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akwa
ad33 run an annual weekend away. for more details please see the akwa pages.places we've been
soul survivor
30th july-4th august 2010, stafford showground.we took an ak group to soul survivor - the country's largest Christian youth event. start the summer with a fun and relaxing weekend away in a tent. soul survivor conferences began in 1993 and grew out of the 'new wine' family conferences. the vision for the soul survivor conferences is to offer time away that is specifically for teenagers with loads of fun stuff going on, where Christians and non-Christians can come and hang out but the heart of it is about worshipping God, learning what it means to be a Christian practically and spiritually and experiencing the Holy Spirit personally. soul survivor now attracts around 28,000 people over four conferences.
soul survivor is a mix of huge main sessions, seminars, workshops, sports, cafés, cinema, skate park and an after hours programme of all the latest bands, artists and workshops. so from worship to bible teaching, prayer to social action, jazz café to arcade games, fair trade to disco, big-screen movies to late night worship, skateboarding to basketball to frisbee to football, dance to crafts and a whole load more, there's lots to keep you occupied, challenged and entertained more about soul survivor please turn over for practical information about the event.
greenbelt festival 2009
28th-31st august 2009, cheltenham"Greenbelt is an independent Christian charity working to express love, creativity and justice in the arts and contemporary culture in the light of the Christian gospel. That's what the mission statement says anyway. And it's true. In as far as words can ever sum up what Greenbelt is all about. Which they never will be able to. Remember: you'll never really 'get it' until you come along. And then you'll be hooked. Promise!"
this year for the first time we took a group to greenbelt, the uk's biggest Christian music and arts festivals. we joined 20,000 others at cheltenham racecourse for a long weekend of camping, activities, internationally-renowned bands and speakers, activities, exhibitions, good food and more.
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breakout: beyond
11th-13th july 2008, cliff college, derbyshire
breakout 2008 took place at cliff college, derbyshire (the location for the mayc 6:t intense event in 2005). 11 people from ak enjoyed a fantastic weekend of camping, sports, activities, new friends, worship, yfriday, good food and more.photos are now available on the photos page.
"with music, comedy, extreme sports, drama, worship areas and creative workshops, you'll have the opportunity to feed mind, body and soul during a weekend which will challenge, relax and excite."
breakout is a national weekend when mayc ("supporting youth work in the methodist church") take over a venue for an amazing Christian youth festival which aims to inspire, resource and challenge young people to explore and express the Christian faith.
breakout: passion
7th-9th july 2006, blackpool
9 people from ak joined 11 from brierley hill for mayc's amazing breakout weekend in blackpool. this year's theme was passion and there were opportunities to explore what it is we were passionate about as well as the passion of Jesus' life, death and resurrection.live music, workshops, exhibitions, worship, battle of the bands, dancing, sports, activities and worship on a grand scale. acts included top Christian bands the listening, (formerly rock and roll worship circus) and the band with no name. travel was by coach and accommodation was "indoor camping" - also known as a church floor. revidge fold united reformed church were brilliant hosts, providing us with breakfasts, packed lunches and midnight pizza.
photos available on the photos page.
london weekend
19th-21st may 2006, londonok, so it wasn't an mayc event at all but we had no other page for it.
9 young people and 4 leaders took a relaxing trip down to london for the weekend (with many thanks to dave for all his driving). travelling by minibus, train and tube we stayed at the lantern arts centre attached to raynes park methodist church and share Jesus international. two very comfy floors meant a surprisingly restful night for all, saturday dinner was taken off leicester square (riot police and all!) and the sonorous strains of sat nav yoda's "left you must turn, right you must turn" and "congestion charging, you must pay!" kept us all amused for the long journeys. some amazing time was spent with God and everybody had an amazing, challenging and exciting time.
photos available on the photos page.
saturday afternoon - no turning back, the main event
20th may, 3-6.30pm, royal albert halltop bands delirious?, yfriday, thebandwithnoname, blush and the psalm drummers, the rob lacey theatre company, escapologist and illusionist steve legg, sports entertainer tommy baker and comedians jon archer and tim vine. an awesome celebration of 100 years of the Christian youth work charity crusaders
sunday morning - worship at hillsong london
21st may, 11am, dominion theatrechurch with a difference. we joined with over 5000 others at the dominion theatre for the sunday morning service
6:t intense
15th-17th july 2005, cliff college, derbyshiremembers of ak joined over 700 other people for a national weekend when mayc took over cliff college, in the derbyshire countryside. there was celebration of the past and looking to the future in one 'intense' party!
accommodation was 'in tents' and, as part of the saturday night show, we provided two of the dance numbers - "stayin' alive" and "sweet dreams my la ex". along with workshops, awe-inspiring worship, a great walk to the top of the cliffs which give cliff college its name, some irish dancing, welly wanging, frisbee and the most amazing weather you can imagine, we had a great time celebrating God's glory and building some great friendships.
photos available on the photos page.
breakout x:posed
9th-11th july 2004, winter gardens, blackpoolwith awesome worship, an amazing stage spectacular, live music from dependence, superhero, luna halo, exalt, 29th chapter and the mayc orchestra and singers, unforgettable ballroom dancing, games of mafia into the early hours of the morning and so much more. 15 people from ak enjoyed this amazing weekend in blackpool.
photos available on the photos page.
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