Encounter (Christian event)
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Encounter is a Christian
conference event that takes place each year in Preston, Lancashire in the United Kingdom
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It was started in the late 1990s by a group of Lancashire based Christians from various evangelical
churches with the aim of bringing Christians together for teaching, worship and fellowship. The event regularly attracts around 2,000 people and is hosted at Prestons Guild Hall. The ethos of Encounter is strongly evangelical, charismatic and contemporary. The event embraces the creative arts and multi-media technology. Although not associated with "Encounter", the American Camp Encounter has been influenced by this event.
Each year a speaker from outside of the area is invited to come. For 2007 the guest speaker was the American emerging church
leader Erwin McManus.
Encounter UK Websitehttp://www.encounternet.co.uk/
Christian
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conference event that takes place each year in Preston, Lancashire in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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It was started in the late 1990s by a group of Lancashire based Christians from various evangelical
Evangelicalism
Evangelicalism is a Protestant Christian movement which began in Great Britain in the 1730s and gained popularity in the United States during the series of Great Awakenings of the 18th and 19th century.Its key commitments are:...
churches with the aim of bringing Christians together for teaching, worship and fellowship. The event regularly attracts around 2,000 people and is hosted at Prestons Guild Hall. The ethos of Encounter is strongly evangelical, charismatic and contemporary. The event embraces the creative arts and multi-media technology. Although not associated with "Encounter", the American Camp Encounter has been influenced by this event.
Each year a speaker from outside of the area is invited to come. For 2007 the guest speaker was the American emerging church
Emerging Church
The emerging church is a Christian movement of the late 20th and early 21st century that crosses a number of theological boundaries: participants can be described as evangelical, Protestant, Catholic, post-evangelical, anabaptist, adventist, liberal, post-liberal, reformed, charismatic,...
leader Erwin McManus.
Encounter UK Websitehttp://www.encounternet.co.uk/