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OAC News
October 11, 2019

Evangelism in North England

Evangelism in North England We are very pleased to welcome Oliver Buckley as a fully-fledged evangelist. Oliver has been connected with OAC for over 20 years and joined as a Trainee Evangelist last year. Subsequently Oliver has completed the OAC training programme and is now fully recognised as an OAC…
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OAC News
August 12, 2019

OAC at EdgeFest

OAC at EdgeFest This summer marked almost 20 years for OAC at EdgeFest. National Director, Marten Holmes, handed over leading the X:plore group at EdgeFest to Steve and Becky Harris. EdgeFest is a summer festival that aims to help people discover and grow in faith in Jesus and enjoy community…
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OAC News
July 31, 2019

Newport Street Evangelism Success

OAC Wales are rejoicing over a recent Newport Street Evangelism success. There are times when you might have a very specific plan, but God has something very different in mind! Following His plan means that you could see something amazing.  At the beginning of this year our Training Director, Steve…
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OAC News
July 25, 2019

South Yorkshire Mission

This was the second year of the South Yorkshire Mission. The South Yorkshire Mission was based in Sheffield but we also went to Barnsley and Rotherham. We were joined by different evangelists  for parts of mission. At one point we had 16 evangelists on the streets of Sheffield. We spoke to…
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Alan Offord
OAC News
July 20, 2019

Thanksgiving Service for Cornish Evangelist

Thanksgiving service for Cornish evangelist Alan Offord took place on 19th July to celebrate his life and ministry
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OAC News
May 3, 2019

Go Mission

Go Mission 2019 was a joint outreach between OAC Ministries and K180. The Go Mission started in 2018 and came out of a desire to run street outreaches in London. It was decided to spend 5 days going to every location marked on the Monopoly board and preach the gospel.…
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Breach of the peace
OAC News
March 1, 2019

Street Preacher Arrested

Following the recent arrest of a street preacher in London a number of people have rung or emailed to ask for advice with regards the offense of “Breach of the Peace.” The following advice was provided by "Christian Concern." Breach of the peace is not defined in statute as it…
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the law and street preaching
OAC NewsTraining
November 23, 2018

Street Evangelism and Your Rights

Many people have questions about what you can and can't do or say about Christianity. This post answers some of theose questions about street evangelism and your rights and provides some useful links...
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Literature Evangelism
OAC News
September 20, 2018

Literature Evangelism

Does litrerature evangelism still work. This is a question I'm often asked - my answer is yes. At the end I'll share some recent success stories.
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Mission South Yorkshire
OAC News
July 21, 2018

Mission South Yorkshire

We have just come to the end of  Mission South Yorkshire which was based in Sheffield. The team was mainly made up of OAC evangelists from around the country but other people joined too. Each day saw between 10 and 15 people preaching on the streets. We had a great…
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OAC News
July 12, 2018

Streetwise Intensive

We have just completed this year's "Streetwise Intensive" and what a great time it was. We had 9 trainees attending the course in Cardiff - 3 came from London, 3 from Rotherham and 3 from South Wales. They were a great bunch and all but one of them preached on…
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commissiong service evangelist
OAC News
June 17, 2018

Commissioning Service for Evangelist

Last weekend saw the commissioning service for evangelist Marios Kaikitis at his church in North London. Marten Holmes, OAC National Director, spoke about the history of OAC and the role of the evangelist in the local church. Steve Gurnett, OAC London Director, gave a great word on the 'lost sheep'…
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50 years of evangelism
OAC News
June 17, 2018

50 Years of Evangelism

OAC has just celebrated 50 years of evangelism in Britain. OAC started in Australia in 1892 and was formally established here in 1968 by David Fanstone. David, together with his wife Alice who was the General Secretary, led the work for over 30 years until ill health forced him to…
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OAC News
April 6, 2018

London Go Mission

The London Go Mission was a short term mission preaching the Gospel through the city in the locations on a Monopoly board. OAC Ministries and K180 came together and sent out two teams daily at the beginning of April.
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OAC News
March 14, 2018

National Newsletter

Hot off the press - OAC National Newsletter, read about evangelists around the country
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True or False
OAC News
February 1, 2018

True or False

About two years ago evangelists Gareth Owen and Marios Kaikitis demonstrated a new idea at the evangelists conference at Hebron Hall. The idea was to put a number of statements on the sketchboard under the headings True or False. During the course of the conference Gareth and Marios met with our…
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Christian Christmas message
OAC News
December 24, 2017

Christian Christmas

It may seem odd to wish people a Christian Christmas but the usual Christmas greetings can feel a little shallow. What is it we wish people? A Merry Christmas implies more than the odd glass of Sherry. A Happy Christmas ignores the fact that Christmas isn't a happy time for…
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the law and street preaching
OAC News
November 14, 2017

The Law and Street Preaching

The Law and Street Preaching Premier Christian Radio interviewed Marten Holmes, OAC National Director, this morning about the law and street preaching following a video appearing on social media showing a street preacher being challenged by the local police. OAC's opinion was sought as they have been preaching on the…
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OAC News
August 28, 2017

Pirates Day

One of the more unusual street evangelism opportunities of the year was the Pirates Day in Penzance.  Penzance attempted to regain the world record for the most number of pirates gathered in one place with their event, "Pirates on the Prom." Marten Holmes and Alan Offord dressed as pirates and…
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