Worship Musician Magazine September 2020 | Page 20

COURAGEOUS WORSHIP
IN A TIME OF PANDEMIC
KING’S CROSS CHURCH’S
TOM ECCLESHALL
By Alexander MacDougall
Just a quarter of a mile down the road from
London’s Kings Cross Station, where Harry
Potter caught the train to the fictional Hogwart’s
School, lies King’s Cross Church (KXC). An
Anglican church plant just 10 years old, KXC
is pastored by Pete Hughes (songwriter Tim’s
brother). And since its inception KXC has been
shepherded in worship by Tom Eccleshall.
A songwriter, academic, worship leader and
musician, Tom serves as part of a vibrant
worship community, reaching out and impacting
London, England in extraordinary ways. Tom
and KXC’s new EP, Kingdom Dreamers, has
just recently released.
KXC
KXC
[WM] Tom, thank you so much for this time
today. I’ve really looked forward to this. What
can you tell us about your upbringing and the
spiritually significant markers in your life?
[Tom] Thank you so much for having me. It’s a
real honor to be asked!
Sure, growing up, my Dad used to be the Pastor
of our local church in a town near Birmingham,
U.K. It was part of a small but interesting
group of churches called Pioneer (which is the
movement Delirious and 24-7 prayer originated
from). It was a pretty charismatic place and
movement to grow up in. I remember a key
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