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October 15, 2015 by Graham Norman

Stoppa Coppa Society

The Stoppa Coppa Society, was founded in 1980, by John Wright when he noticed Mothers getting a big round of applause for being mothers.  That made him think of other people that the public take for granted like the Police and Traffic Wardens.

It was founded on the basis that all members are asked to do is to stop Police Officers and say, “Excuse me Officer, I would just like you to know that we appreciate you. Without you we would have chaos. Live up to your high calling!”

One WPC in Norwich burst into tears when he said this. She replied, ‘I have had nothing but abuse all morning and was thinking of resigning, but now I won’t!’  Of course as a Christian Society, often what follows for us is an opportunity to share the Gospel.

John Wright is a director of ‘Full Gospel Businessmen’s Fellowship’ and is renowned for his fearless engagement in personal evangelism. He has also produced a DVD on ‘Talking to Strangers’.

From a privileged background, he is also no stranger to the police, having served time in prison for a crime he strongly denies which got him into the Guinness book of records for the longest trial ever!

God, however had a plan and John was able to use the Holy Spirit to heal fellow prisoners and over 40 of them came to faith!

A chance hearing about the Stoppa Coppa Society at an event in 2014 inspired one of our LCPF members to contact John.  God’s timing being perfect, it just so happened that John, who is now over 80, was looking for someone to take over the Stoppa Coppa Society.  Who better than the London Christian Police Family?

We’re busy preparing for a national rollout of this initiative, if you’re signed up to our newsletter, you’ll receive an update on progress.

Stoppa Coppa today!

Filed Under: London, News Tagged With: London

About Graham Norman

Graham joined the Metropolitan Police in 1989 and currently holds the rank of inspector. He became a Christian in 2005 after hearing the gospel from a wonderfully persistent vicar during the Christening of his son. He states that the gospel has radically changed his life in ways that he could not have previously imagined. Graham has a passion to see as many people as possible changed by the transforming message of Jesus Christ. He especially has a heart for the children and youth and works in this area both inside the police and in his spare time. He has been an ambassador since 2006 and joined the LCPF leadership team in late 2014.

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