As we seek to love the people in our streets, workplaces, social circles, universities and wherever we find ourselves, LY S is about empowering and mobilising us to express something of who God is and introduce people to Jesus. Everyone of us gets to play and so we want to invite you to consider what you, your friends or family can do together.
What this looks like is up to you! The ideas are endless and can be as simple or extravagant as God leads..... organising a coffee date or hosting a BBQ for your neighbours, litter picking, street parties or going on a prayer treasure hunt. God has blessed us to be a blessing, and for one month we are going to go all out to bless the places and people where we live.
To add some fun, we are setting a goal that together, across sites, could see over 2,000 hours of mission unfold. We can't wait to celebrate all that God will do in partnership with us, His people!
Love Your Street will take place from May 26th to June 26th 2026. To get a flavour of what to expect, find out what happened in LYS 25:
Some people feel called to move out of their comfort space - to create a new place, so that others can experience God's grace.
As we pioneer new Verso sites, we're looking for people to join them for six months at a time, and do whatever is needed, in order to fill gaps and provide support, while they raise up new teams. It doesn't matter how long the site has been going, we at Verso seek to help, where help is needed.
Verso Care exists to equip people with the tools and support they need to move towards living a more independent life, empowering them to fulfil their God - given potential. Our focus is to fill the gaps in existing service provision and support, rather than duplicate what already exists.
We are a community that places a high value on being authentic. That means loving one another, walking through hard times together, and following the example of the early church in practically supporting one another as needed. The Verso Family Fund is one of the ways we want to support those in our church community who are experiencing difficulties. Any member of Verso can apply for support from the fund for themselves.
We are privileged to work alongside some amazing local charities doing remarkable work, find out who they are and what they do below.
We want to support today's young people to grow and flourish, equip them to overcome the challenges they'll face, recognise the opportunities available to them, and fulfil their God-given potential.
That's one reason we partner with the local Christian charity STEP. STEP has been working closely with a number of secondary schools in St Albans and Harpenden for a number of years now. This unique charity aims to share, through words and actions, the Christian hope in Jesus in a lively, relevant and consistent way.
As well as offering school lessons and assemblies, running social action projects, delivering courses and mentoring schemes for young people, STEP are passionate about providing opportunities for churches and local Christians to connect with their local secondary school and make a positive difference to the lives of the young people and staff.
We support Azalea, a Hertfordshire-based charity that wants to see an end to the social injustice of sex trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation. Their holistic approach recognises and provides for the complex lives of the men and women who are caught up in sexual exploitation. Their unique position means they are heavily involved in both providing care and compassion for those caught in sexual exploitation, and campaigning for a more just and fairer world that safeguards those involved in selling sex and prevents vulnerable people from being exploitated.
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