This Week

Please pray that the many Prayer Meetings will be well attended particularly the opening meeting on Friday 22nd and that our new initiative of having a Prayer Room available each evening will be blessed....

In the last of our series with Etta Halliday, Etta chats to Peter Calvert of France Mission....

This is the time of year when we review our finances and disperse the income received in 2014 to a wide range of Mission Agencies. Please pray for the Finance Committee as it meets on Friday 5th December that those present will have wisdom in deciding how any undesignated funds should be used.Give thanks for the generosity of Gods people in their giving through the Convention and also for the long hours which Cecil and Norman put in to ensure that all aspects of our finances are dealt with effic...

To help churches be more effective in their missions work we are having a special seminar for church leaders.Led by Rev Mark Welsh at lunchtime on Wednesday, please pray that there will be a good response to this and that it will have a wide impact on the local church....

Theres one thing that we are not afraid to talk about in Bangor and that is money! Especially when its not for ourselves, but for the work of Mission.Theres one thing that we are not afraid to talk about in Bangor and that is money! Especially when its not for ourselves, but for the work of Mission.Believe it or not but in the early 1930s there was an annual doortodoor collection in Bangor to raise money for missionary work around the world.Herbie Mateer, a young bank official in the town, fel...

Please remember the speakers in their preparation for participating in the Convention.In particular, remember Thabiti Anyabwile who is in the throes of moving home and ministry at this time. May they know Gods guidance in what they should say. Pray also that all who come will be prepared to hear Gods word and to be obedient to it ....

The end of the tax year (5th April) is approaching fast. Now is a good time for taxpayers to review their giving to Missions. Under the Governments Gift Aid Scheme a donation of 100 will produce a tax refund of 25 to the Convention which will enhance the amount which we can pass on to Missions.If you go to our website you will find a range of options. We would encourage regular giving by setting up a Standing Order with your Bank or Building Society. Or now that the end of the tax year is approa...

At the end of September my husband and I went to see Paul and Lesley McKnight, members of our church in Bangor who are support workers with New Tribes Mission serving on the Mission base in Lapilo, near Goroka in the Central Highlands of PNG.Paul and Lesley have been with NTM for 10 years.They have three children, Callum, 9, Amy, 7, Lydia 3.Paul teaches PE, History, Geography and Bible Study to the High School children.Lesley is a Physio but currently is mainly at home with the children.She work...

Give thanks that we have been able to secure a replacement speaker following the withdrawal of Dr. Patrick Sookhdeo from the Convention this year.Bishop Raj Moodley is from South Africa and has a remarkable story to tell of his conversion from Hinduism. He will join Stuart Windsor (CSW) on the first Saturday evening....

Remember our Convention Secretary as she deals with a busy July!Remember our Secretary, lesley, at this busy time when so many detailed arrangements have to be finalised. She has the added challenge of a family wedding in July so pray she will not have any last minute crises to deal with....

Please continue to pray for our Spring Conference which will take place ( DV ) from 1st to 4th May. Remember our speakers, David Robertson ( St. Peters, Dundee ), Craig Dyer ( Christianity Explored ) Eddie Lyle ( Open Doors ) and a brother from Egypt who will give insights into the situation there and how the church is responding to it.Pray also for the publicity material which is being prepared and will be available shortly. We are taking the event to several new venues this year so pray that p...

At the recent committee meeting we gave further consideration to next years event and the possible return to the Waterfront for one night.We have not reached a final decision on this and would ask for prayer that we will be clearly guided in this important matter....

Remembrance Day,11th November, is a memorial day observed in Commonwealth countries since the end of World War I in 1918. November is also a very poignant month for UFM as a mission.Hostilities formally ended at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month.It is also a day on which we remember all the other members of the armed forces who, since then, have died in the line of duty.November is also a very poignant month for UFM as a mission as, in November 1960, the Belgian Congo gained indepe...

Please pray for the MWF as they finalise arrangement for this years Global Village.Give thanks for the close working relationship we have with the Mission Workers Fellowship ( MWF ) and pray for them as they finalise arrangements for the mission exhibition ( Global Village ) which is an important part of the Convention each year....

As the time of the convention draws ever closer, please pray for those who will be taking part.Pray that they will be inspired in their preparations and bring the word which those who will be present need to hear....

We are in discussion with our design team about our leaflets etc. for this years Convention.Please pray that all will go smoothly and that the material will be ready in time for distribution at Church Alive and our Launch event in May....

Remember the Committee and Trustees as they meet in the middle of the monthWe will begin thinking about next years Convention and also to plan for our Launch event in May when we invite local clergy and mission agencies to find out more about Convention 2014....

Another in our series of speaker interviews, this time Etta chats to Stuart Windsor.Stuart WindsorwasChristian Solidarity WorldwidesNational Director for 19 years and is now CSWs Special Ambassador. Throughout his time with CSW Stuart has seen our work achieve a high profile for advocacy on religious freedom throughout the world. Stuart became a Christian in Northern Ireland whilst serving in the RAF in the 1960s, and is now in constant demand to speak at churches and conferences.Stuart has trav...

Give thanks for the many contacts made at the recent CMS conference in Armagh.Many present had not heard of Bangor Worldwide before and it was good to inform them about our programme. Please pray that many will followup this contact by coming to the convention in August....

We now have venues confirmed in Dungannon, Belfast , Londonderry and Ballymena for this event which will run ( DV ) each evening from 1st to the 4th May.Pray for guidance as we finalise arrangements for the programme, for publicity that people will hear about it and come along and for the speakers that they will both encourage and challenge....