Every believer has the seed of a church, every church has the seeds of a movement. We believe that healthy churches don’t just grow, many of them will reproduce. We are committed to supporting and championing a multiplication culture in our churches across the borough.
Our Gospel Saturation 10 year vision is to see a living church of believers within regular easy access of every resident in the borough. In numerical terms that looks like 1 church per 1000 people. The current population of Southwark is 306,000. The current number of churches in the borough (that we are aware of) are around 200. This means that if just one in every two churches managed to reproduce, we will have achieved our vision.
Of course that is unlikely to be how it will happen but the vision is a tangible one. Churches and multiplication take many forms and this is part of our growing conversation.
We are constantly finding new kingdom initiatives in Southwark. If you are planning to plant or have planted a church recently do join the conversation and share your learnings with us as we seek to build a multiplication ecosystem. A rising tide lift all boats.
Meanwhile, here’s a heart-warming account of a recent church plant on a Southwark estate to build your faith.
Alex Harris was keynote speaker at our Southwark For Jesus / Southwark Leaders Breakfast at Southwark Cathedral 16th July 2026.
He tackled the question; What might God do if Southwark became a multiplying ecosystem rather than a just collection of churches?
This was a an energetic, inspiring and challenging conversation that had everyone fully engaged. We had interviews with Church planters and a great panel conversation.
Church Multiplication Examples
Five examples of church planters from across the denominations and streams.
- Pastor Obafemi Omisade shares the story of the New Covenant church planting movement, originating in Southwark.
- Will Cookson, Director of Pioneering Ministry & Dean of Fresh Expressions for the Diocese of Southwark shares on some of the fresh expressions and growth across CorE churches that has been happening in Southwark
- Fiorella Pecorale of Sabbath Church tells of her calling to church plant in London from Italy and more specifically to start in Southwark.
- Stu Gibbs of New Frontiers and New Day shares of his call to plant Redemption church at London Bridge with a view to multiplying across London.
- Phil Stokes shared a 1 minute clip on Microchurch introducing his Oikos church plant. Phil is in touch with 35 Microchurches across London that are the early fruits of what he sees as a fresh church multiplication movement.
