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Caption: Children at play at the Finsbury Mission Summer Bible School in London, England. John Coffman (center) is the director.

Caption: Free Gospel Hall, Kentish Town, N.W. 5, London, England, which was purchased by Mennonite Board of Missions around 1954 at auction for use as mission outreach. Mr. & Mrs. John Coffman who have many years of experience at the Finsbury Mission in East London will take charge of the work. A Summer Bible School will be held here during the period July 26--August 20, 1954. A successful school was held in this hall last summer.

Caption: Group worshiping at the London Mennonite Centre morning service on July 30 1955. (front row L to R) Joan Ince, Helene Held, Irene Ledermann, Irene Nisley, [a cousin of the Coffman children, Walter & Paul], (second row L to R) Rachael Leatherman, Leah Risser, Annie Martens, Gertrude Zelm, Miriam Leatherman, Wally Quiring, Miss Macy, Mrs. John Coffman. (third row L to R) Leonard Kintzi, Felix Kintzi, Mrs. Cornelius Wall, Cornellius Wall, Thomas Ashebeudi, John Coffman, pastor in charge at Free Gospel Hall.

Caption: Group present for services at London Mennonite Centre April 29, 1956. (back row L to R) Annie Martens, Mennonite from B.C. living in London Mrs. Tucker, housekeeper for a Canadian family in London MR. Tucker, law student rooming at the Centre Leonara Kintzi, Polish Galician Mennonite Living in London Ernest Miller, conducted the service that day Mrs. Ernest Miller, John Coffman, Alfred Kintzi, Polish Galician Mennonite Quintus Leatherman, (front row L to R) Mrs. John Coffman, Miriam Leatherman, Walter and Paul Coffman, Alma Brown, Emmanuel Tucker, Joan Ince, will be baptized as the first English member at the Centre; Elizabeth Feldheim, German student nurse rooming at the Centre and leader of the student international meetings Philip Leatherman,.