12
encounterOOccttoobbeerr 22001155
EEll iimm PPeenntteeccoossttaall CChhuurrcchh,, HHuuddddeerrssffiieelldd
The Elim Pentecostal
Church, Huddersfield, was
formed in 1 931 with a
message of salvation and
a demonstration of the
Holy Spirit’ s presence in
Pentecostal power.
We are an international
congregation of all ages,
spreading the good news
of Christ in our services,
through small groups, and
out on the streets. Our
Sunday morning services
offer you the chance to let
the Word of God impact
your l ife and meet others in
a friendly atmosphere of
both fellowship and
worship with a full range of
children’s activities from a
crèche to a teenagers’
group. We are a servant-
hearted church, providing
practical care in the
community and touching
those on the fringes of
society, including refugees
and those with drug and
alcohol problems. Our
desire is to see people
grow in their faith in Christ
in our wide variety of
weekly meetings for all
ages, areas and ethnic
backgrounds.
There is something for
YOU!
For more information on
events and activities at the
church please visit our web
site at:
www.huddelim.org.uk
Welcome toEl im Pentecostal Church, Huddersfield
3-4 Church is.. .
Pastors Mark & Tim
4 ONE CHURCH Sunday
5-8 What's On
October and beyond
9 Joel's Journey
9 Info for Parents
1 0 Welcome all students
1 1 How to become a
Christian
Content Deadline for the
November Issue
I f you have any articles,
events, reviews or photos for
inclusion in the October issue
of encounter then please see
Claire Jones or e-mail
by Sunday 4th October.
InformationThis i s the magazine of the El im Pentecostal Church, Huddersfield (Issue 344). The encountermagazine is designed and produced by Claire and Adrian Jones. Comments and suggestions arealways welcome. To contact us, please e-mai l encounter@huddel im.org.uk or telephone 01484535554.
Al l content i s copyright © El im Pentecostal Church, Huddersfield 2015. No content may bereproduced without the wri tten permission of the El im Pentecostal Church, Huddersfield or theindividual article author.
El im Foursquare Gospel Al l iance. Registered Chari ty 251549 (England & Wales) SC037754 (Scotland).
Sunday Servicesin October
9.1 5am, 1 1 . 1 5am & 6.30pm(exceptONE CHURCH SUNDAY
on 25th October at 1 0.30am )
MichaelReidSeniorPastor
Meet the Pastors
MarkStoneAssociatePastor
TimCobhamAssociatePastor
RobertReidLayPastor
Contents
2 October 2015 encounter
What is church? Is it a place to be entertained,
like a concert or a show – with worship leaders
and preachers as the entertainment? But what
happens if the preacher has an off day? Or the
style of music doesn’t suit someone’s
preference? At home, you’d just switch to a
different channel. Is that all ‘Church is’?
Or is church l ike a shop – somewhere to find a
particular service or product? Should we
compare the market to get the best deal? What
happens i f someone can’t find everything they
want in one place? Do they go to one church for
the singing, another for the kids' work, and
another for the preaching? They’l l have
everything to their taste, but i s that al l ‘Church
is’?
Or again, i s church l ike a spiri tual hospi tal –
somewhere for the sick to go to get better?
People are helped in overcoming spiri tual
ai lments and addictions. There are professionals
to help and people who care. But what happens
when the sick get better? In hospi tals no-one
stays a minute longer than they have to! Is that
al l that 'Church is' ?
Obviously every analogy fal ls short.
• Church is more than a show – we al l get to
join in.
• Church is more than a shop – i t’s a fami ly
business that we run together sharing
responsibi l i ty.
• Church is more than a hospi tal – we are al l
patients and helpers and everyone gets to stay.
In the Bible, God gives us some more helpful
pictures of what church is:
1 . Church is a family of bel ievers (Ephesians
2:1 9), which makes Sundays l ike a fami ly
gathering, where everyone brings what they
can, where people are noticed and known,
and burdens are l ightened by being shared.
