Young people with no connection to church are coming anyway. It’s called ‘contactless curiosity’

Across the UK, more and more young people are investigating Christianity - not through the invitation of a friend or a church outreach programme, but a contactless curiosity seemingly stirred by God alone. Dave Kemp shares his story and asks: is this the beginning of something?

In the middle of October last year, a teenage girl went home and told her mum she wanted to find out more about Jesus. Her family had no church background, so asked for advice from someone they knew to be a Christian. This person pointed them in the direction of our church; they went on the website and got in touch.

Following a call with her mother, this girl - who had no experience of church - came to our Tuesday night small group and brought a friend. The next week, the friend brought her sister. All three girls are now regularly attendees.