An Overview of Engage CU
The Heart Behind Engage CU
Champaign '25
Schedule
The Vision
We are honored to share with you the burden that God has put in our hearts for the cities of Champaign and Urbana, referred to as C/U. Imagine if the churches came together to saturate the community with the Good News of Jesus. Gospel Encounter’s vision is to see a unified effort for an extended season of evangelism. We want to see Christians from all walks of life unite to serve and reach the city for the Gospel. With C/U being a diverse area, reaching people where they are is essential.
Imagine teams of people co-laboring to identify specific groups to minister to in various ways. Therefore, we are planning an outreach style called saturation evangelism. This approach aims to facilitate multiple micro-outreaches leading to an ongoing city-wide revival movement. Different teams lead each micro-outreach and focus on reaching a specific demographic of people in the city. What would the ripple effect be from a combined effort of focused outreach?
God loves C/U, and Gospel Encounter wants to see His love poured out on the lost. The goal is to see 15,000 people impacted by the Gospel over the duration of the outreach campaign. This kind of movement cannot happen without the local churches. We want to help unite the body of Christ to see a sustained evangelism movement followed by deep discipleship.
Come join the citywide movement as we ENGAGE with GRACE & TRUTH.
Below outlines the basic schedule for Engage CU.
*Volunteer signup at the bottom of the page*
09/14-19 - City Serve Week
This is a week of outreach following the Engage Conference. There will be teams evangelizing everyday while prayer walking and canvasing neighborhoods. Simultaneously there will be teams of people participating in a variety of outreaches as listed below.
Sunday 09/14 - Canvassing w/ New Horizon. MEET AT NEW HORIZON @ 1:00 pm
3002 W Bloomington Rd Champaign, IL 61822
Monday 09/15 - Search and Rescue: Homeless Outreach
Come love on the forgotten and downtrodden in the name of Jesus. We are partnering with local organizations to give out food bags, offer haircuts, and connect people to practical resources while we share the gospel. Our hope is to see some rescued off the street that night and into a recovery home, rehab, or attending a local church, and or Celebrate Recovery group.
11:00 am - Meet at Golden Opportunity Driving School (address below). We will begin to pack snack bags.
12:00 pm - 3:00 pm - Engage with people at The Daily Bread and surrounding areas.
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm - Engage with people at Strides.
Address - 221 S Locust St, Champaign, IL 61820
Direction - https://share.google/Pm2yioDrHyPizTUW2
Current schedule for Serve Week September 13th - 20th
09/20 - Engage CU Celebration *CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO*
Family and Community Park Outreach with Gospel Encounter and area Churches, BMX show, block party, bounce houses, kids zone, three-on-three basketball tournament, face painting, music, and stories of HOPE!!!
Register for the 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament HERE
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Get Involved
Pray - Join our prayer services.
Serve - Become a serve-site host. Volunteer at outreaches
Share - Invite your church to participate. Invite friends to outreaches.
Connect - Sign up for updates info@gospelencounter.com
Give - Financially support Engage CU.
Hotels
The Wyndham Hotel has extended to us special pricing so that we can have as many people serve as we can. Click the link below to view the avalible rooms and to book.
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