2. Church is a temple (Ephesians 2:21 ), where
the God of heaven can be found on earth,
where people are given hope and heal ing,
transformed by the presence, power and
promises of God.
3. The church is the body of Christ, where we
get to be Jesus’ hands and feet. Each of us
playing our part, going where Jesus would
go and doing what Jesus would do (1
Corinthians 12).
4. The Church is a holy nation (1 Peter 2:9-
1 0), a people who know that heaven is their
home and Jesus is their Lord. A people who
belong to God that they might declare his
greatness to the nations, invi ting the world
to enter into the Kingdom of God.
That sounds good doesn’t i t? Join us over the
next few months as we journey through the
book of Romans, exploring what ‘Church is' ,
al igning our expectations and releasing our
potential as God’s people. Church is more. Be
part of i t.
by Pastor Mark Stone& Pastor Tim Cobham
October 2015 3encounter
Sadly the words 'Church' and 'Fun' are
often not put in the same sentence yet
having fun as a church fami ly is so
important. With the new 'ONE CHURCH
Sundays' the aim is to gather as many
people together to have fun and grow in
our relationships. There wi l l be di fferent
events happening each month so invi te
your friends and fami ly along and share in
having fun together. Proverbs tel l s us 'A
glad heart makes a cheerful face' (Proverbs
15:13) so let' s pray ONE CHURCH
Sundays wi l l increase our gladness and we
see lots of cheerful faces.
Andy Pearsons
Sunday 27th September
6.30pm The Big Quiz Night
Grace CentreWhether you are a regular quiz wizard or
an occasional watcher of Mastermind and
Pointless or anything in between, come
along for a quiz with a twist. Gather
together those quiz whizzes, make yourself
a team. If the prizes at El im Festival Quiz
Nights are anything to go by the winners
are in for a real treat!
Sunday 25th October
4.00pm Games & Challenges
Grace CentreI f you enjoy shows l ike 'The Cube' and
'Crystal Maze' we can' t promise i t wi l l be
anything l ike that but i t wi l l be great fun!
Games which require a quick eye and
varying levels of hand-eye co-ordination to
a cool nerve and fast thinking. There wi l l
be something for everyone.
ONE CHURCHS u n d a y
4 October 2015 encounter
Thank God for football eveningwith guest speaker Peter Lupson
Saturday 1 7th October7.30pm at Bradley Golf ClubBradley Road, Huddersfield, HD2 1 PZ
Peter Lupson is the author of the book"THANKGOD FOR FOOTBALL" publishedbyAzure Press. This fascinating book tracks theorigins of12 football clubs that have playedin the Premier League who owe theirexistence to a church. The clubs includesuch famous names as Liverpool,ManchesterCityand Tottenham Hotspur.www. lighthouseagency.co.uk
All welcome! Tel: 0781 6 252663
E-mail: [email protected]
Ticket price: £7.50 includes basket meal
Guest Speaker: Harold AffluSenior Pastor at Elim Ipswich
Saturday 3rd October1 0.00am-4.00pm
Leaders & Prayer training day
Sunday 4th October9.1 5am & 1 1 . 1 5am
Saturday 3rd October6.00pm-7.30pm
Halifax Elim ChurchFamily concert £1 a ticket
EARLY BIRD PRICE:£1 5 (£1 0 students/unwaged/senior citizens)
