What your church can do

Churches in the UK have a great opportunity to engage in Olympic outreach, with  the world’s premier sporting event coming to London this summer. 

By reaching out churches can impact the lives of – 

• Their own community – children, youth and adults
• Guests from around the globe – athletes, their families and international visitors

Olympic outreach offers churches - including yours - a way to be the hosts of the biggest party the UK has seen for a lifetime. For a sheet of facts and stats on the 2012 Games click here.

What can a church like yours do?

There is something in the More Than Gold’s tried and tested programme of radical Outreach, Hospitality and Service to meet the needs of every church – whatever their size, location or make up.

This includes –

• Providing volunteers for the Service and Hospitality programmes
• Engaging with your own community including through Guest Events, Sports Outreach and Creative Arts 
• Hosting a mission team from overseas to help you give extra impact to your activities - see here.
• Linking hands with other churches to run Community Festivals and Hospitality Centres
• Welcoming the Olympic Torch as it passes through your community - including joining in the 70-day Prayer Relay that tracks the same dates and places as the Torch - see here.
• Being inclusive to the whole community by using our inclusivity guidelines that can be downloaded here.  And the resources outlined here.

Appoint your church Gold Champion

The best way to evaluate Olympic outreach opportunities and make use of the resources is to appoint your church’s Gold Champion. Gold Champions receive their own dedicated eNewsupdate.

Download an overview of A Programme for Your Church

Register your event

Be sure to register your event so it can be added to our interactive map and we can help get the word out. Just go here.

More Than Gold and the Games organising committee

More Than Gold is working to support the objectives of LOCOG, the organising committee of the Games. However, our programmes have no official relationship with LOCOG or endorsement from them other than our Athlete Family Homestay programme, which has been awarded their Inspire mark.