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and myself, with 10-month-old Allison.1
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years before “we had a nucleus going”
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Back-to-t he-Bible approa
appeals to restless Irishm
DUBLIN, Ireland—Tn making my commit
ment with the Lord, I was making a break with
a cultural heritage, which is a huge under
taking.”
The man who made this commitment and
renews it daily is Tony Coffey, minister of the
church in Dublin. He serves a congregation
with an average attendance of 45 in a city of
I million population. With assistant minister
Brian Nesbit, Coffey teaches three weekly Bi
ble studies, and is conducting a
campaign through Dublin news
papers to advertise a correspon-
dence program.
The advertisement lists a tele
phone number, and a recorder gives
a brief course description, and asks
that callers leave a name and num
ber. A similar campaign resulted in ’
92 replies, 10 completed courses,
three requests for second courses,
and one attending Bible studies.
TWenty-two years ago, Dublin
had no congregation. Coffey was
a Dublin beer salesman, restless in
the Catholic faith he had known
since childhood, haunted by the
same migration dreams that stir
most Irish youth.
Then came Leslie bearing good
news. Denver school teacher Leslie
Burkhart and a friend from Min
nesota left the classroom for a
year’s tour of Europe. They ended
up in England, where they felt more comfor
table with the language. Searching for a holi
day destination, their kish vicar landlord per
suaded them to explore Ireland.
While Leslie and her friend were touring
Ireland, a series of unusual events led to
their meeting Coffey’s brother. Then, when
Leslie missed the ferry back to England, he
igvited her to see the area with a group of
young people. That group included the restless
Tbny Coffey.
Over the next months, Leslie studied the
Scriptures with him.
“ ‘Back to the Scriptures’ had an amazing
appeal.” Coffey said. “I was raised on black and
white. With Vatican changes, to hold onto
something that never changes had great ap
peal.”
His life changed rapidly. He migrated to
Canada, was baptized in July 1967, and mar
ried Leslie in August. He says his difficulty in
accepting the gospel was not with the Scrip
tures, but “with counting the cost, which is
difficult for people in America to understand.”
Coffey said the problem still exists. The most
recent Dublin convert attended weekly Bible
studies faithfully for five years before her
baptism.
“It was a cultural problem; she had to ad-
just her whole thinking," he said. "If you’re
going to have a problem with family, then
either put the Lord first before making the
decision, or drop it.”
Back in Dublin after his commitment to full
time evangelism and completion of the Sunset
School of Preaching in Lubbock, Ibxas, Cof-
fey knocked doors “in the tens and thousands”
with no response.
“I can remember my priest writing at my
mother’s request that I had let down my coun-
try. my school and my religion — in that
order." He told of family ties strained almost
to the breaking point. "Sometimes it was Leslie
gregations worship in Northern Ireland.»
still holds allegiance to England and»
civil war is a constant.
Throughout the republic, most non-Cn
churches share building for services bed
all are small. Brethren in Dublin rent a
building from the Seventh Day Adventisa
ing up the “Church of Christ” sign on
day mornings.
Brian, Leslie, and the two Coffey Jaua
baptized in April, are the only second ■
tion Christians in the Dublin congrvgatd
others are first generation, and are very!
of overcoming the cultural and family <4
ties this brings.
“Our work is not to make peopM
Catholic, but proChrist. If the cross of 1
is not the attraction, we have nothing4
offer,” Coffey said.
The Coffeys are overseen by the 1
Chapel congregation in Dallas, with somj
port from the Barnaby congregation od
Vancouver, British Columbia. Nesbit id
seen by the Northeast congregation at Gl
ville, SC. Tbny and Leslie are the paw
daughters Allison, 18, and Amy. 16. afl
Pkul, 11
Coffey said the tone of work for the]
20 or 30 years will be determined “fw
way I conduct myself. The greatest (4
bution I can make is through a godly!
and Christ-like leadership in speech aw
duct.” He said one of their greatest nre
for Irish leadership, from people whouj
tend the cultural problems that C hris«
presents.
However, he said Americans can held
big way, by listening and corresponding!
needs of missionaries and by personal q
overseas congregations
“When vacationers take time to look 4
church and come along to worship. "R
bridges," Coffey said. - dixie fkai*!
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Norton, Howard W. & McMillion, Joy L. The Christian Chronicle (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 46, No. 3, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 1, 1989, newspaper, March 1, 1989; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1308181/m1/10/: accessed July 8, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Abilene Christian University Library.