before Sunday4th October
£20 on the door
(Cost includes lunch and light refreshments)
Keep running the racewith enduranceHebrews 1 2: 1
E Q U I P • E M P O W E R • E N C O U R A G E
Women's Conference
Saturday1 7th October 201 59.30am-4.00pm
Sundays 6.30pmStarts: 04.1 0.1 5
at Oasis Centre
Oasis Centre
SUNDAY: 4 OCTOBERCommunion Services 9.1 5am & 1 1 .1 5am
Guest Speaker: Harold Afflu
King's Kids (0-3yrs) & History Makers (3-11 yrs)
[Word Up! (high school age) at 11 .15am only]
Evening Service – Grace Centre 6.30pm
Alpha Course – Oasis Centre
TUESDAY: 6 OCTOBERStretch Bible Classes 1 0.00am-11 .30am
Grace Centre
Soul Sistas – Sarah Stone's house 7.00pm-9.00pm
Funk Soul Brothers 7.30pm-9.30pm
at Garreth Goodison's house
WEDNESDAY: 7 OCTOBEREPIC (50+ yrs) – Oasis Centre 11 .00am
ARK (7-11 yrs) – Oasis Centre 7.00pm-8.00pm
THURSDAY: 8 OCTOBERTiddlers – Grace Centre 1 0.00am-11 .30am
Farsi Fel lowship – Oasis Centre 4.00pm
Smal l Group Central – Grace Centre 7.30pm
FRIDAY: 9 OCTOBEROpen Door 12.00pm-3.00pmOasis Centre
4:8 Youth (High school age & up) 7.30pm
'Secret Church' – Oasis Centre
SATURDAY: 1 0 OCTOBERM3 (Men's Bible Study) 7.00am-8.00am
Oasis Centre
Amharic/Tigrinyan Service 4.30pm
Oasis Centre
SUNDAY: 1 1 OCTOBERCommunion Services 9.1 5am & 1 1 .1 5am
'Church is: A Worshipping Community:
Surrendering our l ives' (Romans 11 :33-1 2:2)
King's Kids (0-3yrs) & History Makers (3-11 yrs)
[Word Up! (high school age) at 11 .15am only]
Evening Service 6.30pm
Worship at Work – Grace Centre
Alpha Course – Oasis Centre
MONDAY: 1 2 OCTOBERWorship Group Gathering – Grace Centre 7.30pm
TUESDAY: 1 3 OCTOBERStretch Bible Classes 1 0.00am-11 .30amGrace Centre
Intro to El im – Grace Centre 7.30pm-9.00pm
DNA (19-30yrs) – Oasis Centre 7.30pm
WEDNESDAY: 1 4 OCTOBEREPIC (50+ yrs) – Oasis Centre 11 .00am
ARK (7-11 yrs) – Oasis Centre 7.00pm-8.00pm
THURSDAY: 1 5 OCTOBERTiddlers (0-4yrs) – Grace Centre1 0.00am-11 .30am
Farsi Fel lowship – Oasis Centre 4.00pm
611 Bus Ministry Prayer Meeting 8.00pm
Grace Centre
FRIDAY: 1 6 OCTOBEROpen Door – Oasis Centre 12.00pm-3.00pm
4:8 Youth: Away at The GatheringRicoh Arena, Coventry
SATURDAY: 1 7 OCTOBERM3 (Men's Bible Study) 7.00am-8.00am
Oasis Centre
BELOVEDWomen's Conference 9.30am-4.00pmGrace Centre
Amharic/Tigrinyan Service 4.30pmOasis Centre
Group Week United Week
DDiiaarryy DDaatteess OOccttoobbeerr 22001155
61 1 Bus Ministry – Grace Centre & town
Wednesdays – 7.00pm & Saturdays – 8.00pm
OpenWORD Bible classes at Oasis Centre
Monday & Wednesday – 1 .00pm-3.00pm
Thursday (women only) – 1 .00pm-3.00pm
61 1 Asylum Support Work at Oasis Centre
Tuesday, Thursday & Fridays 12.00pm-3.00pm
SUNDAY: 1 8 OCTOBERCommunion Services 9.1 5am & 1 1 .1 5am
'Church is: A Worshipping Community
Serving one another' (Romans 12:3-8 )King's Kids (0-3yrs) & History Makers (3-11 yrs)
[Word Up! (high school age) at 11 .15am only]
Evening Services: 6.30pm
Night of Worship – Grace Centre
Alpha Course – Oasis Centre
TUESDAY: 20 OCTOBERStretch Bible Classes 1 0.00am-11 .30am
Grace Centre
Intro to El im – Grace Centre 7.30pm-9.00pm
Student Smal l Group 7.30pm
