The Church in Harborough

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The Church in Harborough

• What does it DO?

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Primary School Kids

• Assemblies
• Ministerial / Church Links
• It's Your Move
• Easter Stations
• Christmas Services
• Head teacher support
• Education
• Holiday Clubs

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Teenage Work

• Pastoral Work
• Education
• Brooke House
• The Cube
• Youth Alpha
• Esteem Sexual Education
• Church Youth Clubs (usually ecumenical in
  content!)

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Prayer Activities

• Prison Fellowship
• Maranatha
• Prayer Walking
• Signs of Life
• Revelations Youth Prayer Group

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Justice and Peace

• Credit Union
• Peace Vigil
• One World Week
• Christian Aid Week
• Fair Trade Town Status

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Public Witness

• Good Friday Witness
• Christian Aid Service Collection
• Concerts
• Late Night Shopping
• Prayer Point
• Harvest
• Arts Fresco
• Pentecost Celebration

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Caring for the Community

• Bower House
• Drugs Work
• Pregnancy Counselling
• Bereavement Loss
• Hospital Services, Chaplaincy and Visiting
• Residential Home Communions and Hymn Services
• Prison Chaplaincies and Visiting
• New Horizons Coffee Shop
• Holiday from Home

Street Pastors Listening Courses
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Fellowship and Learning Together

• Ministers' Fellowship
• CTH Forums
• Prayer and Share
• Ecumenical Housegroups
• Certificate in Christian Discipleship
• Pulpit swaps
• United Services
• Harborough Praise

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Not including what we do individually!

• Normal Church
• Youth Groups
• Kids Groups
• Weddings / Funerals Baptisms / Dedications
• Alpha / Christianity Explored
• the list IS endless!

• Parents Toddler Groups
• Drop-ins
• Halls available to other Community Groups
• Home Groups
• Visiting
• Junior Churches

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And where we all witness

• Teachers
• Medical Staff
• Local BusinessesOwners / Managing directors
  to front line staff
• Public Services
• Local Politics
• Local Community involvement, e.g. HIT
• Police / Fire
• Etc.

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Were The Church in Harborough

• Its what we do!

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Why are we here?

• Prayer of Jesus they may be one
• Pooling resources
• Gaining in understanding of one another and
  Christian faith
• Encouragement
• Putting on a united Christian faith
• Support community projects
• Share friendship, fun and joy
• Learn from differences and recognise unity
• Better witness to the Town and world better and
  bigger than one little corner

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 What do we hope to achieve?

• Make a difference
• Better knowledge and love of each other
• Witness to working together
• Honour God when we love one another
• Do things we couldnt achieve on our own
• Big events to increasing Christian awareness
• Shared training
• Shared outreach
• Shared discipleship
• Theological Training - CCD

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 What sort of things?

• Seeking Gods will for the town and putting his
  will into practice
• Prayer
• Community engagement
• Street Pastors
• Mission to Meadowdale
• Potential big event?
• Arts Fresco professional Christian performer to
  integrate as Christian witness
• Praise in the Park
• 2011 is the 400th anniversary of the King James
  Bible an opportunity?

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Vision for the Future

• God is blessing Churches Together
• God wants us to engage in Outreach
• CUBE
• Meadowdale Estate
• Prayer Walking
• Star Club
• Sunday Brunch ?
• Credit Union
• Forums have often lacked spark
• We have an increased need for Prayer!

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The Challenge to Decide

• Are you committed to working with other
  Christians to reach the community for Christ?
• OR
• Are you just interested in getting bums on the
  seats of your church?

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