Live updates from Saturday at Together 2022

Bethany Gibson shares updates from Birmingham on the second day of Together 2022.

10.30pm

In the final update for the day, here are a few photos from on stage of Together in Worship.

Don't forget to pick up a copy of next week's Salvationist magazine for a full report of tonight's worship, plus lots more photos.

Here’s a reminder of what’s on tomorrow at the ICC:

• 10.30am: Together in Covenant featuring the commissioning and ordination of the Messengers of Reconciliation (Hall 1), plus Together Children (Hall 11)
• 12.30pm: Marketplace and SP&S (Hall 3)
• 1pm: Foyer concerts (outside Hall 3)
• 3pm: All Together, our sending out and celebration meeting (Hall 1)

Don’t forget, if you can’t be with us in Birmingham, you can join in online via the livestream at 10.30am and 3pm: youtube.com/salvationarmyvideo.

Goodnight!

6pm

It’s been a busy afternoon here in Birmingham. Here’s an update of what’s been happening.

Starting now: Together in Worship, 6-10pm at the ICC.

Session 1: Hosts Charlie Green and Taffy Bizure lead a celebration of the young people of The Salvation Army.

Featuring:

• Una Voce
• Dance Fit Tots
• Ivonne Garcia, Bromley
• Niamh Standley, Regent Hall
• Birmingham Citadel YP Band
• Aston 614 Corps

Session 2: Hosts Vanessa Nsilu and Reuben Dykes lead a festival of Salvation Army music.

Featuring:

• The International Staff Band
• The International Staff Songsters
• African Praise Fellowship Zimbabwe
• Territorial Leaders Commissioners Anthony and Gill Cotterill

Session 3: Hosts Cadets Adam and Karen Barber guide us through our final session of praise.

Featuring:

• Gospel Explosion
• MACA Dance
• Lizzy Kitchenside, Addlestone

11.20am

Welcome to live updates from Saturday at Together 2022. 

I’m Beth and I’m the editor of salvationist.org.uk.

I’m at the ICC, the main venue for the weekend, where people are busy setting up for the doors to open at 1pm. Next door, at The Rep Theatre, there has been a Bible study on the theme for the weekend: Love God, Love Others.

Meanwhile, over in Edgbaston, Salvationists have joined the weekly Parkrun, giving people the chance to worship through exercise and connect with the community.

Salvation Army water bottles were available for runners to take away at the event. Sports Mission Lead Rod Moye said: ‘We wanted to give them something that was reusable. Each bottle has a QR code on it that takes them to a devotional on salvationist.org.uk.

‘It’s something they can reflect on afterwards. We hope it will help people to pause and consider how they move, how they meet, and how they model their sport and faith in their life.’

Coming up today at Together 2022:

• From 1pm: Workshops, seminars, foyer concerts and a marketplace featuring SP&S in the ICC; busking and sports in Brindleyplace.
• 6pm: Together in Worship at the ICC – three sessions with short intervals in between.

For more information, download the event guide.