Soul Sistas – Sarah Stone's house 7.00pm-9.00pm
Funk Soul Brothers 7.30pm-9.30pm
at Garreth Goodison's house
WEDNESDAY: 21 OCTOBEREPIC (50+ yrs) – Oasis Centre 11 .00am
THURSDAY: 22 OCTOBERTiddlers – Grace Centre 1 0.00am-11 .30am
Farsi Fel lowship – Oasis Centre 4.00pm
Smal l Group Central – Grace Centre 7.30pm
Missions Prayer Group 4.00pm-9.00pm
Tearfund Event – Paula Patterson's houseCome for cream teas, to buy Christmas cards and
gifts, and hear about the work of Tearfund
FRIDAY: 23 OCTOBER
Open Door – Oasis Centre 12.00pm-3.00pm
ARK Pyjama Party! – Grace Centre 7.30pm
4:8 Youth (High school age & up) 7.30pm
Oasis Centre
SATURDAY: 24 OCTOBERM3 (Men's Bible Study) 7.00am-8.00am
Oasis Centre
Amharic/Tigrinyan Service 4.30pm
Oasis Centre
Asian Fel lowship - Oasis Centre 6.00pm
SUNDAY: 25 OCTOBERONE CHURCH SUNDAYTeen Challenge 'The Evidence' 1 0.30amGames & Activities 4.00pm
Alpha Course – Oasis Centre 6.30pm
MONDAY: 26 OCTOBERWorship Group Gathering – Grace Centre 7.30pm
TUESDAY: 27 OCTOBERDNA (19-30yrs) – Oasis Centre 7.30pm
THURSDAY: 29 OCTOBER
Farsi Fel lowship – Oasis Centre 4.00pm
FRIDAY: 30 OCTOBER4:8 Youth (High school age & up) 7.30pm
Oasis Centre
Open Door – Oasis Centre 12.00pm-3.00pm
SATURDAY: 31 OCTOBERM3 (Men's Bible Study) 7.00am-8.00am
Oasis Centre
Ladies' Prayer Breakfast 8.30am-1 0.00amOasis Centre
Prayer Ministry Training 1 0.00am-1 .00pmGrace Centre
Amharic/Tigrinyan Service 4.30pm
Oasis Centre
United WeekGroup Week
For more information visi t
www.huddelim.org.ukfacebook.com/huddelim
@huddelim
or e-mai l [email protected]
This week is October half term
holidays so some ofour regular
meetings are not on.
Do you:• want to serve in
church?
• prefer to work
behind the scenes?
• know how to use
a vac/mop/duster?!
We'd love it if you could help clean
Grace Centre once a month. All
instructions are provided so you can
work through a set list of jobs. It's a
great way to get to know people, and
also is very much appreciated.
Come as a team/small group or join an
existing cleaning team.
Please speak to Carol Reid for more
information or e-mail
Communion rotaHelpers needed. Do you feel you couldserve in this area on a Sunday morning?
It involves setting up communion for ourSunday morning services and washingup and putting away afterwards, onceevery 4-6 weeks.
All instructions are provided. See CarolRodley for more information or [email protected]
Intro to ElimTuesdays
1 3th & 20th October
7.30pm
Grace Centre
Talkthru Christmas CoffeeMorning & Craft Market
refreshments • handmade gifts • cakes
books • bric-a-brac • kids' craft activities
7th November 1 0.00am-1 2.30pm
Grace Centre
Prayer Ministry Trainingfor all those involved in prayerministry
and those who would like to be
31 st October1 0.00am-1 .00pm
Grace Centre
No trick.. . just TREAT!On 31 st October, we want to encourageyou to throw open your curtains, turn onthe lights and get out into your community!
This year we wil l not be hosting a ‘ l ightparty’ as we have done in previous years. . .instead we are challenging you and yourchildren to reach out into your communityand spread God’s love.
