Nexus is a meeting space for 14-18 year olds on Saturday nights to connect together and be taught Gods word.
Nexus started off the back of conversations with many local churches highlighting the tendency for 14-18 year olds to leave the Church.
Therefore, at Nexus we discovered that on Saturday nights young people often had little to do so we would run a bi-weekly programme of bible teaching, discussion, question and answer and hangout time.
In doing this we hope Nexus would doing the following:
1. Support local Churches by providing another opportunity for teenagers to dig into Gods word,
2. Engage with local young people who are struggling in the faith or outside the faith,
3. Provide a space for young people who don't have a youth group in their church,
4. Empower leaders to serve.
In 2021/22 off the back of the Covid-19 pandemic we where encouraged to note how the Lord used Nexus, and even in ways we will never know for his glory. I have highlighted just a few encouragement's:
50 different young people (last two nights different people coming along) 30 one night at Christmas
Young people discussed how they had been encouraged, had good questions, fruitful conversations
Social media reach of over 500 people
15 books given to young people to encourage in the faith
Taught through Jonah and Mark's Gospel
Have made strong connections with Relate and CE to run Foundations in August 202
Trained 12 leaders at the start of the year
Hopefully this gives you a flavour of the work of Nexus, and of the cost it takes to run a year. As Nexus is totally voluntary and self-funded, It is our hope and prayer that 31 people throughout July you would make a £30 donation to help us run Nexus in 2022/2023.
What will the donations go towards:
Weekly snacks, speaker costs, training of leaders, advertising leaflets, a 2 night bible teaching conference with other Churches in Portadown and Lurgan.
Thanks for partnering with us.
To God be the Glory