{"id":23966,"date":"2026-10-15T14:00:44","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T12:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cgk.nl\/?p=23966"},"modified":"2026-10-15T14:03:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T12:03:12","slug":"the-whole-neighbourhood-went-to-church-on-neighbours-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cgk.nl\/en\/evangelisatie\/de-hele-buurt-naar-de-kerk-op-burendag\/","title":{"rendered":"The whole neighbourhood goes to church on Neighbours\u2019 Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

To get to know the neighbourhood around the church, you could come up with a new activity. But why not invite the neighbours to something the church already does? In Rijnsaterwoude, they know how this works. Last September, the congregation took part in Neighbours\u2019 Day for the third time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why did you organise Neighbours\u2019 Day?<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe started Neighbours\u2019 Day because we wanted to connect with the local community. And we think it\u2019s important to show who we are as a church.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We also wanted to raise some money. A few years ago, we built an extension to our hall. We\u2019re organising various fundraising events to pay off the costs of this. On Neighbours\u2019 Day, we split the proceeds; part of the proceeds went to the local food bank as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How did you invite the neighbourhood?<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

We handed out flyers and shared the invitation on Facebook. We asked parishioners to post the invitation on their WhatsApp status. We also had a large banner in the square.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What was there to do on Neighbours\u2019 Day?<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

The main part of the event was the car boot sale. We sold all sorts of second-hand, new and homemade items from stalls on the church square. In the days leading up to Neighbours\u2019 Day, anyone could bring items to sell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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