A pint and a sermon please
Subheaded:
Caravan Park wants to help people connect with the church in an easy way
That was the title in this weeks Local Newspaper pictured above Article was as follows:-
A SPIRITED service awaits a caravan park congregation.
From Easter Sunday a pint and a prayer will be on offer at
Pastor Steve Houghton has come up with the idea of mixing a church-going experience with the relaxed atmosphere you’d enjoy down your local pub Path owner Steve, 48, has watched church attendances fail in recent years, so he and his ‘i61’ (short for Isaiah Chapter 61) colleagues, including wife Gill and son Lee, 30, will be offering unique weekly sermons in a bid to ignite people’s faith. “When most people think of church they think of big cathedrals with huge stained glass windows~ but i61 wants to be a bit different,” said Steve, whose family has owned the
Isaiah Chapter 61 tells of the year of the Lord’s favour and the call of God. It explains how we need to preach good news t6the poor and bind up the broken hearted.
The organisation admits the community of today is evolving and says its goal is to reach out to people looking for something more in life.
To do this, they’ll be offering punters the chance to meet new friends, enjoy upbeat music and hear positive messages in a relaxed setting.
It’s all too easy to stay within the safety of a church’s walls, but we want to put ourselves out there, to be available to answer questions people have” said Steve.
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Written By Martin Williams
Chief Reporter for
Thanks to Martin for such a well written and positive report. We really appreciate it
posted by Steve & Gill @ 11:07 am
7 Comments:
Thats the coolest thing ever! Woohoo!
it's so cool, they made it sound like the most natural move in the World like; 'Ofcourse they're going to start a church in a pub to reach people, who wouldn't?!!'
I'm excited to see what responses they get. whoo hoo diddly doo!
Poor Byron, someone buy him a little kitten or two!
okay here goes.....
Jesus is alive today, and He wants to help us in our lives and believe in him. Then when we die, one day we too will rise from the dead to be with him forever!
....maybe cats as well.
Phewww....Tell him to come to i61 on sunday, christine and jeff will know all the answers!!!!!
i know all the answers?
seriously though, NO Pressure!! (arrgghhhhh!)
but do bring Byron, he sounds cool!
Thanks Chris for all the positive feedback it helps with the confidence... hehe!! (What confidence??:-)
let us know how tomroorw goes too.
Christine, it all sound daunting, but it's cool really HAHA!!!!
Steve
Wendy? Wendy?
is that my wendy who hasn't learnt to reply to e-mails yet????
can't be, I must be dreaming, but then again the cold moet... hummmmmmm....
it just might be!!!!
chris, what do you mean?
you know something I dont?
I'm excited and scared all at the same time! I can't wait tho! Bring it on....
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