Can a church merger truly work?
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The Bible stresses the importance of unity as believers in Christ, but unity is often harder in practice than in principle. Manoj Raithatha, Minister of Pinner Baptist Church, has seen this first-hand as he led his congregation through a church merger and has written a new book about it, When Churches Merge. He joined Lydia Bennett and Tash Kusi to share how it all unfolded and the valuable lessons he learnt.
Released on 27 Feb 2026
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