Reflections by Mike Pilavachi...
Though we share the Soul Survivor name and many of the same values the church and the ministries are two separately registered charities.
In 1993, the same year that the Soul Survivor events were launched, I became more aware of the crisis within the church; far more young people were leaving than were joining. Armed with a passion to reverse that trend and no clue how to do it, I met with a group of ten others who shared the vision. From this strange beginning in one of our members front rooms grew a church that now has around 800 members who meet for two different services at a converted warehouse in Watford.
Sometimes I wonder how we got here and I know for sure it wasn’t without our fair share of interesting learning experiences along the way! We’ve run cafes and dance venues to build relationships with young people in the area and we’ve gone from hiring schools halls to taking out huge mortgages on two warehouses on an industrial estate that we now call home. We now have a morning and an evening congregation and run everything from Alpha courses and parents and tots groups through to netball and football teams.
Mission Statement
Soul Survivor Watford is a group of Christians seeking to communicate the love of Jesus to the young people of Watford.
Values
Soul Survivor Watford meetings firmly reflect the Soul Survivor values of worship, teaching and ministry.
The church defines its values as;
Intimate worship
Committed community
Relevant evangelism
Active compassion
To find out more about Soul Survivor Watford just visit the website and come and visit us one Sunday!
www.soulsurvivorwatford.co.uk
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Mike is Senior Pastor of Soul Survivor Watford and the founding Director of Soul Survivor (the organisation that runs summer conferences and events for young people all over the world).
