Outreach Training

As More Than Gold is helping churches and individuals together get ready for the Olympic event, now only months away, it is facilitating six two-hour ‘Outreach Training’ events in Metro Vancouver  and  the Fraser Valley.

These events are key to enrolling volunteers and equipping them to  be witnesses, both to Olympic Games visitors and  to their neighbours.

The main speaker at these events is David Macfarlane of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association of Canada. He has had extensive experience in preparing Christians for large events.

The first two sessions took place in Surrey, at Cedar Grove Baptist September 25 and Richmond Pentecostal September 26.

 Broadway Church in Vancouver will host identical sessions, October 16 at 7 pm and October 17 at 9 am. The Fraser Valley is being served with sessions on November 13, 7 pm at Abbotsford’s Northview Community Church and November 14, 9 am at Langley’s Christian Life Assembly.

More Than Gold is encouraging church leaders and Christians throughout the area to grasp this one-time opportunity for witness and service. MTG is also offering free bulletin inserts. Contact: k_anderson01@hotmail.com

New venue bases

There are four main Games venues. More Than Gold has announced that it will have a presence close to each one:

• Thunderbird Stadium (UBC) – MTG Venue Base: University Chapel. This church is within walking distance of the UBC, and will have lots of pedestrians walking by.

• Richmond Oval – MTG Base: Trinity Lutheran / World Harvest Church. Trinity is across the road from Minoru Park, which will become the city’s main public space – to be named the ‘O Zone.’

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• Colosseum (PNE) – MTG Base: West Coast Christian Fellowship. With a building only two blocks from the Hastings PNE entrance and a short walk from the Colosseum, the location could not be more ideal.

• GM Place (Downtown) – MTG Base: Coastal Church. This church is leading the way in grasping opportunities at the time of the Games, and is located in one of the busiest pedestrian areas of the downtown core. The church has produced an inspiring short video of its plans for the time of the Games – go to www.morethangold.ca to watch it!

It is anticipated these MTG Venue Bases will provide gathering points for MTG volunteers during the days of the Games.

October 2009