You know history is not such a bad thing! Knowing how we got here, what went on to get us where we are today etc. So that’s why I thought it would be good for you to find out some thing about RoadHoG’s history. If you weren’t interested why click this link, hey? Here goes then….
In 2001, youth workers, Tony Coe and Stuart Griffiths, were travelling to Haven High Technical College, in Boston, talking about the isolation of youth in South Lincolnshire and the increasing difficulties of reaching these young people with the Good News about Jesus Christ. In a throw away line, Stuart said wouldn’t it be good if the church could go to where young people are and not wait for them to come to the church.
This conversation got them started looking at other bus ministries including the CYBER BUS (Oxfordshire) and the EDEN BUS (Manchester).
Meanwhile, Stuart took on the pastoral leadership of Boston’s New Life Fellowship and Tony continued his ministry from Holy Trinity Church to the schools and to the surrounding Anglican Deanery. It was here that he experienced the church’s lack of confidence and resources to work with young people.
In 2005, a survey was conducted asking 1550 local young people if they would like to see a mobile youth centre visit there village. An overwhelming 77% of young people said that they would.
In July 2006, Tony asked Holy Trinity Church permission to develop the project as part of his pastoral responsibility to young people in the Boston Area. This was granted and as a result he spent much time developing a Steering Group to move the project forward. After constant set backs, the Steering Group approached Lincolnshire Youth Mission Ltd, with a similar vision to reach Lincolnshire youth, to explore the possibility of affiliating with them and guaranteeing a start to what had been a very exciting journey so far. On this journey, we keep that clear vision before us, that when people see RoadHoGgoing past, they will see the church getting out and going to where young people are.
In June 2007, a small Steering Group of Robert Dring, Armstrong Leworthy, Clare Holden and Tony Coe started the conversation of coming under the banner of LYM Ltd. LYM Ltd would only be interested in the project if it was an expression of many churches working together. Time was spent encouring a number of local churches if they would become partners and as a result of this the Methodist Church, Boston Baptist Church, New Life Fellowship and the Holland East Deanery (including Holy Trinity and St Guthlac’s) became our partner churches.In July 2008, the project was officially owned by LYM Ltd.
Tony Coe worked voluntarily to raise funds for nine months and was appointed the project’s Youth Missioner on 14th May 2009.
On 4th June 2009, a bus was purchased from Stagecoach and was then delivered to the coach fitters for its conversion on 24th June 2009.
The bus was launched on Thursday 1st October 2009 and dedicated by the Bishop of Lincoln, the Right Rev John Saxbee.
History
You know history is not such a bad thing! Knowing how we got here, what went on to get us where we are today etc. So that’s why I thought it would be good for you to find out some thing about RoadHoG’s history. If you weren’t interested why click this link, hey? Here goes then….
In 2001, youth workers, Tony Coe and Stuart Griffiths, were travelling to Haven High Technical College, in Boston, talking about the isolation of youth in South Lincolnshire and the increasing difficulties of reaching these young people with the Good News about Jesus Christ. In a throw away line, Stuart said wouldn’t it be good if the church could go to where young people are and not wait for them to come to the church.
This conversation got them started looking at other bus ministries including the CYBER BUS (Oxfordshire) and the EDEN BUS (Manchester).
Meanwhile, Stuart took on the pastoral leadership of Boston’s New Life Fellowship and Tony continued his ministry from Holy Trinity Church to the schools and to the surrounding Anglican Deanery. It was here that he experienced the church’s lack of confidence and resources to work with young people.
In 2005, a survey was conducted asking 1550 local young people if they would like to see a mobile youth centre visit there village. An overwhelming 77% of young people said that they would.
In July 2006, Tony asked Holy Trinity Church permission to develop the project as part of his pastoral responsibility to young people in the Boston Area. This was granted and as a result he spent much time developing a Steering Group to move the project forward. After constant set backs, the Steering Group approached Lincolnshire Youth Mission Ltd, with a similar vision to reach Lincolnshire youth, to explore the possibility of affiliating with them and guaranteeing a start to what had been a very exciting journey so far. On this journey, we keep that clear vision before us, that when people see RoadHoG going past, they will see the church getting out and going to where young people are.
In June 2007, a small Steering Group of Robert Dring, Armstrong Leworthy, Clare Holden and Tony Coe started the conversation of coming under the banner of LYM Ltd. LYM Ltd would only be interested in the project if it was an expression of many churches working together. Time was spent encouring a number of local churches if they would become partners and as a result of this the Methodist Church, Boston Baptist Church, New Life Fellowship and the Holland East Deanery (including Holy Trinity and St Guthlac’s) became our partner churches.In July 2008, the project was officially owned by LYM Ltd.
Tony Coe worked voluntarily to raise funds for nine months and was appointed the project’s Youth Missioner on 14th May 2009.
On 4th June 2009, a bus was purchased from Stagecoach and was then delivered to the coach fitters for its conversion on 24th June 2009.
The bus was launched on Thursday 1st October 2009 and dedicated by the Bishop of Lincoln, the Right Rev John Saxbee.