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The Elim Pentecostal

Church, Huddersfield, was

formed in 1 931 with a

message of salvation and a

demonstration of the Holy

Spirit’ s presence in

Pentecostal power.

We are an international

congregation of all ages,

spreading the good news

of Christ in our services,

through small groups, and

out on the streets. Our

Sunday morning services

offer you the chance to let

the Word of God impact

your l ife and meet others in

a friendly atmosphere of

both fellowship and worship

with a full range of

children’s activities from a

crèche to a teenagers’

group. We are a servant-

hearted church, providing

practical care in the

community and touching

those on the fringes of

society, including refugees

and those with drug and

alcohol problems. Our

desire is to see people grow

in their faith in Christ in our

wide variety of weekly

meetings for all ages, areas

and ethnic backgrounds.

There is something for you.

For more information on

events and activities at the

church please visit our web

site at:

www.huddelim.org.uk

Meet the Pastors

Michael ReidSenior Pastor

Mark StoneAssociate Pastor

Tim CobhamAssociate Pastor

Robert ReidLay Pastor

Welcome toEl im Pentecostal Church, Huddersfield

Contents3 A Missional CommunityPastor Mark Stone

1 0 Children's &Youth ministries

1 1 Jungle JamboreeChildren's Holiday Club

9 Gift DaySunday 1 3th March

InformationThis i s the magazine of the El im Pentecostal Church,Huddersfield (Issue 349). The encounter magazine is designedand produced by Adrian and Claire Jones. Comments andsuggestions are always welcome. To contact us, please e-mai lencounter@huddel im.org.uk or telephone 01 484 535554.Al l content i s copyright © El im Pentecostal Church, Huddersfield201 6. No content may be reproduced without the wri ttenpermission of the El im Pentecostal Church, Huddersfield or theindividual article author.El im Foursquare Gospel Al l iance. Registered Chari ty 251 549(England & Wales) SC037754 (Scotland) .

5-8 What's onMarch & Easter events

4 Deliver

Daniel HabteyPastor

I f you have any events, reviews, photos for inclusion inthe April issue of encounter then please see ClaireJones or e-mail [email protected] bySunday 6th March at the latest.

Sunday Services in March9.1 5am, 1 1 . 1 5am & 6.30pm

(except Sunday 27th March

which is 1 0.30am)

Content Deadline for April Issue

1 1 How to becomea Christian

1 2 How to find usMap & contact details

4 Prayer Ministry

2 March 201 6 encounter

When Huddersfield University's Christian Union moved from having a

“mission” week to having an “events” week it was a game-changer. In that

moment everyone got it. Mission is more than meetings. Mission is not

something you roll out for a week and then pack up again. Mission is not

just about events (though events are important). I t’s not just about invites

(though invites are necessary). It’s not just about evangelistic meetings

(though people need to hear the gospel). Our mission is bigger than

meetings. It is to help bring people into a living relationship with Jesus

Christ and every part of our lives can be used by God for that great goal.Pastor Mark Stone

Many years ago at a Christian training

conference I was given a domino that i s sti l l on

my shelf above my desk. Wri tten on i t are the

words “l i fe on l i fe”. Imagine a row of

dominoes l ined up for a domino ral ly. Each

domino stands upright ready for the start.

The fi rst domino fal ls and starts a chain

reaction that continues as each domino

touches the domino in front – and so every

domino fal ls. We rub shoulders with people

every day. Our l ives touch theirs. We impact

one another. Our mission is “l i fe on l i fe“.

Mission is not primari ly events or invi tes. I t’s

about a l i fe that has been moved by Jesus,

moving others to Jesus.

As a church our mission is our purpose. I t’s

why we are here. We want to help bring

people into a l iving relationship with Jesus,

growing to “love God, His people and His

world”. Everything must serve this purpose.

March 201 6 3encounter

I f you are ei ther pregnant, having problems

conceiving or going through miscarriage we

would love to support you at this time.

