‘Get off your couch for the sake of Christ’

Jonny Reid  |  UK & Ireland
Date posted:  1 May 2021
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‘Get off your couch for the sake of Christ’

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Christians in Sport (CiS) is encouraging Christians to return to their sports clubs as lockdown measures ease across the UK.

Since March 2019 the majority of amateur sport has been under restrictions and since November 2020 all amateur sport clubs have been banned from training or competing together. With the stay-at-home order eased on 29 March, outdoor sports facilities have reopened and organised sports have been able to resume in England. Similar restrictions have been eased in other countries within the UK. Gyms and indoor sports facilities are all planned to open again in the next few months.

A CiS spokesperson says: ‘Despite restrictions, it has been wonderful to see how people have been able to keep walking, running and training on a one-to-one basis, and opportunities to spend time together online have been possible, including over 80,000 people joining in the 11 Big Online Quizzes put on with a clear gospel message. In the world of student sport, students have also had online missions, hosted dinners and social events, and put on specific evenings for their teammates to ask questions about Christianity.

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