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Building Community, Transforming Lives<\/span><\/strong><\/em> is what the re:vive <\/span><\/strong>plant (in Grantham, England) is all about. They say, “it can be easier to invite people to get to know God if they already know you – so get socializing and have some fun! Here are some ideas we’ve tried – or are about to”: <\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

A<\/span>  <\/span><\/font><\/span>anniversary celebrations  <\/span>B<\/span> <\/font><\/span>bowling, barbecues, boating, birthday celebrations, book reading clubs, bonfire nights, boys nights in\/out <\/span> <\/font><\/span>C<\/span> <\/font><\/span>car rally, cinema, city tours, cycling, carnivals, camping, competitions, Christmas parties<\/span>  <\/font><\/span>D<\/span> <\/font><\/span>day trips, drama, drinks evenings<\/span>  <\/font><\/span>E<\/span> <\/font><\/span>eating out, eating in, Easter egg hunt<\/span>  <\/font><\/span>F<\/span> <\/font><\/span>Fireworks, fancy dress balls, face-painting evening<\/span>  <\/font><\/span>G<\/span> <\/font><\/span>games evening, golf, girls night in\/out  <\/span>H<\/span> <\/font><\/span>hiking, hanging out (this is simple, cheap and very popular) <\/span> I<\/span><\/span> ice-skating <\/span> J<\/span><\/span> <\/font><\/span>jogging, jazz festivals <\/span> <\/font><\/span>K<\/span> <\/font><\/span>karting, karaoke<\/span>  <\/font><\/span>L<\/span> <\/font><\/span>lazer quest<\/span>  <\/font><\/span>M<\/span> <\/font><\/span>music concerts\/festivals, motorcycling, mystery tours, murder mystery evening<\/span>  <\/font><\/span>N<\/span> <\/span>nature trails<\/span>  <\/font><\/span>O<\/span> <\/font><\/span>open-air concerts<\/span>  <\/font><\/span>P<\/span> <\/font><\/span>parties (any excuse – housewarming, birthday, anniversary, etc), picnics, paint-balling, progressive tea, punting, pancake evening <\/span> <\/font><\/span>Q<\/span> <\/font><\/span>quiz nights, quad biking<\/span>  <\/font><\/span>R<\/span> <\/font><\/span>running<\/span>  <\/font><\/span>S<\/span> <\/font><\/span>swimming, skiing, snooker, salsa dancing<\/span>  <\/font><\/span>T<\/span> treasure hunts, tournaments (air hockey, play station, girls v boys, etc), theatre, themed evenings<\/span>  <\/font><\/span>V<\/span> <\/font><\/span>video nights <\/span> <\/font><\/span>W<\/span> walks<\/span> <\/font><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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