• We can pray with you and for you

• Provide a few home-del ivered meals

• Offer a l i stening ear

• Introduce you to other people who have been

in your shoes

If you would l ike to know more or request

support please e-mai l Cheryl Sharp and Claire

Harper at [email protected]

I f you would l ike to be involved with Del iver,

ei ther as a cook, as prayer support or anything

else, we’d love to hear from you too. E-mai l or

talk to Claire Harper or Cheryl Sharp.

Prayer Ministry

I t' s wonderful to see how prayer

ministry in our church is developing

and growing. I t provides a safe place

where you can be prayed for, and

where people can grow in their

gi ftings. Our ministry team are

avai lable during our Sunday morning

services – please do make use of

them, don' t hold back from coming

forward for prayer i f you have a need

and would l ike someone to stand

alongside you in prayer. We can

encounter God in powerful ways

through prayer ministry.

I f you feel you have a heart for this

ministry do speak to Linda Daniel or

Pastor Michael Reid.

Being “missional” i s organising our resources,

budgets, l i festyles, time, talents, structures,

programmes, presentations, careers, clubs,

hobbies, marriages, fami l ies and friendships

(and anything else I ’ve missed!) around that

mission!

Church is (among other things) a people who

are on this mission together. Li fe on l i fe,

together. Leading people

to Jesus, together. I t’s why

we are here.

Join us this month as we

explore what means for us

as a Church to be a

“missional community”.

Ourmission is ‘life on life’. Mission is not primarilyevents or invites. It’s abouta life that has been moved

by Jesus, moving others to Jesus.

4 March 201 6 encounter

Freedom in Christ course6.30pm on

Sunday nights

ti l l 1 0th April 201 6

at Grace Centre

STRETCH Bible ClassesTuesdays 1 0. 1 5am-1 1 .30am

at Grace Centre1 st March 8th March 1 5th March

Breathewomen's fellowship

Friday4th March

Friday29th April

Friday24th June

Baptism classes at Grace CentreSundays 6th & 1 3th March at 4.30pm

Baptismal ServiceSunday 20th March at 6.30pm

Elim Festival 201 6Thursday 28th July-Saturday 6th August

www.elimfestival.org

I f you are ei ther pregnant, having problems

conceiving or going through miscarriage we

would love to support you at this time.

• We can pray with you and for you

• Provide a few home-del ivered meals

• Offer a l i stening ear

• Introduce you to other people who have been

in your shoes

If you would l ike to know more or request

support please e-mai l Cheryl Sharp and Claire

Harper at [email protected]

I f you would l ike to be involved with Del iver,

ei ther as a cook, as prayer support or anything

else, we’d love to hear from you too. E-mai l or

talk to Claire Harper or Cheryl Sharp.

Easter Sunday 27th March1 0.30am

Communion Service

1 .00pm

HOPE Easter

Praise & Prayer at St George's Square

Good Friday 25th March1 0.30am

All Age Communion Service

6.30pm

Communion Service

Easter services

SUNDAY: 28 FEBRUARYONE CHURCH SundayCommunion Service 1 0.30amBeetle Drive & Pancakes 4.00pmFreedom in Christ 6.30pm

MONDAY: 29 FEBRUARY

Worship Group Practice – Grace Centre 7.30pm

TUESDAY: 1 MARCH

STRETCH Bible Class 1 0.1 5am-11 .1 5am

Grace Centre

DNA (1 9-30yrs) – Oasis Centre 7.30pm

WEDNESDAY: 2 MARCH

EPIC (50+ yrs) – Oasis Centre 11 .00am

ARK (7-11 yrs) – Oasis Centre 7.00pm-8.00pm

Asian Smal l Group – Oasis Centre 7.00pm

THURSDAY: 3 MARCH

Tiddlers – Grace Centre 1 0.00am-11 .30am

Farsi Fel lowship – Oasis Centre 4.00pmGrace Centre

FRIDAY: 4 MARCH

Open Door – Oasis Centre 1 2.00pm-3.00pm

Farsi Bible Study – Oasis Centre 2.00pm-3.00pm

4:8 Youth (High school age & up) 7.30pmOasis Centre

SATURDAY: 5 MARCH

M3 (Men's Bible Study) 7.00am-8.00am

Oasis Centre

Men's Prayer Breakfast 8.00am-9.30amOasis Centre

Hol iday Club Training 9.30am-1 2.30pmfor the whole team – Grace Centre

Amharic/Tigrinyan Service 4.30pmOasis Centre

SUNDAY: 6 MARCHCommunion Services 9.1 5am & 1 1 .1 5am

Church is a missional community:

