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Preaching the Good News
OAC News
October 28, 2020

Good News to London

Last week a team of 25 individuals from OAC and 13 local churches took to the streets of London to share the Good News of Jesus Christ. In order to take the Good News to London the evangelists split into small teams. Over a period of three days they preached…
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street evangelism
OAC EventsTraining
September 28, 2020

Online Evangelism Training

The next online evangelism training for street evangelism will start in the middle of 2021. The training is FREE and will be partly done by Zoom and partly by video. There will be four weekly Zoom meetings on Monday evening starting at 1930 each week. There also 6+ videos. The…
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street preaching
OAC Events
September 24, 2020

Regular Street Outreaches

I often get asked when we hold regular street outreaches. It's a difficult question to answer at the best of times but even harder at the moment. The pandemic has meant that some of the regular street outreaches have been cancelled or have become less regular. Below is a list…
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James Wood preaching on one of our street outreaches
OAC Events
August 17, 2020

Missions and Evangelism Training

Coronavirus Update Missions and evangelism training update It will be no surprise to you that all missions and evangelism training has been cancelled until further notice due to the virus. The next Streetwise evangelism training was due to start in January. At the moment no decision has been taken if…
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OAC News
August 17, 2020

Evangelism Training and Missions

All evangelism training and missions are suspended until further notice. This is due to the current Coronavirus pandemic. Most of the OAC evangelists are using this time to read, study and prepare. Many have switched to providing online stories and messages. You can see some of these HERE. Evangelism training…
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Mavis Heyman
OAC News
August 4, 2020

Goodbye to Mavis Heyman

It is with sadness that the OAC family say goodbye to Mavis Heyman who died on Sunday 2nd August at 0600. Mavis had been ill with cancer of the oesophagus for approx 4 years and had recently become more frail. She collapsed at home the previous evening following a fish…
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OAC News
August 1, 2020

Starting Street Evangelism Post Coronavirus

We have passed the peak and begun to ease the lockdown and many are now asking about starting street evangelism post coronavirus. It is a matter of personal conscience and we need to allow others to make their own decisions with regards starting street evangelism post coronavirus. There are many…
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True or False Booklet
OAC News
July 28, 2020

True or False Booklet

There is now a True or False Booklet to go with the True or False vinyl. The True or False vinyl clips to the front of a sketchboard and has a number of questions that are designed to lead people into a conversation about life, God, heaven etc. Vinyls are…
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OAC News
April 7, 2020

Top Tips for Videoing

Top Tips for Videoing At this time when we’re all learning to use new technology I thought I’d give some top tips for videoing. It goes without saying that you need to be seen and be heard and yet it is easy to get even these basics wrong.   Be…
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secondary pupils
OAC News
November 20, 2019

Short-term Mission Dates 2020

Here are the main short-term mission dates 2020 (Short-term mission dates 2020 are all in the UK) Streetwise training course, London and Sheffield     January 11th  Click HERE for more details Go Mission, London     April 14th to 17th Brighton Fringe outreach     May 16th to 17th…
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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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evangelism London
OAC Events
October 8, 2019

Streetwise Evangelism Training

Streetwise evangelism training courses have had to be suspended due to the Coronavirus lockdowns. Please check back in the Spring of 2021 for more details. We are running online evangelism training. More details can be found HERE. Streetwise evangelism training is a 6 session course in street evangelism. The course…
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Evangelists Conference
OAC Events
August 13, 2019

Evangelists Conference

The 2019 OAC Evangelists Conference is set to be a good one. Here are some early details so you can book it in your diary now. Anyone with a heart for evangelism is welcome. Date  -  Nov 4th to 7th   The Evangelists Conference begins with the OAC AGM on Monday…
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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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Kevin Welch street evangelism
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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OAC Events
November 12, 2018

Mission and Training Dates 2019

Short term mission and training dates for street evangelism list here
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schools training seminar
OAC Events
November 11, 2018

Schoolwise

"Schoolwise" - a schools training programme to equip for schools ministry. The training is normally held in Cardiff. The Schoolwise course is run on a periodic basis. There is no Schoolwise training programme scheduled at the moment due to the Coronavirus restrictions. This is will be a practical schools training…
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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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prayer conference
OAC Events
September 20, 2018

Prayer Conference

The traditional OAC Evangelists Conference held at Hebron Hall, Cardiff each year has been switched to being a Prayer Conference. This is a one-off change for 2018 only and reflects the significant place OAC GB is in as we have celebrated 50 years of ministry and look ahead to the…
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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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