Why don’t you order some Bags of Hope*and get making or baking treats for yourneighbours? What a witness it wil l be foryour local community when you arrive attheir door saying ‘no trick. . . just treat’ !
Please consider how many Bags of Hopeyou would like and let me know by fil l ing inthe sign up sheet at the back of church bySunday 1 1 th October.
Let’s be courageous as we serve God in anew way!
* Bags of Hope include a Bible App for Kids Book of Hopeand a copy of the UCB Word for Today for adults
G A T H E R I N G 1 0 01 6TH-1 8TH OCTOBER 201 5
RICOH ARENA, COVENTRY
Christmas is coming and there are
some important dates for your
diaries if you have children that
attend History Makers:
We are currently casting parts for
our HM Christmas presentation.
Practices wi l l be held on each
Sunday in November (except 29th)
and on 6th December, from
1 0.30am ti l l 11 .15am. Whi lst we
may not require al l chi ldren to
attend al l of these i t would be great
i f you could be avai lable just in
case.
Please let us know if your chi ld
can or cannot attend most of these
dates as this wi l l help with
planning. Further news wi l l fol low
regarding casting, costumes and
party detai l s. Please tick below and
return to Natasha Jamieson:
What I 've been doing:
This past year since last
September I have been working
on a project cal led the Kairos project. I 've been
working in schools offering help where needed with various
di fferent lessons and jobs. I t' s been an amazing year and
God has taught me a lot about personal discipl ine, our
dependency on the Holy Spiri t, and how exci ting l i fe can be
when we take risks for Him. Over summer I 've been
preparing for the next part of my journey which is heading
to Regents Theological Col lege.
What I 'm going to be doing:
I 've appl ied for a 3-year course in Church Leadership
looking at various subjects from the business side of running
a church to working with people. This may include things
l ike taking weddings, funerals, baptisms etc. I 'm very much
looking forward to this new part of my l i fe. I t wi l l be the fi rst
time I have l ived away from home or moved away from our
Church that I dearly love and therefore i t wi l l be qui te a
shock to the system! I know God wi l l be teaching me so
much more whi lst I am there and not just the theology side
of things. I 'm very grateful to God that the fi rst year of
finance has been covered, i t' s a massive blessing and wel l
taught lesson to know God's provision.
Please pray:
• I find friends whom I can pray with and be accountable to;
• I make time in the business of work etc. to spend time with
God;
• That I 'm open to what God is doing and can hear His
direction and guidance;
• That finances for the 2nd and 3rd years wi l l be provided.
I f you would l ike to continue your support for me, please
fi rst and foremost be praying, and secondly I sti l l have plenty
of CDs that are avai lable to buy at Church. They are £5 each
and have 3 songs on that I 've wri tten.
The next part of my journey. . .Joel Singleton
For Parents:History MakersChristmas Dates
Chi ld/chi ldren's name(s):
• Can come to most Sunday
rehearsals (1 st, 8th, 1 5th, 22nd Nov
and 6th Dec) Yes 5 No 5
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
• Dress rehearsal for Christmas
Presentation on Saturday 12th Dec:
1 0.00am-2.00pm for School Years 2
to 6 (bring packed lunch)
Yes 5 No 5
12.30pm-2.00pm for 3-5s and Year 1 s.
Yes 5 No 5
• Christmas Party during morning
service Sunday 20th Dec at 1 0.30am
Yes 5 No 5
• Christmas presentation during
morning service Sunday 13th Dec at
1 0.30am Yes 5 No 5
September 2015 9encounter
We have lots of things going on in the church here at
El im which we would love to chat to you more about
and see you get stuck into this beauti ful , sl ightly crazy
but amazing church fami ly. On Sundays in September
and October whi le new people are arriving and settl ing
in, we always have a student lunch after the second
morning service or after the Uni ted Service on the last
Sunday of the month. This wi l l help you get to know
each other, get to know different fami l ies in the church
and provide you with some top-notch food that i sn’t a
takeaway or out of a tin!
