Urban Nites Kingston: Friday Nights

Urban Nites Kingston was launched in 2006 to reach out and engage with the young people who frequent Kingston Town centre during a Friday evening.

Initially started on the grass outside All Saints Church it has, following discussions with the police, Kingston Council’s KOAST (Kingston Outreach and Street Team) transposed itself from one church lawn to another, and now takes place outside the Oxygen centre at St Peters Church, Norbiton.

Here every Friday night between 20 and 60 young people congregate for up to 2 hours to simply hang out, chat to the Oxygen workers and ‘drink’ tea and coffee. The Oxygen workers involved during this time seek to involve the young people in topic discussion, pass on information on other clubs and activities as well as inviting them to take part in the prayer book.

Please pray for Urban Nites Kingston for as well as being one of the highest attended Oxygen project it is also one of the most challenging especially around the issue of alcohol. Friday nights is drinking night for most young people, something they do because they know of little other lifestyle choices.

Pray also for the opportunities and individuals to go further and deeper in this work. We feel it is important to pray and ask for several young people to come to the for who can be the ones around whom a going deeper project / evening can be established.