Christ’s love will capture hearts, and Christ’s truth will renew minds.
The light of God’s Word will shine once more in homes, classrooms, parliaments, and public squares.
From Lisbon to Lviv, from Edinburgh to Athens, the gospel will echo again—not as a memory, but as a movement.
Churches across the continent will be awakened—vibrant with worship, bold in witness, and rooted in the powerful preaching of God’s Word. Europe will rise, spiritually alive, spiritually free, and spiritually strong.
St. David’s is both a symbol of what God can do and a sending base for what God will do.
As the Centrepoint congregation has grown and reclaimed St. David’s, we’ve proven this truth: the gospel still works in Europe.
WE SEE EUROPE
The Gospel Story
The gospel first reached Europe in the first century, when the Apostle Paul crossed into Macedonia and preached in Philippi—the first European convert was a woman named Lydia, whose heart the Lord opened. From that small beginning, the message of Jesus spread across cities and empires, transforming Europe from a continent of paganism and tribalism into a center of Christian faith, learning, and culture.
For centuries, the gospel took deep root—shaping nations, inspiring cathedrals, founding universities, and birthing reformers. Even through the long night of the Dark Ages, the light of Christ was not extinguished. Then came the Reformation: a great gospel awakening where grace, faith, and Scripture were rediscovered. The praise of God rang out once again—in Germany, in Scotland, in Switzerland, in the Netherlands. Revival fires spread. Missionaries were sent. Churches multiplied. Europe became both cradle and engine of global Christianity.
But over time, the light began to dim.
Modernity brought skepticism. War brought devastation. Prosperity brought apathy. The 20th and 21st centuries have seen deep spiritual decline. Across much of Europe, the gospel is now met with indifference, and in some places, hostility. In many cities, several generations have grown up with little to no connection to the church—or to Christ. Europe is often called “post-Christian,” but in truth, much of it is now functionally pre-Christian—a mission field once again.
And yet, this is not the end of the story.
We believe the gospel is still “the power of God for salvation” (Romans 1:16). We believe the darkness is not final. Across the continent, the Spirit of God is stirring. New churches are being planted. Young leaders are being trained. The gospel is quietly—yet powerfully—advancing again.
We believe Europe can be spiritually free, alive, and strong once more. Not through nostalgia or nationalism, but through a new wave of Christ-centered, Spirit-empowered churches that proclaim the good news with courage and clarity.
We believe God will win in Europe.
The St. David’s Story
A Microcosm of the Gospel in Europe
BUILT FOR GLORY
Rising in the heart of Bathgate in 1905, St. David’s was born in a time when church bells still shaped the rhythm of life in Scotland. Constructed to serve the flourishing congregation of St. David’s Free Church, it stood as a spiritual beacon—its stone walls echoing with the praise of God and the preaching of His Word.
For decades, St. David’s was a house of worship, a place where lives were shaped by Scripture and communities were formed in the shadow of the cross. It was built for the glory of God—and for the good of the people.
But as with so many churches across Europe, the spiritual vitality that once filled St. David’s began to fade.
By the early 2000s, the congregation had dwindled, and in 2007, the church closed its doors. The building, once dedicated to the worship of Christ, was repurposed—first into a cinema, then a nightclub. St. David’s became a symbol of what had been lost: the spiritual erosion of a continent once ablaze
with the gospel.
What happened to St. David’s mirrors what has happened across Europe. The gospel that once shaped laws, culture, and daily life has been pushed to the margins. Today, in many cities, less than 1% of the population identifies as evangelical. In places like Copenhagen, that number falls to just 0.03%.
St. David’s became one more beautiful ruin—architecturally magnificent, spiritually abandoned.
But this is not where the story ends.
From Sacred to Secular
A House Restored for Gospel Advance
In April 2024, Centrepoint Church purchased the building for $615,000—redeeming it from secular use and reclaiming it for its original purpose: the glory of God.
This was not just a property acquisition. It was a prophetic act.
From this historic town-center venue, we will worship God, serve our community and reach the world as we train leaders, plant churches, and send out missionaries.
We envision a sacred space, alive once again with passionate worship and gospel proclamation—not as a relic of the past, but as a launchpad for the future.
Just as St. David’s has been redeemed, we believe God is redeeming Europe—one life, one leader, one church at a time.