Counties

Counties Counties is a network of people and resources who want to make Jesus known across the UK by inspiring and equipping local churches.
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Our vision is to make Jesus known across the UK. For more than 100 years, Counties has been sharing the good news of Jesus Christ with communities across the country. We do this through three main areas of our work – evangelists , training and resources. Evangelists work in counties across England and Wales in a variety of activities. These include: church planting, leading school assemblies, visi

ting prisons, witnessing at agricultural shows, leading holiday clubs and camps, manning market stalls, running café churches and evangelism courses and community door-to-door visiting. Counties equips the church through its extensive range of training. Day conferences, seminars, workshops, as well as one-to-one mentoring sessions are held throughout the year to help churches grow through evangelism and local mission. From major mobile exhibitions through to books and leaflets for the individual, there are plenty of Counties resources available to help people share the good news. Our innovative Life and GSUS Live exhibitions have reached thousands of school children with the story of Jesus. Counties people (Evangelists) work locally - often in a county or alongside a church; several have a national brief. Some work with young people others among the marginalised or in education. It’s difficult to describe a typical Counties Evangelist as each develops a work that plays to their strength. However, sharing ‘making Jesus known across the UK’ is the heartbeat of each Counties Evangelist.

29/05/2026

Throughout the Bible, there are examples of people working in teams:
👥 Ecclesiastes 4:9-12
👥 Nehemiah organised family groups to rebuild the wall
👥 The disciples were sent in pairs
👥 Paul worked with Barnabas, Silas, Timothy and others.

We're called to work in teams and support each other in our work for God.

We're thrilled that the next edition of Ignite has now landed on our subscribers' doorsteps as we share the latest stori...
27/05/2026

We're thrilled that the next edition of Ignite has now landed on our subscribers' doorsteps as we share the latest stories of how God is working among local churches in the UK.

View this edition online:
🔗 countiesuk.org/ignite

Christ's clarion call is to "Go into all the world and preach the Good News" (Mark 16:15)Counties' vision is to raise 12...
26/05/2026

Christ's clarion call is to "Go into all the world and preach the Good News" (Mark 16:15)

Counties' vision is to raise 125 Evangelism Champions. These will be people who have completed the Connect Evangelist Training Programme and feel called to champion evangelism in their local church. Counties will support them pastorally as they, in turn, support the resources and training opportunities we offer.

🔗 countiesuk.org/equipping-evangelists

How do you reach those struggling with bereavement, loss or trauma?On 23 July, Neighbourhood Chaplains is running a FREE...
23/05/2026

How do you reach those struggling with bereavement, loss or trauma?

On 23 July, Neighbourhood Chaplains is running a FREE Zoom webinar at 7pm where they will be looking at this challenge and offering ways to manage these discussions.

Learn from the Neighbourhood Chaplain UK team and special guests as we gather online to explore how to shift the culture within your local church to fully adopt community outreach as a key part of your ministry, so it can flourish and maximise its potential.

This event is open to everyone, you don't need to have a Neighbourhood Chaplain team to attend.

Book your place today:
https://counties.charitysuite.com/events/fn4mq1mv

Meet the evangelists: Julian and Elizabeth GutteridgeJulian and Elizabeth have a heart for reaching out to ethnic commun...
22/05/2026

Meet the evangelists: Julian and Elizabeth Gutteridge
Julian and Elizabeth have a heart for reaching out to ethnic communities, working mainly with Muslims in Hull, West Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire. They take part in door to door work, open air outreach and regularly visit friends in mosques sharing their Christian faith and helping to organise multi-faith events.

Do you feel called to reach and engage with Muslims? Julian has video teaching material which looks at engaging Muslims with the Gospel. These videos cover a number of issues and Islamic beliefs and doctrine.

You can contact Julian by emailing:
[email protected]

Bookings are now open for the Connect Conference 2026!We are thrilled that Mitch and Amanda Mitchell will be joining us ...
20/05/2026

Bookings are now open for the Connect Conference 2026!

We are thrilled that Mitch and Amanda Mitchell will be joining us this year and accompanied by Counties CEO Martin Erwin, along with Counties' evangelists, church planters and others, will be taking some of our main teaching sessions and seminars.

Mitch and Amanda are based in Northern Ireland and head up Crown Jesus Ministries. Amanda recently spoke on "Raising Evangelists in our Local Church" at our January Connect webinar.

For more information, check our event page:
🔗 https://counties.charitysuite.com/events/nzzp8g4k

Have you booked into BarnFest?Besides the main teaching sessions, we also have a variety of seminars available:👉 Hope fo...
19/05/2026

Have you booked into BarnFest?
Besides the main teaching sessions, we also have a variety of seminars available:
👉 Hope for young adults in an anxious generation
👉 Hope through prayer
👉 Raising the Temperature on Evangelism

Book your tickets today:
🔗 barnfest2026.eventbrite.co.uk/

Counties evangelists, Gordon and Penny Curley, ran another amazing Bodybuilders houseparty weekend earlier this month. G...
18/05/2026

Counties evangelists, Gordon and Penny Curley, ran another amazing Bodybuilders houseparty weekend earlier this month.

Gordon says: "Big shout out to my amazing team of helpers, who volunteer, pay to be there, experience little sleep over the weekend and yet still manage to 'go the extra mile' - THANK YOU!

"They had a great group of campers who enjoyed sleeping in Charminster Chapel, some on the floor, some on camp beds and some on airbeds (a few of which went down in the night!). Many first-timers, which means we may be doing this for a few more years!"



Counties Hampshire

17/05/2026

Mark Greene, former Mission Champion at the LICC, joins us for the Connect Evangelist Training Programme.

During a sit-down discussion with Counties CEO, Martin Erwin, he discusses how there are not many evangelists and yet Counties is the Connect Evangelist Training Programme (CETP) to raise up evangelists across the country.

Would you like to know more about the CETP join us for an upcoming taster session as we explore how it can work for your church:
🔗 countiesuk.org/training

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