Churches Together in Camborne have been looking for ways to reach out to young people on the streets for some time now. The last few years has seen a ‘Night-Watch’ prayer team from across all denominations coming together to open a church on a Friday night. This period of prayer led us to explore the Street Pastors initiative.
We have the full support of local police, local government and commerce.
Camborne is a small town in West Cornwall that has suffered considerable deprivation. It lies in the one of the poorest parts of Cornwall. At night there are growing issues on the streets putting young people at risk. We aim through love to provide pastoral support to those out on the streets through this initiative.
Les Issac came down to Camborne earlier this year and met with Church Leaders in the morning and then also with Police and Councillors in the afternoon. We have signed our license agreement and are booking our first block of training in for November in order to be out on the streets for Christmas 2008.
Camborne Street Pastors want to:
▪ be a visible presence of Christ on the streets
▪ be a listening ear to the lonely, the vulnerable, the frightened, the intimidated, the hurting.
▪ offer genuine, non-judgmental pastoral support to those who request help. |