Year 8 visits to Maidstone churches

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Year 8 visits to Maidstone churches

• Focus Day
• Friday 25th February 2005

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We visited

• The Salvation Army, Union Street
• and
• St. Lukes Church, Foley Street

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St. Lukes Church

• Foley Street, Maidstone

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St. Lukes interior
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The war memorial
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Looking for the symbol of St. Luke an ox
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Traditional elements.
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.and the not so traditional
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We found the font
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and tried out the pulpit
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Working hard
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The Salvation Army

• Union Street, Maidstone

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Interior view of the new building
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What are we looking up at?
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The Salvation Army colours in the roof
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What do the colours represent?

• Blue for the holiness of God
• Red for the blood of Jesus
• Yellow for the flames of the Holy Spirit
• The Trinity of Father, Son and Holy Spirit

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Showing us the flag
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Busy taking notes
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Evidence that music is popular
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Thanks to

• Susan and Heather at St. Lukes
• Graham and Joy at the Salvation Army

• http//www.stlukes.org.uk/
• http//www.salvos.com/maidstone/