'A Heart for the Nations' Romans 1 5:7-1 2

King's Kids (0-3yrs) & History Makers (3-11 yrs)

[Word Up! (high school age) at 11 .1 5am only]Baptism Class 4.30pmFreedom in Christ 6.30pmUpper Room Prayer & Praise 6.30pm

MONDAY: 7 MARCH


TUESDAY: 8 MARCH


Grace Centre

Soul Sistas 7.00pm-9.00pm(High School Age Bible Study) – Sarah Stone's house

Funk Soul Brothers 7.30pm-9.30pm(High School Age Bible Study)

at Garreth Goodison's house

Student Smal l Group – Jamie & Andrea's 7.30pm(meet at Universi ty Reception at 7.1 5pm)

Col lege Smal l Group – Oasis Centre 7.30pm

WEDNESDAY: 9 MARCH




THURSDAY: 1 0 MARCH

Tiddlers (0-4yrs) – Grace Centre 1 0.00am-11 .30am

Farsi Fel lowship – Oasis Centre 4.00pm

Smal l Group Central – Grace Centre 7.30pm

FRIDAY: 1 1 MARCH


Farsi Bible Study – Oasis Centre 2.00pm-3.00pm

4:8 Youth – Grace Centre 7.30pm

SATURDAY: 1 2 MARCH

M3 – Oasis Centre 7.00am-8.00am


United Week Group Week

Group Week

SUNDAY: 20 MARCHCommunion Services 9.1 5am & 1 1 .1 5am

Church is a missional community:'Breaking new ground' Romans 1 5:20-33


[Word Up! (high school age) at 11 .1 5am only]Baptismal Service 6.30pmFreedom in Christ 6.30pm

MONDAY: 21 MARCH


TUESDAY: 22 MARCH

Soul Sistas – Sarah Stone's house 7.00pm-9.00pm

Funk Soul Brothers 7.30pm-9.30pmGarreth Goodison's house

Student Smal l Group – Jamie & Andrea's 7.30pm(meet at Universi ty Reception at 7.1 5pm)

Col lege Smal l Group – Oasis Centre 7.30pm

WEDNESDAY: 23 MARCH




THURSDAY: 24 MARCH



Smal l Group Central – Grace Centre 7.30pm

611 Bus Ministry Prayer Meeting – Grace Centre

FRIDAY: 25 MARCH GOOD FRIDAY

All Age Good Friday Service 1 0.30amGrace Centre

Good Friday Service – Grace Centre 6.30pm

SATURDAY: 26 MARCH

Ladies' Prayer Breakfast – Oasis Centre 8.30am


SUNDAY: 1 3 MARCH GIFT DAYCommunion Services 9.1 5am & 1 1 .1 5am

Church is a missional community:

'Empowered by the Spiri t' Romans 1 5:1 3-1 9


[Word Up! (high school age) at 11 .1 5am only]Baptism Class 4.30pmFreedom in Christ 6.30pmUpper Room Prayer & Praise 6.30pm

MONDAY: 1 4 MARCH


TUESDAY: 1 5 MARCH


Grace Centre


WEDNESDAY: 1 6 MARCH




THURSDAY: 1 7 MARCH


Farsi Fel lowship – Oasis Centre 4.00pmGrace Centre

FRIDAY: 1 8 MARCH


Farsi Bible Study 2.00pm-3.00pmOasis Centre

4:8 Youth – Oasis Centre 7.30pm

SATURDAY: 1 9 MARCH


Oasis Centre

Amharic/Tigrinyan Service 4.30pm

Oasis Centre

Asian Fel lowship - Oasis Centre 6.00pm

United Week

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Small Groups

Various regional smal l groups meet on a

fortnightly basis during Group Week in term

time. I f you would l ike to be in a smal l group

you can come along to Small Group Central at

Grace Centre at 7.30pm on Thursdays of

Group Week, see Pastor Mark Stone or e-mai l

[email protected]

