Georgetown GuyanaJuly 14 - 17, 2008

Churches of Christ

Guyana

Guyana, the only English-speaking country in South America

Nicknamed GT, Guyana is located on the northeastern coast of South America surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the north, Venezuela to the west, Suriname to the east and Brazil to the south.

Local Coordinating Committee

• Coordinating Congregations– Four (4) congregations located in central GT – Chaired by NRCOC (Bro W. Vyphuis)

• Local Coordinating Committee (chairpersons) – comprised of two (2) representative

members from each congregation – the Coordinating Committee shall oversee

and ensure all planning and implementation.

Areas of ResponsibilitySix (6) sub-committees

Hospitality

Transportation &

Logistics

Facilities

Program&

Workshops

Public Relations

Finance &

Fundraising

CL2008

“And hold NOT thy Peace”

Acts 18:9

Lectureship Theme & sub-themes Draft ProgramPreachers/Speakers

Program & Workshops

Theme:

Program & Workshops - Logo

Facilities – Sunday Morning WorshipThe National Cultural Centre

Guyana’s premier auditorium

Leading space for hosting

presentations in Guyana

Seats about 2,000 people

Facilities – Workshop Sessions

All sessions will be held at NRCOC and other congregations located in central GT

Letters of Interest sent to hotels

Visited sites - negotiate potential packages, quotations

Hospitality - Accommodation

The food in Guyanese society reflects the range of influences from different parts of the world.

From India came curries From Africa you find dishes such as foo-foo

where plantains made into cakes and metamgee

Specialties of Portuguese garlic pork and Amerindian pepper pot.

Hospitality - Guyanese Food & Dining

Guyanese people love food. Our flavor is diverse. Our food is a stamp of our heritage

Other areas

Finance & Fund Raisingo Each congregation has pledged to donate

G$6000/US30o Letters seeking donation from companieso Draft budget preparedo Assistance from Caribbean Lectureship Fund

Public Relationso Production/Design of Banners, Magazine & Webpage

Kaiteur Park• The entire Kaiteur National Park

area is located within one of the largest and most bio-diversed rainforests in the world.

• Kaiteur Falls is one of the most spectacular waterfalls in the world.

• the world's largest single drop water falls - It has a free fall height of over 700 feet

• Relatively speaking that is five times the height of Niagra Falls

St George’s Cathedral – World's tallest wooden church

Nature Sites

Churches of Christ in Guyana is proud to be the host of