Churches planted and apostolic teams arise in the nations.
Dave leads apostolic teams in the Nordic and USA Regions and serves on the International and European teams of Salt and Light Ministries. This means a life of constant travel, which has continued pretty well since they first met. Chris leads Family Matters in BCCs and is also part of the local leadership team of the Town Centre Community Church, travels extensively alongside of Dave and is a key member on the European Nordic and USA teams of Salt and Light. They have three married children and three precious grandchildren.
Prayer Diary
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January
8 Basingstoke – South Church
9-15 USA, Coast to Coast family of churches, with Gary Bastin and Buck Hudson
16-31 USA, Coast to Coast family of churches, with Gary Bastin and Buck Hudson, joined by Chris Richards and Russ and Rebecca Beese
February
4 Basingstoke – Men’s Breakfast
8 Basingstoke – The King’s School Assembly
9 Basingstoke – Town Centre Church Alpha group
13-15 Oxford – Salt & Light International Team meeting
16-19 Oxford – Salt & Light International Leaders’ Conference
20-23 Basingstoke – International Prophetic Conference
28- USA, Foundation Ministries with Steve Thomas and Dave Oliver
March
-12 USA, Foundation Ministries with Steve Thomas and Dave Oliver
17-25 Sweden, Denmark, Norway – Nordic Region Sphere Days with Buck Hudson
28 Oxford – Salt & Light UK Core Team
April
13-22 UK, South-West region
27-30 Sweden, Horred
May
1-7 Finland with Buck Hudson
8-15 East Sweden with Buck Hudson
16 Sweden, Horred - Nordic region Team meeting
17-19 Sweden, Horred – Nordic region Leaders’ Conference
20-28 West Sweden
29 Basingstoke - Dave & Chris’ Accountability Group
June
3-10 UK, South-East region
14-17 Basingstoke with Paul and Miriam John
August
21- USA, Coast to Coast family of churches
September
-18 USA, Coast to Coast family of churches
October
1-28 Nordic region
November
5-12 Zimbabwe
13-26 Kenya
December
1-9 UK, South-West region
10 Basingstoke – apostolic team