Encounter is for young people aged 14 and over. Encounter aims to make real, independent, thinking Christians through its wide variety of activities and involvement in the church and wider community.

Sunday evenings

The main meeting for Encounter members takes place on Sunday evenings. It is a mix of worship, Bible teaching, prayer, and a discussion of topics under the term's main theme.

Sunday mornings

A small group meets in The Lounge during the 10:30am service to take a relaxed look at the issues of following Jesus today.

Lounge

Featuring the oldest bar in Salisbury (probably), we hold regular nights in The Lounge featuring live music, free pool, and great company. A great way to check out Encounter for yourself!

Sparks

Sparks groups are small, one-off groups meeting to discuss and pray through particular issues such as exam stress, boys-only, girls-only, and other big issues.

STePs

Short Term Projects enable us to examine specific issues in more detail. Topics covered have included homelessness, identity, leadership, and sexuality. We have also run Youth Alpha.

Outreach

We present our faith to our mates in a major outreach initiative at least once a year. We also operate SPATs (St. Paul's Away Teams) where we send small groups to help churches lead their all-age services.

Community service

We sincerely believe that we are called to put our faith into action, and do so on a regular basis by decorating homeless hostels and working alongside other charities in the city. Every year our July Project sees school leavers serve the local community for a week, culminating in "One Big Saturday" when over 100 members of the church join us to make a real difference to local people's lives.

Weekend away

We hold our annual residential on Dartmoor in February. A fantastic mix of location, worship, guest speakers, and God at work ensure the Weekend Away remains the highlight of Encounter's year.

One-to-ones

We offer many opportunities to meet with an Encounter leader on a regular, or one-off basis, to talk and pray through any issues which might be bothering you.

Year outs

We regularly see many of our school leavers undertake years out with mission organisations such as Tearfund and Latin Link, as well as enabling many others to undertake short-term opportunities in vacations.

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