From 17th – 21st August, we’re stepping out together for Love Coleraine: five days of serving our community together, sharing the love of Jesus, and blessing our town in practical ways.
We’re inviting the whole CCV family to join in. Whether you can serve for a few hours or the full week, there’s a place for you. Keep reading for all the details and to find out more about the different teams you can be apart of!
Why are we doing this?
We’re praying that our town would come to know Jesus – for a move of God’s Spirit across Coleraine, reaching into homes, schools, and streets. We believe one of the most powerful ways to witness is to love well: to show up, serve, and meet real needs with real kindness in Jesus’ name.
Love Coleraine is more than a busy week – it’s a moment to reflect the heart of Jesus, to serve selflessly and love practically, showing our town that God sees them, knows them, and loves them deeply. This is about mission and family – believing for transformation and creating space for people to encounter Jesus through simple, radical acts of love.
🔧 Practical Service Team
Across afternoons and evenings we’ll roll up our sleeves and get stuck into practical projects in Harpurs Hill – serving the school and local spaces through gardening, painting, litter-picking and more!
Whether you’re a skilled tradesperson, good with a paintbrush, love gardening, happy to get stuck in with anything – there’s something for every age and stage! Let us know if you’d love to be involved!
🚀 Beyond Kids Team
Each night from 6.30pm – 8pm, we’ll run a vibrant kids programme called ‘Beyond’ – sharing the story of a God who can do immeasurably more than we can ask or imagine, through the miracles of Jesus. Loads of children in our community will hear the gospel, have loads of fun – and we need your help to make it happen!
One way you can step in and serve is as part of our Beyond Kids Team. Serving on this team will be loads of fun – we need to team to lead age-specific kids groups, host games and activities, lead worship and upfront teaching, and welcome families through hospitality and registration. Whether you’re experienced with kids or just up for giving it a go, there’s a space for you.
We’ll be flyering local schools to invite as many families as possible – and the number of kids we can welcome depends on how many team members we have. So if you’re up for jumping in, please let us know you’re interested today.
🙏 Prayer & Outrech Teams
This year, Love Coleraine will feature roaming prayer teams out and about across the town, as well as Healing on the Streets, offering prayer to anyone who would like it right in the heart of Coleraine. If you’re brand new to this kind of outreach, or if you’ve tried it before, there’s a place for you on one of these teams! Sign up here!
🍔 Hospitality Team
One of the best things about Love Coleraine last year was the mealtimes we spent eating and praying together. This is a key part of our Love Coleraine Week and one that we don’t want to change! This year, everyone on teams will meet for dinner together before we head out to serve for the evening.
Sign up to serve on our hospiatlity team across afternoons or evenings. Sign up here if you’d love to get involved!
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Love Coleraine?
Love Coleraine is a five day outreach where we come together as a church family to serve our town through practical projects and a kids programme that shares the hope of Jesus. From painting to running games with children, it’s all about loving our community in real, tangible ways.
When is it happening?
Love Coleraine will run from Monday 17th to Friday 21st August 2025. There are ways to get involved every day – whether that’s just one afternoon, one evening, or across the whole week.
What are the different ways to get involved?
There are loads of ways to get involved:
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Practical Projects: Painting, gardening, litter picking, furnture-building, and more. These will take place across afternoons and evenings.
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Hospitality: Helping to prepare dinner for teams in the evening. Serving options acorss afternoons and evenings.
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Evening Kids Programme (Beyond): Games, worship, small groups, registration.
- Prayer Team:
Roaming prayer teams in town, Healing on the Streets and more! If you’re brand new to this kind of outreach, or if you’ve tried it before, there’s a place for you on one of these teams!
Can I serve with my kids?
Yes! If you are serving on the Kids Team in the evenings, your children (P1-P7) will receive priority pre-booking for a place in the Beyond Kids Programme.
In the afternoons, we’d love you to come and serve as a family at one of our projects. Whether that be painting, gardening or more. We can help assign you to the best project for your family, based on your kids ages.
When you sign up to serve, let us know on the form how many kids you will have with you.
Where will the afternoon projects take place?
Our practical projects will be based in and around the Harpurs Hill community, including the school, community centre and public spaces.
The Kids Programme and team dinner will take place at CCV.
What’s the schedule like each day?
Here’s a general outline:
- Afternoon Community Projects: 1–5pm (Mo-Th)
- Team Dinner: 5-6pm
- Beyond Kids Club: 6-8.00pm (Mo-Th)
- Evening Community projects: 6:30-8:30pm (Mo-Th)
- Prayer Teams: various
On Friday there will be a Celebration BBQ & Family Fun afternoon, taking place at CCV from 3-6pm
Do I need special skills or experience?
Not at all! Whether you’re a tradesperson, artist, organiser, people-person, you love kids – or just someone willing to show up – we’d love you to be part of what’s happening!
Some of our practical projects will require specific trade skills – so do let us know if you have specific skills and we’ll assign you to the best project.
*If you are serving as part of our Kids Programme, we will require a charcter reference and Access NI check.
How do I sign up?
To sign up, please fill out this form.
Let us know your availability by selecting the days and times you can serve. You’ll also be able to choose your preferred area (Kids, Practical Projects, Team Hospitality). We’ll be in touch to confirm your role and team!
