Easter Sunday 2024 

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Easter Family Photo 2024

King Lear in London – Easter Weekend

Easter Egg Hunt 2024

– John Hugh

Happy Easter, He is Risen Indeed!  We all love to say this.  It is true, yet find it can become a cliche.  

Continue reading All Things New – Easter 2024 at The Tates in Paris.

2023 Christmas Day:  

Evening Climb of the Eiffel Tour

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Checking Out Lights Christmas Night 2023

Climbing the Eiffel Tower Christmas Night

Family Memories:  Christmas 2023

Christmas Eve Sermon 2023

Waiting for Friends Visiting Paris

Church Planting in Paris

-John Hugh

Christmas Greetings from France:  Joyeux Noël!  

Continue reading Welcome Home (2023 Christmas) at The Tates in Paris.

We ran out of time for a 4th of July party, no fireworks or even a BBQ, along with 1 child in Spain.  

It’s the best we could do this year, but we don’t forget!  

Language Study in Europe or in Anglophone Countries

For those interested in a language or study abroad program in Europe (English speakers) or a summer program in England, USA, Ireland, or Canada (French speakers), check out https://www.futurystic.com (use Google Chrome to translate).

Continue reading Happy 4th of July 2023 at The Tates in Paris.

Church conference – Copenhagen, Denmark – October 2022

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New Blog Post:  Church Conferences & Church Planting in Europe

Excited to take the train – 1st Church conference 🌟 Oct 2021

Interview with fellow pastor in Europe 🌟 October 2021

Sightseeing in Germany – Church Conferences

Always Comfortable on a Plane

Dubrovnik, Croatia🌟 March 2022

-John Hugh

In the past year I’ve been fortunate to be able to go to a few church and church planting conferences outside France.

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Paris South Half-Marathon 🌟 EIC Paris Men 🌟 Beautiful spring day in Paris

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Instagram Posts

When you make a trek to Paris for speech therapy, it’s worth it when she is lovely! Video in our stories🌟 Enjoy your weekend!

The Bible Project ❤️Took a chance to teach biblical theology to kids under 10 and they were hooked!

Continue reading Favorites April 2023: Half Marathon, Paris excursions & more at The Tates in Paris.

When your dad becomes a last minute tag-along on a French school trip to Greece due to French paperwork delays!

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Greece – Monday after Easter Sunday 2023

Rollercoaster of emotions – school trip to Greece

When you can’t get inside the French préfecture

Greece School Trip – with unexpected tag-along

Instagram Post

The smile & the pose say it all!

Continue reading Living with the Unexpected at The Tates in Paris.

EASTER SUNDAY 2023:

EIC PARIS RIVE GAUCHE (Left Bank)

The location of our new church plant –  14th Arrondissement, Place Denfert Rochereau, Paris

Easter Sunday 2023:  Thank you to our Partners

Easter Sunday Sermon Podcast: 

Easter 2023: The Hope, The Vision, The Reality

John 20:1-18  (CSB translation)

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Continue reading First Sunday Service – Easter 2023 at The Tates in Paris.

Rome, Italy

-John Hugh

This past summer, our plans changed where we did not fly back to the US in August as a family as originally planned.  A death in the family turned our plans around.  Being in Mississippi became a priority for me and despite the circumstances, it was a blessing to be there with family.  We all had some quality time, two of our boys got to return to Mississippi, and we saw lots of friends.  

Continue reading Travels in Italy (Summer 2022) at The Tates in Paris.

A rotating & growing group of weekly gatherers 

-John Hugh

We started off this fall 2022 updating our blog until all of us got curtailed when Linda broke her ankle six weeks ago.  She shared what she learned in this time (see below) and we’ll try to get you all up to speed with both life and ministry activities.  We have some video flashbacks below if you scroll to the bottom of this post.  

Continue reading Nov 2022 Update: Church Planting & Broken Ankle Recovery at The Tates in Paris.

-John Hugh

One of my passions outside of faith and family are books – the others being baseball & bucks, which for those who don’t know means deer hunting & watching.  I love to read.  I have favorite authors who have shaped me – Robert Louis Stevenson, Mark Twain, Ernest Hemingway.  Yet, and not just saying this, the greatest reading experience I’ve had in my life has been this – The Lymond Chronicles.

Continue reading Book Favorites: The Lymond Chronicles at The Tates in Paris.