You can sign up now for Spark 2018 which takes place from Saturday 28th July until Sunday 5th August 2018.
Spark gathers local Christians together in the Ballymena and Newtownabbey areas to practically serve God and love others in a variety of ways. Spark volunteers, aged 13+, offer things such as free gardening, car washes and litter picks. They also help to organise youth drop-ins, cafés, sports, music and late night events.
Explaining what happens each day, a Spark spokesperson told The Church Page:
“We gather each morning for worship and fellowship. Everyone then eats together and divides into our areas for the rest of the day. We have multiple areas around the Ballymena area where we seek to show the love of Jesus. Much of this is practical stuff like gardening, car washes or clean ups. It also involves going door-to-door and prayer as well as youth drop-ins, sports, music and late-night events.
The vision is for young people to live out the Kingdom of God.”
“For our young people this looks like…
Young people living bold, passionate and powerful lives in Jesus Christ, because they’ve accepted Him in their hearts, through the Word, worship and prayer. The vision is seeing young people being transformed in to the likeness of Jesus- in character and desires. Also seeing them trying and embracing their gifts and being sent into the world where they are prepared and equipped to live out the Kingdom.”
“For our town this looks like…
Ballymena being shaken up by the love of Jesus. Seeing the lives of people in our town being changed by the gospel, bringing healing and the miraculous.”
This year, Ballymena Sparkers can apply to serve in the following areas:
Ballee, Broughshane, Ballykeel, Doury Road, Dunclug, Fisherwick, Kells, Portglenone, Town Centre, Town Centre – Praying on the Streets and Tullygarley.
Would you like to be part of this year’s Spark outreach? You can sign up now for Spark 2018.
Spark team members must be in Year Nine or above. Saturday 28th July 2018 will be a Training Day for leaders and volunteers.
The week’s hard work finishes off with a Thanksgiving Service on Sunday 5th August at 8:30pm in Wellington Presbyterian Church.
The cost of this year’s event will be £30 per person which £20 for each additional member of the household.
To find out more or sign up for Spark 2018 click here.