OpenWORD Bible classes – Oasis Centre

Mon, Tues & Wed – 1 .00pm-3.00pm

Thurs (women only) – 1 .00pm-2.30pm

61 1 Asylum Support Work – Oasis Centre

Mon, Tues, Thurs & Fri – 1 2.00pm-3.00pm

61 1 Bus Ministry – Grace Centre & town

Wednesdays – 7.00pm & Saturdays – 8.00pm

For more information visit:

www.huddelim.org.uk

facebook.com/huddelim

@huddelim or [email protected]

SUNDAY: 27 MARCH EASTER SUNDAY

UNITED Service 1 0.30amEaster Hope 1 .00pm

Praise & Prayer – St George's Square

Freedom in Christ 6.30pm

MONDAY: 28 MARCH

Hol iday Club set up – Grace Centre 1 0.00am

TUESDAY: 29 MARCH

Jungle Jamboree – Grace Centre 1 0.00am-1 2.30pm


WEDNESDAY: 30 MARCH



THURSDAY: 31 MARCH



FRIDAY: 1 APRIL


Farsi Bible Study 2.00pm-3.00pmOasis Centre

Jungle Jamboree Finale 6.30pm-8.00pmGrace Centre

SATURDAY: 2 APRIL


Oasis Centre

Men's Prayer Breakfast 8.00am-9.30amOasis Centre

Amharic/Tigrinyan Service 4.30pm

Oasis Centre

United Week

I l ift up my eyes to the

mountains –

where does my help

come from?

My help comes from

the Lord,

the Maker of heaven

and earth.

Psalm 121: 1-2

Sunday 1 3th March is our ‘Bui lding Today,

Bui lding Tomorrow’ Gift Day. We wi l l be giving

you an opportuni ty to commit/recommit to

giving towards the vision of the Church.

‘Bui lding Today, Bui lding Tomorrow’ (BTBT)

captures what God is saying to us about today

and tomorrow for the Church.

Giving towards our ‘Bui lding Today, Bui lding

Tomorrow’ fund is used primari ly to repay the

mortgage on our Grace Centre bui lding. Praise

God for the sacri ficial giving that has paid off

over two thirds of the purchase price – that i s

£900,000 from the cost of £1 .3mi l l ion.

Why is giving to BTBT important?

Our mortgage repayments are £5,000 per

month. This captures the ‘Bui lding Today’

aspects of this fund. The other aspect i s

‘Bui lding Tomorrow' . We need to be looking

ahead about what God wants us to do in the

future. A generous gi ft has recently enabled us

to improve the Grace Centre entrance with glass

doors, for example.

As God bui lds His kingdom, we need to look

beyond paying off Grace Centre’s mortgage as

wel l as being committed to finishing that task,

hence the ti tle ‘Bui lding Today, Bui lding

Tomorrow.’

So we sti l l have the last bi t of £400,000 to pay

off on our mortgage, as wel l as future bui lding

projects we’d love to explore that further the

work of God through our Church.

Bui lding together is what God is cal l ing us to

do. Some have given sacri ficial ly for years. I

want you to know that God wi l l bless a cheerful

giver, and encourage you to continue and,

where possible, even increase your giving as

God leads you.

Others have not been able to be part of our

journey from the Greenhead Col lege days.

However, you can be part of the journey going

forward.

How can your giving make animpact?

Our regular giving to ‘Bui lding Today, Bui lding

Tomorrow’ is about £3,000 a month. Yes, there

is a shortfal l of about £2,000 a month for our

mortgage payments. This has been made up by

one-off gi fts to ‘Bui lding Today, Bui lding

Tomorrow’ throughout the year and especial ly at

our ‘Bui lding Today, Bui lding Tomorrow’ Gift

Days.

