Our Calling: Evangelism

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Rebecca Catford: February 2019

We are living out Our Calling through Evangelism by working together with other churches to:

Engage with our local communities through specific projects
Open the Book + Easter Journey + Christmas Journey + Linthorpe Road Resource Centre + Trinity Family Friendly Centre + Methodist Asylum Project + Foodbanks + Breakfast Clubs + Holiday Hunger Clubs

Create church communities that are welcoming
Bible Groups + Knit and natter + Toddler groups + Baptisms, weddings and funerals + Pop in/Coffee mornings + Zoom and youth activities + Godly play in church and schools + Weekdays services + Family friendly worship

Show what we believe through how we live
Living Christ's love + Being in our communities + "Doing small things with great love" Mother Teresa + Smiling + Showing the love of Christ to all we meet

Hymns and songs

Hymn	Singing the Faith	Hymns and Psalms
And can it be?	345	216
Come and join the celebration	196	97
Come sinners to the Gospel Feast	401	460
Go forth and tell	-	770
Go, tell it on the mountain	-	135
Hear the call of the kingdom	407	-
I, the Lord of sea and sky	663	-
Lord your church on earth is seeking	410	774
This, this is the God we adore	67	277
We have a Gospel to proclaim	418	465
Will you come and follow me	673	-

Passages of Scripture

Baptism of Jesus	Mark 1:9-11
In the beginning	John 1
Come unto me all you who are weary	Matthew 11:28-30
Experiencing the risen Christ	John 20
Peter's speech	Acts 3
The Great Commission	Matthew 28:19
Jesus is arrested	Matthew 26
You will be my witnesses	Acts 1:11

These responses were from Spring Synod on 12 May 2018, when we met together as a district. During the course of the day we looked at how we live out our faith. We were asked to give examples from our local churches and write them on four pieces of paper titled: + Evangelism + Worship + Learning and Caring + Service

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