Three churches in the Bangor West area are working together on a project they hope will bless their community. Carnalea Methodist, West Presbyterian and St Gall’s Church of Ireland will start knocking on doors in the Rathmore Road area on Tuesday 24th January from 6.30 to 7.30pm.
The idea of the project is to have one street that all 3 churches will pray for throughout a 2 week period. Volunteer church members will go knocking on doors in the street on a Tuesday night between 6.30-7.30pm and simply ask if there is anything they can pray for – for family members, for someone who is sick, for something they are worried or anxious about, or whatever concerns they have? All prayer requests will be recorded and treated absolutely confidentially. No names or addresses will be collected or referred to.
Team members will pray following the contact and members in each of the 3 churches will then be asked to pray for that particular street throughout the following 2 weeks. No individual details will be used.
If someone is out or doesn’t feel able to come to the door when the team members call they can complete a little postcard which will be posted through their door and write a prayer request on that. There will be post boxes outside all 3 churches to put these prayer request cards into.
After 2 weeks the churches will move on to a different street in the same area.
Team members will pray following the contact and members in each of the 3 churches will then be asked to pray for that particular street throughout the following 2 weeks. No individual details will be used.
If someone is out or doesn’t feel able to come to the door when the team members call they can complete a little postcard which will be posted through their door and write a prayer request on that. There will be post boxes outside all 3 churches to put these prayer request cards into.
After 2 weeks the churches will move on to a different street in the same area.
Rev Fiona McCrea of Carnalea Methodist, who is Coordinator for Street by Street said:
“We are always looking for ways to bless our neighbours and our community and we go out confidently street by street to offer prayer support in this area knowing that we have a wonderful, loving God who listens to and answers prayer. Maybe not always the way we expect! It’s an extra blessing that all 3 churches are working together on this and there will be 3 churches praying! Amazing! We look forward to seeing a change in our Bangor West area.”
“We are always looking for ways to bless our neighbours and our community and we go out confidently street by street to offer prayer support in this area knowing that we have a wonderful, loving God who listens to and answers prayer. Maybe not always the way we expect! It’s an extra blessing that all 3 churches are working together on this and there will be 3 churches praying! Amazing! We look forward to seeing a change in our Bangor West area.”
Reactions from those involved:
I have given this some thought and the one thing that stands out is that young Christian girl coming out from her house to hug us and to tell us all that she thought what we were doing was great. I did have a feeling that we were doing what God wants from us. I also felt that people need us to be calling. I felt some homes made me feel welcome and were happy to talk to me. Some people needed someone to talk to and I was glad I was there to listen .— Nanette McCoy, St Gall’s
Street by street is about bringing God's blessing to the homes visited in Bangor West through the offer of prayer. It is in a sense the three churches involved making the invisible God visible through us reaching out to people in love.— Neilson Wylie, CMC
I have given this some thought and the one thing that stands out is that young Christian girl coming out from her house to hug us and to tell us all that she thought what we were doing was great. I did have a feeling that we were doing what God wants from us. I also felt that people need us to be calling. I felt some homes made me feel welcome and were happy to talk to me. Some people needed someone to talk to and I was glad I was there to listen .— Nanette McCoy, St Gall’s
Street by street is about bringing God's blessing to the homes visited in Bangor West through the offer of prayer. It is in a sense the three churches involved making the invisible God visible through us reaching out to people in love.— Neilson Wylie, CMC
Street by street is about bringing God's blessing to the homes visited in Bangor West through the offer of prayer. It is in a sense the three churches involved making the invisible God visible through us reaching out to people in love.— Neilson Wylie, CMC
I feel so privileged to be a part of the street by street team! For me street by street us all about being a witness for God in our local areas. Nearly every time a door is knocked you come across another problem or need in our community and its such a blessing to bring the hope of God to those people! It helps us realise that prayer is such an amazing way that we can talk to God and how he will always listen! -- Mark Trimble CMC
Street by street makes me feel like I am back in Ibiza, actively walking around and praying for those in our community! What I love is that you are walking knowing that you are walking in the spirit because the people are in the prayer room praying! It is so exciting and such a privilege to get to do this mission and as Neilson always says making the invisible God visible! -- Claire Stewart CMC
I feel so privileged to be a part of the street by street team! For me street by street us all about being a witness for God in our local areas. Nearly every time a door is knocked you come across another problem or need in our community and its such a blessing to bring the hope of God to those people! It helps us realise that prayer is such an amazing way that we can talk to God and how he will always listen! -- Mark Trimble CMC
Street by street makes me feel like I am back in Ibiza, actively walking around and praying for those in our community! What I love is that you are walking knowing that you are walking in the spirit because the people are in the prayer room praying! It is so exciting and such a privilege to get to do this mission and as Neilson always says making the invisible God visible! -- Claire Stewart CMC
It has been such a privilege to take part in Street by Street! So far I have been knocking on doors twice and each time I have been pleasantly surprised at how willing lots of people are to ask for prayer. And what a need there is in our community! Whether it’s cancer, hospital treatment, a death or illness in the family, parents concerned about children, others concerned for our country...it is so wonderful to be able to bring hope, the hope and love of God, into all these situations. It’s also fantastic to get to know our neighbours in West and St Gall’s and I think people on the doorstep are impressed with churches working together on this.— Elizabeth Porter, CMC
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