We have a vision to see communities and society transformed by the power of prayer and action. We aim to work with others to see broken lives healed, and those suffering set free.
“Go and make disciples...” Matt 28
“We are Christs ambassadors" 1 Cor 8
"...and you will be my witnesses..." Acts 1
Our Mission is to share God’s love and God’s message, by mobilising our people for serving God at Home and all around the world.
Everyone at BCC is on the missions team, but if you want to know more about how to get involved with one of the initiatives we are running, you can drop us an email at
Wolfgang and Heike Tiedeck
Hi, we are Wolfgang and Heike Tiedeck.
Heike has been a member of BCC since 1994. She came to Leeds as a student and got involved with the then Bridge Street Church. Wolfgang came into the picture after our marriage in 1995. We went to the north of Ghana with WEC International where we served in the theological training of lay leaders in the Evangelical Church of Ghana.
Wolfgang is a theologian, and Heike holds a diploma in nursing and a master’s degree in Intercultural Studies. We have one son, Dominik, who called himself a ‘Ghanaian’ when – after our return from Ghana - he entered the German schooling system at the age of 7!
In 2007, we became staff members of Cornerstone, a Bible college for mission training in the Netherlands. Our motivation is to help the next generation of missionaries and cross-cultural workers to be well-prepared to fulfil God’s calling.
Wolfgang resources staff, students and the college in his position as a librarian and has taught various courses. Heike started work there as a bookkeeper and mentor and, after finishing her master’s degree, eventually joined the teaching staff. Since 2016 she has been a guest lecturer at Cornerstone and at another German Bible college. She teaches German to immigrants and English at an adult education centre and in a prison. She gives seminars about understanding cultures and has written a book about this, Learning to Understand Cultures: An Introduction to Intercultural Encounters, which a member of BCC has translated.
While Cornerstone is in the Netherlands, we live in Germany (it’s only a 20-minute-journey!). We have been actively sharing God’s word in our own and the neighbouring community through preaching, an adult Bible study and an English church service. It is our desire not only to increase the Biblical knowledge of people, but to see them following Christ.
During the Corona pandemic Wolfgang fell ill with Covid-19 and was seriously ill. By God’s grace, with the support of the prayers of many, and thanks to a good medical team, he recovered and is now able to continue to proclaim what the Lord has done.
HIS Name in Highest Honour!
Manisha andNatasha
Spread the Word, India
Manisha and Natasha were ordained and commissioned by BCC and began the Spread the Word ministry in North India in 2014 with only 8 people. Since then, the church has been blessed with great growth, and now has an average weekly attendance of 80 adults and children, with this increase continuing. Over their time in India, God has been giving Spread the Word Church prophetic words about their ministry, revival in the church and building His church, in a way that will change the nations.
Spread the Word are a Kingdom-centred Church, a vibrant family of hope filled believers, passionate about revival & Kingdom advancement. Above all, they are rooted in the love of God and centred around God’s presence. Even more, they love people and love to see hearts healed, lives transformed, and destinies fulfilled. They are committed to seeing heart transformations, with God and each other, raising up sons and daughters of Christ and releasing God’s love to a fatherless generation.
If you would like to read more about the wonderful work Spread the Word are doing in India, please click here to visit their website.
