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June Project 2008
June Project 2008 - begins at lunchtime on Wednesday 11 June, and finishes on Sunday 15 June.
The June Project provides a focus to Kings mission and outreach activities throughout the year. We provide teaching and training and then lots of different activities for you to get your mission-teeth stuck into!
Get Involved - June Project Programme
What is this 'June Project'?
Last year we launched the June Project, a summer outreach celebration bringing together many aspects of Kings’ life and mission.
Inspired by the morning teaching each day, delegates braved the elements taking drama, first-contact evangelism, garden projects, barbershop singing, face-painting, sports, clowning and more to the streets of Durham. In the evenings we ran community events and gave people specific opportunities to respond to the good news.
See photos and the report from last year.
Training
The morning training sessions will equip and inspire us for the outreach programme. We're very excited to have Phil and Hayley Tate, who head up evangelism at Ichthus Christian Fellowship in London, joining us to input to the training programme. We will start each day with prayer and worship before looking at a range of subjects including: why we do mission, the relationship between social action and the gospel, and practical questions like ‘How do I talk about God to someone I don’t know?’
Outreach
We will be running all kinds of outreach projects, from street evangelism to social action, including:
- Street Evangelism
With flyers as conversation starters. - Street Performance
Music, circus skills, drama… what can you do? - Sports
Various sports events. - Social Action
Projects linked in with our ongoing community work. - Prayer Teams
Supporting all the outreach activities. - Community Events
Community BBQ, Fun Days, other events.
Get involved!
Even if you've not signed up as a delegate, there are plenty of ways to get involved:
- Come along to one of the events below
- Make cakes or scones for Afternoon Teas (see Rachel Farish)
- Help make soup for Saturday lunch for delegates (see Ben Ward)
- Pray!
Programme of Events
Wednesday 11 June
Prayer and Worship Celebration, 8pm-9.30pm, Waddington St URC. Everyone invited!
Thursday 12 June
‘Car Wash & Circus Fun’, 7pm-8.30pm, Laurel Avenue Community Centre, Gilesgate.
Friday 13 June
Youth Sports Event, 7.30pm-9pm, Gilesgate Sports College, Gilesgate.
Saturday 14 June
After-hours café, 12am-3am, Appleby Rooms.
See Rachel Farish or Jason Piper to get involved.
Garden Projects, 10am-4pm.
Meet at 9.45am at Sainsbury's carpark, Gilesgate. See Paul Burgess or Simon McConway if you would like to help.
Fun Day with BBQ to follow, 2pm onwards, St Oswald’s park. BBQ at 5pm.
'A Funk Affair', 8pm.
Live jazz, soul and funk with a Kings band!
Sunday 15 June
Morning Guest Service, 10.30am-11.30am.