Unplugged Europe Hosts
Eikon Church – Edinburgh, Scotland
eikon
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- Etymology: From (term, sc=Grek, , tr=eikón, , likeness, image, portrait), related to (term, sc=Grek, , tr=eikénai, be like, look like).
Eikon was formed out of a passion to create a space for the unchurched (Mark 2:17), a space for whomever, wherever they are at on their journey of discovering what it means to be a Christ-follower in a post-Christian, globalized world.
There are plenty of steeples in the city of Edinburgh, but you’ll not find Eikon at any of them. Ascribing to the philosophy that church literally should be in the middle of the marketplace, Eikon gathers just above The Forest Café, a unique non-profit organization that is the hottest spot in the city for the environmentally conscious, artistic loving, social action driven twenty-something.
At just over one-year old our “grace space” culture has attracted 80% unchurched or dechurched to the weekly gatherings. Our monthly Open Mic is now the most popular in the city.
Visit http://www.eikonedinburgh.com.
National Community Church – Washington, DC
Co-host for this event is National Community Church in Washington, DC USA. NCC is orthodox in doctrine but unorthodox in practice. NCC’s creative approach to ministry has resulted in a unique demographic: 70% single twenty-somethings and 70% unchurched and dechurched.
National Community Church is a multi-site church in the Washington, DC metro area that meets in both rented and permanent facilities. NCC is one church with four locations: Union Station, Ballston Common Mall, Ebenezers Coffeehouse and Georgetown. NCC’s vision is to meet in movie theaters at Metro stops throughout the DC metro area.
NCC has built a fully-operational coffeehouse on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC that opened its doors March 15, 2006. Ebenezers Coffeehouse serves as a location for NCC services and events.
For more information about NCC, visit http://theaterchurch.com.