Being Jesus' feet on the street
Making disciples is about so much more than Sunday mornings, explains Pastor Geoff Folkes
Pastor Geoff Folkes is a busy man, leading Calvary Church of God in Christ (COGIC) in Tottenham, a community that’s long faced great challenges, as well as working as a business advisor. But he was able to spend some time with me to share how his church is making disciples.
Tell me about your church and community?
We’re one of the oldest Pentecostal churches around. Being right on Northumberland Park, near Tottenham Hotspur football stadium, we get heavy footfall, so we try to engage with the community in... ...
No church can tackle all those issues in isolation. One of the main ways we engage with the community is through a fortnightly community lunch, which includes a hot meal and provisions for... ...
We want to be a lighthouse in the community so that people see that this church is seriously concerned with responding to people’s spiritual and practical needs. During the pandemic, many...
I’m also involved in the community’s multi-faith forum, the Safer Neighbourhood Board and Haringey Giving organisation. I’m getting to know people and I’m finding out what’s affecting my...
It’s not about me but about what I can do to demonstrate the love of God through personal as well as spiritual support; and God will make a way for me when I give everything to Him.
