1. The Church in Harborough What does it DO?

2. Primary School Kids ● Assemblies ● Ministerial / Church Links  It's Your Move  Easter Stations  Christmas Services  Head teacher support ● Education ● Holiday Clubs

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

4. Prayer Activities ● Prison Fellowship ● Maranatha ● Prayer Walking ● Signs of Life ● Revelations Youth Prayer Group

5. Justice and Peace ● Credit Union ● Peace Vigil ● One World Week ● Christian Aid Week ● Fair Trade Town Status ●…●…

6. Public Witness ● Good Friday Witness ● Christian Aid Service + Collection ● Concerts ● Late Night Shopping ● Prayer Point ● Harvest ● Arts Fresco ● Pentecost Celebration

7. 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

8. Fellowship and Learning Together ● Ministers' Fellowship ● CTH Forums ● Prayer and Share ● Ecumenical Housegroups ● Certificate in Christian Discipleship ● Pulpit swaps ● United Services ● Harborough Praise

9. Not including what we do individually! Parents & Toddler Groups Drop-ins Halls available to other Community Groups Home Groups Visiting Junior Churches Normal Church Youth Groups Kids Groups Weddings / Funerals Baptisms / Dedications Alpha / Christianity Explored … the list IS endless!

10. And where we all witness ● Teachers ● Medical Staff ● Local Businesses Owners / Managing directors … to front line staff ● Public Services ● Local Politics ● Local Community involvement, e.g. HIT ● Police / Fire ● Etc.

11. We’re The Church in Harborough It’s what we do!

12. 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

13. 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 couldn’t achieve on our own ● Big events to increasing Christian awareness ● Shared training ● Shared outreach ● Shared discipleship ● Theological Training - CCD

14. What sort of things? ● Seeking God’s 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 400 th anniversary of the King James Bible – an opportunity?

15. 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!

16. 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?