LOVE OXFORD: catching the Vision

Oxford is not only a city of dreaming spires, it is a city of dreams. Even the University once had a dream, expressed in its motto, ‘Dominus illuminatio mea’ ‘The Lord is my Light’. As Churches in the city, we dream that our city would be transformed into a place where Christ is its light. We dream of Oxford being a place of safety, refuge and unity. The city is known as a centre for intellectual brilliance, but we dream of it being renowned for the brilliance of the love of God to be found here.

Many Christians in Oxford long to work together more, to pray together and to serve together in our city. We gather together thousands of worshippers in the city of Oxford not only to ‘be one’, but to be seen to be one.

The vision for Love Oxford is strikingly simple. It is to encourage Churches to move their morning service on one Sunday in the year to the heart of Oxford with the purpose of:

• Declaring the praises of Him who brought us out of darkness into Light
• Hearing the Word of God preached by pastors in our city
• Praying for the peace of the city in which God has placed us

We believe that this is one of the best ways to love our city: that we show our love for and dependence on God; that we speak in a public place about His deep and ever-flowing love, and that we gather His Church together for our city. In this way we want to plant the flag of the gospel again at the very heart of Oxford.

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The criteria for a Church joining this growing number of churches committed to LOVE OXFORD are: a love for God and his Word, a love for this historic city of Oxford, her inhabitants and her destiny, and a love for all other Christians. Find out how you can get involved here. There are churches from many denominations and groups including Anglican, Baptist, URC, Catholic, Pentecostal, Evangelical, ‘New’ and foreign language Churches on board, and more are still joining in.

If you would like to be involved, please contact us by email or call 01865 254 802.