Our payments can break down to:

• 1 0 people gi ft aiding £500 per month;

• or 50 people gi ft aiding £1 00 per month;

• or 200 people gi ft aiding £25 per month.

In Nehemiah the wal ls of Jerusalem were bui l t

wi th everyone doing their bi t, smal l or large.

Everyone has a part to play, giving according to

what God has given them. You may be able to

be one of 20 givers or one of 200. What real ly

matters i s that we are al l bui lding together for

today and tomorrow.

On the day, we wi l l make standing order and

gift pledge forms avai lable. Please prayerful ly

consider what God is cal l ing you to give and

commit to ‘Bui lding Today, Bui lding Tomorrow’.

Sunday1 3th March

GIFT DAY

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WORDUP!

FRIDAYS 7.30pm @ OASIS CENTRE

11-18yrs

for High SchoolersSundays 1 1 . 1 5am

TUESDAYS

TUESDAYS

King 'sKids

Sundays 9.1 5am & 1 1 . 1 5am

WEDNESDAYS7.00pm-8.00pm

Oasis Centre7-1 1 yrs THURSDAYS

1 0.00am-1 1 .30am

0-4yrs with parent/carer

0-3yrsSundays 9.1 5am & 1 1 . 1 5am

For more information please telephone 01 484535554 or e-mail [email protected]

All ouradult volunteers are DBS checked.

When:

Who for:

Where:

School Years Reception to Year 6

Elim Pentecostal Church,Grace Centre, 23 St John's Road,Huddersfield HD1 5BW

EARLY BIRD PRICE £1 0 (for 4 days) +£5 for each additional child

Early bird registration closes onSunday 28th February

Late registration price £1 5 (for 4days) + £7.50 for each additionalchild

Late registration closes on Monday1 4th March

(including more fun andgames andopportunity for parents to come and seewhat your little creatures have beengetting up to!)

Tuesday 29th March-Friday 1 st April

1 0.00am-1 2.30pm

followed by 'Friday Night Finale' on

Friday 1 st April 6.30pm-8.00pm

CHILDREN'S HOLIDAY CLUB

Flyers (including booking form) are available at the

back of church. Please return completed forms,

along with payment, to Nicola Pogmore as soon as

possible as spaces are limited. The EARLY BIRD

PRICE of £1 0 is only available up to Sunday 28th

February. Please see Natasha Jamieson in

confidence if the cost is a concern as help is

available.

• ADMIT that you have sinned,kept God out of your l i fe andgone your own way.

• BELIEVE that Jesus, God’sonly son, took thepunishment you deservewhen He died for you on thecross, that He rose from thedead conquering the power ofsin and death, and making arestored relationship possible.

• COMMIT your l i fe to Him.This involves being truly sorryfor your sin and turningaround from l iving your l i fefor yourself, towards l ivingyour l i fe to please God.

The simple prayer below is oneyou can pray if you want toaccept Jesus into your life:

Father God, I know that I havenot put you first in my life and mysins have separated me from you. Iam truly sorry, and now I turnaway from my past sinful lifetoward you. Please forgive me. Ibelieve that your son, Jesus Christdied for my sins, rose from thedead, is alive, and hears myprayer. I invite Jesus to be the Lordof my life. Help me live for youeach day.

AmenI f you have prayed this prayer, tel l

a Christian friend, join a churchand ask them to help you tounderstand more about what i tmeans to be a Christian. I f youwould l ike to talk to one of thepastors from the El im PentecostalChurch, Huddersfield then pleasephone 01 484 535554 or e-mai linfo@huddel im.org.uk

How to becomea ChristianI f you would l ike to know JesusChrist personal ly as your saviourthen i t i s as simple as ABC:

Cost:

Grace Centre

23 St John's Road

Huddersfield

HD1 5BW

t: 01 484 535554

Oasis Youth &

Community Centre

Merton Street

Huddersfield

HD1 4BN

t: 01 484 543977

www.huddelim.org.uk

Grace Centre

Oasis Centre

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