Archie Coates: Succeeding Nicky Gumbel, tackling LGBT issues and reaching the lost
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Megan Cornwell2022-08-26T19:44:00
As Archie Coates leaves Brighton to head up Holy Trinity Brompton (HTB), he tells Megan Cornwell about his plans for the largest Anglican church in England
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