Stuart Townend

Stu and Lou tour!

I'm delighted to announce that I'm planning a short tour with Lou Fellingham (of Phatfish fame) where we'll be featuring our respective new albums, "Monument to Mercy" and "Treasure". Tour dates and contact numbers are below. It would be great to see you if you could make it to one of the gigs.

I'm very excited about it. The album has definitely set me off in a slightly different direction musically, and I'm looking forward to reproducing some of the arrangements on the album. It also means I will be doing a lot of leading from piano rather than guitar - which for me musically feels a bit like coming home...

The gigs will still have a worship orientation, but will at the same time be accessible and meaningful to unchurched people. So bring your friends!

Stuart Townend

STU & LOU TOUR DATES

Sep 30 - The King's Centre, Chessington (020 8391 5522 - email: rodcec2002@yahoo.co.uk - website: www.thekingscentre.org.uk)

Oct 7 - Trinity Centre, Swindon (01793 526130 - website: www.swindonfamilychurch.org.uk)

Oct 13 - Streatham Baptist Church (020 8769 8588 - website: www.mannachristiancentre.co.uk; email: mannabookshop@btconnect.com)

Oct 20 - William Aston Hall, Wrexham (01244 317664 - website: www.colossiansthreesixteen.org

Oct 21 - Alton Maltings Centre, Alton, Hants (Harvest Church - 01420 81950)

Worship at New Horizon

We had a great week at New Horizon - thanks to all those who attended, who came up to say hello, and who bought the CD. The people of Northern Ireland are so warm and friendly, it really is one of the highlights of the year for my family and myself.

In case you don't know, New Horizon is a sort of family Bible Week held each year at the University of Ulster campus in Coleraine. Main meetings are held in a big top with a couple of overflow tents that together hold 3-4,000 people. Speakers this year were John Piper, RT Kendal and Nigel Wright. All the teaching was great, but that's the first time I've heard John Piper - and he was terrific.

I work with a group of local musicians there who are all of a very high standard - led by Ian Hannah, whom many of you will have heard of. The congregation is drawn from a broad range of denominations and church backgrounds, so it's something of a challenge to take everybody with you when you lead! But is seems to get easier every year - perhaps because I'm more relaxed about it, and partly because people are more comfortable with me, so I can 'push the boat out' a little from time to time, and people will go with it.

As it's still the holiday season, if you order CDs from the site during August there may be a bit of a delay before you receive them - but we'll get them out as soon as we can!

Stuart Townend