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Street Pastors LogoMaking a positive difference in the lives of young people

Street Pastors is an inter-denominational Church response to urban problems, engaging with people on the streets to care, listen and dialogue.

It was pioneered in London in January 2003 by Rev Les Isaac, Director of the Ascension Trust, and has seen some remarkable results, including drops in crime in areas where teams have been working. There are now over 100 teams around the United Kingdom.

Mark Thomas, Coordinator of Bridgend Street Pastors, winning the the award for team leadership presented by the 'Leading Wales Consortium' on February 26th 2009
(Above) Mark Thomas, Coordinator of Bridgend Street Pastors, winning the the award for team leadership presented by the 'Leading Wales Consortium' on February 26th 2009.

Each city project is set up by Ascension Trust and run by a local coordinator with support from Ascension Trust and local churches and community groups, in partnership with Police, Council and other statutory agencies.

To be a Street Pastor you need to be over 18 (no upper age limit), a church member, and able to commit to a training programme designed to fully equip new Street Pastors to respond to the needs of all the people that they engage on the streets.

Training normally takes place over a period of 12 days over 5 months.

Each Street Pastor team consists of at least three groups of four, each of which will work a minimum of one night a month, usually from 10pm to around 4am.

Street Pastors Book

At the end of 2010 there were over 150 Street Pastor projects around the United Kingdom with nine in operation in Wales, in:

  • Bangor
  • Blackwood
  • Bridgend
  • Caldicot
  • Cardiff
  • Ebbw Vale
  • Haverfordwest
  • Newport
  • Wrexham

and three more in development at:

  • Caerphilly
  • Newtown and
  • Swansea

For more information, a book, "Street Pastors" by Les Isaac is available from Ascension Trust, - see their web-site at http://www.streetpastors.co.uk.

Interested in becoming a Street Pastor, or setting up a Street Pastor project in your area, or just making a general enquiry?  See their web-page at http://www.streetpastors.co.uk/ContactUs/tabid/108/Default.aspx

For a story from a church heavily involved in supporting Street Pastors in their town, see Caerphilly Street Pastors
 
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