Bradford Update

On Sunday, 29 November 2009, Hilversum International Christian Center will change its name to Thousand Hills International Church.  Though the church only opened its doors in 2006 by the Bradfords and a team of 10 other individuals, Sebastiaan van Wessem, lead pastor of the church and orginal church planting team member believes the new name will help to smooth the way toward becoming a multi-site church that functions in a number of municipalities.

Thousand Hills will open their second site in The Hague, Netherlands in spring 2010, bringing the total number of churches owing their origins to the Hilversum, Netherlands-based intenrational church to three.  In September 2007, the church also planted an autonomous church in Almere, Netherlands–New Day International Church.

As Sebastiaan put it,  “The Lord has been speaking to us how we could take the original vision of Hilversum International Christian Center (HICC) to the next level. We have always talked about multiplication, but how could we make this work practically? Soon we discovered that a number of churches around the world have adopted a multi-site vision: one church in multiple locations that has one vision and one leadership team.”

So, CONGRATULATIONS to the entire growing community of Thousand Hills International Church.  May your ambitious name be matched by equally impressive results!

To learn more, you can visit the Thousand Hills website, going live on Sunday, 29 November.