Good News for Norwich

GOOD NEWS FOR NORWICH, HARVEST 2000

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Alpha initiative launched in city In September, Alpha course pioneer, Nicky Gumbel and TV presenter Diane Louise Jordan are in Norwich to launch a major initiative to invite the nation to supper and answer the question: “Is Christianity boring, untrue and irrelevant?”.
Christians march on city streets Around 1500 Christians from dozens of churches around Norwich took to the city’s streets on Saturday June 10 joining 12 million others all over the world marching in a massive global celebration..

Project will capture stories of faith A project to preserve the stories of life and faith of Christians and get schools involved with their local churches has been established in Norfolk.
Writing creates new hope from tragedy When a series of tragedies turned Norwich woman Wendy Webb’s life upside down, she wrote about her experiences and feelings in a bid to come to terms with them.

Centre provides safe haven for families under pressure Providing a safe place where families under stress can be reconciled is the aim of a new Christian centre in Norwich.
Pioneering course set to equip church Eden Ministries is helping Norwich Christians to embrace God’s heart for church unity, prayer and prophetic teaching in a bid to see revival.
Romanian choir set to visit Norwich A Romanian church with links to Norwich is celebrating increasing its congregation from 100 to 1400 in just ten years and in October will be sending a 40-strong choir to the city.

A touch of Frost Rob Frost is the man behind Cliff Richard’s chart-topping Millennium Prayer but his day job is as a preacher and teacher. Keith Morris met him when he visited Norwich recently.

Disco to tackle drugs is first for city Norwich Youth for Christ are joining forces with county-wide agencies to stage a series of massive discos to help youngsters combat the menace of drugs.
Sharing is key to youth work So says Gaius Phillingham, the new youth worker at Surrey Chapel in Norwich.

It’s back to college for Brenda Rev Brenda Hopkins has returned to school, as the new chaplain at City College Norwich.
Popular cafe offers gateway to church Norwich Community Church (NCC) has relaunched its popular Gate Cafe on Magdalen Street in Norwich.
Mission to save babies Rescuing new-born babies abandoned in terrible conditions in South Africa is the mission of former Norfolk man Robin Jarvis and his South African wife Thea.

Diary dates What’s happening and where this autumn in and around Norwich.

In brief Selected stories in brief from the Harvest 2000 edition of Good News for Norwich.

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