Tuesday nights are when most of our student events
happen at El im. We work on a fortnightly cycle so on
Group Weeks we have a student Bible study at our
house and on United Weeks we have DNA at the Oasis
Centre.
At student Bible study we drink many hot beverages,
eat lots of biscui ts and focus on bui lding relationships to
a point where we are able to share and trust each other
with our good days, joys and celebrations but also with
our bad days, struggles and hard times. We read the
Bible together, discussing di fficul t questions and thinking
how the truth of God’s word should affect our l ives on a
dai ly basis, pray into each other’s needs, and chal lenge
and encourage each other as fami ly.
Welcome all students!
Hello there!
Welcome to Elim, welcome to Huddersfield,
welcome to student life! We are the Daltons,
usually known as Andrea and Jamie, and we are
the student workers in the church here at Elim.
We both came to Huddersfield to study and loved
the people and the place so much that we never
left!
Andrea & Jamie Dalton:Student Workers
1 0 October 2015 encounter
• ADMIT that you have sinned, kept
God out of your l i fe and gone your
own way.
• BELIEVE that Jesus, God’s only son,
took the punishment you deserve
when He died for you on the cross,
that He rose from the dead
conquering the power of sin and
death, and making a restored
relationship possible.
• COMMIT your l i fe to Him. This
involves being truly sorry for your sin
and turning around from l iving your
l i fe for yourself, towards l iving your
l i fe to please God.
The simple prayer below is one you can
pray if you want to accept Jesus into your
life:
Father God, I know that I have not put
you first in my life and my sins have
separated me from you. I am truly sorry,
and now I turn away from my past sinful
life toward you. Please forgive me. I
believe that your son, Jesus Christ died for
my sins, rose from the dead, is alive, and
hears my prayer. I invite Jesus to be the
Lord of my life. Help me live for you each
day.
Amen
I f you have prayed this prayer, tel l a
Christian friend, join a church and ask
them to help you to understand more
about what i t means to be a Christian. I f
you would l ike to talk to one of the leaders
from the El im Pentecostal Church,
Huddersfield then please contact Pastor
Michael Reid on 01484 535554.
How to become aChristianI f you would l ike to know Jesus Christ
personal ly as your saviour then i t i s as
simple as ABC:
DNA stands for Do Nothing Apart. We set this
up last year and i t has been amazing to see how
it has taken off! This i s just about having fun,
being social , getting to know other people in the
church who are a simi lar sort of age but not al l
students, breaking down barriers and investing
meaningful ly in one another’s l ives. Highl ights
from the last year have included: pancake racing;
house designing; Chinese whisper charades;
quizzes; and a whole host more! I f you want to
get to know people better, especial ly in such a
big church, this i s the place to come!
So… come find us, come chat to us, we love
getting to know new people and having a giggle.
We also love investing in students’ l ives and
helping you guys to grow so we’re always up for
trips to various coffee establ i shments to chat,
pray, attempt to answer hard questions, and
support you as best we can during your time at
uni .
I f you want any extra information, visi t the
student page on our websi te, where you can also
read current stories of students and recent
graduates who have come to El im and made i t
their church home!
We look forward to meeting you soon!
Contact Detai ls:
Andrea 07852 3331 89
Jamie 07969 847406
Student Small GroupTuesdays (GROUP Week)
Tuesdays 6th & 20th October
meet 7.00pm at University reception
DNA (Do Nothing Apart)Tuesdays (UNITED Week)
Tuesdays 1 3th & 27th October
7.30pm at Oasis Centre
October 2015 11encounter
Grace Centre
23 St John's Road
Huddersfield
HD1 5BW
t: 01484 535554
Oasis Youth &
Community Centre
Merton Street
Huddersfield
HD1 4BN
t: 01484 543977
www.huddelim.org.uk
Grace Centre
Oasis Centre
