Project 2013 - YCE UK ChroniclesPosted by Ruben King on 06/12/2011 14:52:32 Click here to visit the archives
The Youth and Christian Education Department is very excited about its Golden Anniversary National Youth and Christian Education Convention that is scheduled to take place from 3rd – 5th May 2013.
To commemorate what is expected to be a celebratory and historic 50th Convention, the Department has begun to collate information to put together a booklet/DVD/time capsule to capture the first 50 years of its existence.
How to get involved
If you have any of the following from yesteryear, here is what we would like you to do:
· Convention and other printed programmes – send a scanned document (PDF, 150 dpi) or photocopy to us.
Click on the image below to download an example;
· Photographs – send a scan (200 dpi) or photocopy to us (also provide detail about the image, date, place, people, etc);
· Personally produced and owned video footage or audio recordings – send a copy on DVD/CD to us with details about the recording. Alternatively, call the office if you are not able to convert it;
· Memorable moments and anecdotes from conventions, KIT, National Youth Talent, etc – email or write to us.
We would like to prevent being inundated with the same items, so before sending anything we would greatly appreciate it if you would firstly inform us of what you have. Check this page to find out what has already been submitted and what in particular we are still looking for.
Please include your name and contact details with all submissions. We cannot guarantee that your submission will be returned to you, so send copies rather than originals unless requested.
The Youth & CE Department’s contact details are as follows:
Email: project2013@ntcg.org.uk
Telephone: 01604 824 220
Fax: 01604 824 242
Website: www.project2013.org.uk
Postal Address: Project 2013, NTCG Youth & CE Department, 3 Cheyne Walk, Northampton, NN1 5PT, England.
Historical Background
The New Testament Church of God (NTCG) in England held its first public service at the YMCA Hall, Waterloo Road, Wolverhampton, the morning of Sunday 6th September 1953 under the direction of Bishop Oliver A. Lyseight and Bishop Herman D. Brown. It is reported that on the evening of the same day, Bishop G. A. Johnson, Revd Enos Gordon and other believers began a fellowship in Handsworth, Birmingham. Contact was made between the two groups and the Handsworth fellowship was visited by Bishop Lyseight. Almost two years on, after joining over 30,000 attendees from 34 countries at the Pentecostal World Conference in Stockholm, Sweden (13th – 20th June 1955), the then Executive Secretary of World Missions, Revd Paul H. Walker visited England and established the Wolverhampton (25 members) and Handsworth (40 members) churches as the first two NTCG congregations in the UK on Saturday 18th June 1955.
Saturday 18th June 1955 – Revd Paul H. Walker with some of the founding members of the New Testament Church of God UK
(Left to right: Deacon Beresford Bucknor, Deacon Lambert George Garwood, Bishop Jeremiah McIntyre, Bishop John Bryan, Bishop Herman Darius Brown, Revd Paul H. Walker, Revd Leonard Wesley Monfries, Bishop Oliver Augustus Lyseight, Revd Gilbert S. Peddie, Brother Cyprian Dundas)
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National Overseers (Administrative Bishops)
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Bishop Oliver A. Lyseight
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1953 – 1978
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Bishop Jeremiah McIntyre
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1978 – 1984
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Bishop Selwyn E. Arnold
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1984 – 1994
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Bishop Ronaldo O. Brown
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1994 – 2002
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Bishop Eric A. Brown
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2002 – Present
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National Youth & CE Department Facts
The church placed a strong emphasis on active youth ministry from its outset. It appointed Revd Jeremiah McIntyre as the National Director of the Young People’s Endeavour (YPE) cc 1960, whilst Revd Enos Gordon served as the National Director of the Sunday School up until 1961. These two departments were merged in 1961 to form the National Department of Youth and Christian Education.
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National (State) Youth and Christian Education Directors
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Revd Selwyn E. Arnold
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Jul 1960 – 1966
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During this period he also served as the National Secretary
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Revd Winston A. Bucknor
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1966 – 1970
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He also served as the National Secretary until 1972
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Revd Ira V. Brooks
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1970 – 1975
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Revd Rudolph H. Parkinson
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1975 – 1983
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Revd Eric A. Brown
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1983 – 1991
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Revd Derek A. Webley
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1991 – 1997
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Revd Carver L. Anderson
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1997 – 2003
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Revd Ruben S. King
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2004 – Present
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The First National Youth & CE Convention
The first National Youth and CE Convention took place over an Easter weekend in a Coventry school hall from Saturday 13th – Monday 15th April 1963. An offering of £114:00 was raised in this convention to start the first Bible School (Ebenezer Bible Institute - EBI) that opened in 1964 with five day students and six part-time evening students, under the leadership of Bishop G. Fitzwarren Barnes. This was the first Bible School in the UK to serve West Indians that was not initiated by foreign missionaries.
As the saying goes, “The rest is history.” Our history. A rich and fascinating heritage that we must collate, catalogue and preserve for this digital age. May I encourage your continued prayers and support for the Youth & CE Department and for Project 2013 as we by God’s grace approach our 50th National Youth and CE Convention.
Revd Ruben King
National Director of Youth & Christian Education
1984 National Youth & CE Convention at De Montfort Hall in Leceister, England
Church of God History
Europe, CIS and the Middle East, Caribbean, West and Central Africa
References
From Skepticism to Hope by Rev Dr Selwyn E Arnold Sr, Xulon Press, 2010, page 33.
Like a Mighty Army by Charles W. Conn, Pathway Press, 1977, pages 296, 297.
NTCG National Youth & CE Department – Silver Jubilee Convention Brochure 1988, pages 4, 5, 8, 10, 12.
Telling the Story by David Michel, Pathway Press, 2000, page 60.
Suvartha, www.suvarthamagazine.org/kjsamuel.html, chapter 12.
Church of God World Missions, www.cogwm.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3130&Itemid=
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