Gospel preached at East Kent football tournament

More than 150 people gathered for the East Kent Christians in Sport Network’s annual 6-a-side football tournament, bringing together players from 12 churches alongside friends invited to enjoy the day and hear the good news of Jesus.

Network leader Ben Wildman said: “This was the fourth year we've run the tournament and it just keeps getting bigger every year. It's really encouraging seeing so many churches coming together to reach sportspeople with the good news of Jesus.”

The East Kent Christians in Sport Network meets each term to pray together and hosts an annual guest event, and the football tournament has become one of its most significant opportunities to unite churches. Ben reflected that although the network itself is relatively small, events like this demonstrate the impact of churches working together: “Teams ranged from larger congregations in the Canterbury area to one church represented by a single Christian who invited his entire weekly 6-a-side team.”