{"id":60,"date":"2020-05-25T09:24:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-25T09:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teenstreet.life\/uk\/?page_id=60"},"modified":"2025-12-16T10:52:04","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T10:52:04","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/teenstreet.life\/uk\/about\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"60\" class=\"elementor elementor-60\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8d7b4e3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"8d7b4e3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ab4d4f3\" data-id=\"ab4d4f3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e9b0ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0e9b0ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-672cfdb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"672cfdb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-54fde2a\" data-id=\"54fde2a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a06bf7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a06bf7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-590b75e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"590b75e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"470\" height=\"294\" src=\"https:\/\/teenstreet.life\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2020\/05\/teenstreet-1993-participants.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-286\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/teenstreet.life\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2020\/05\/teenstreet-1993-participants.jpg 470w, https:\/\/teenstreet.life\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2020\/05\/teenstreet-1993-participants-300x188.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-50a2e63\" data-id=\"50a2e63\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19d84d82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19d84d82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>TeenStreet began in 1992 as a vision for an international Christian conference for teens. Founders Dan and Suzie Potter from the U.S. gave it the name TeenStreet \u201cbecause the whole purpose was to give teens a street to travel upon\u2026a way to live\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The first TeenStreet was held in Offenburg, Germany, in the summer of 1993, with a total of 56 people. It grew rapidly from there, and by 2019, participation topped 3,500. In 2004, TeenStreet expanded to Brazil, then to Australia in 2010, and similar movements have been launched around the globe since then \u2014but we\u2019re not done growing.<\/p>\n<p>In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, TeenStreet launched its first ever online event in 2020. 52 countries joined online from all over the world, including the UK.<\/p>\n<p>OM UK launched TeenStreet UK in 2022 to engage with a year-round multi-cultural community of teens and youth leaders. During our week-long summer camp, teens are discipled to encourage them to become disciple-makers, and then given exciting opportunities for mission trips throughout the year to put into practise what they are learning.<\/p>\n<p>As our influence expands through new technologies and opportunities, we\u2019re following God\u2019s direction for the future, journeying together as a global community of Jesus followers who are committed to glorifying His name.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TeenStreet began in 1992 as a vision for an international Christian conference for teens. Founders Dan and Suzie Potter from the U.S. gave it the name TeenStreet \u201cbecause the whole purpose was to give teens a street to travel upon\u2026a way to live\u201d. The first TeenStreet was held in Offenburg, Germany, in the summer of 1993, with a total of 56 people. It grew rapidly from there, and by 2019, participation topped 3,500. In 2004, TeenStreet expanded to Brazil, then to Australia in 2010, and similar movements have been launched around the globe since then \u2014but we\u2019re not done growing. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, TeenStreet launched its first ever online event in 2020. 52 countries joined online from all over the world, including the UK. OM UK launched TeenStreet UK in 2022 to engage with a year-round multi-cultural community of teens and youth leaders. During our week-long summer camp, teens are discipled to encourage them to become disciple-makers, and then given exciting opportunities for mission trips throughout the year to put into practise what they are learning. 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