The music for CTE Forum 2025 will be co-ordinated by Kevin Huggett.
Kevin led the music for CTE Forum 2022 and is currently an Outreach Worker for Kendal URC. A keen amateur musician, Kevin has worked for the Church Mission Society in South Asia and went on to manage CMS engagement in parts of East and West Africa. He brings to the Forum his experience of encouraging young people to explore their creative gifts in the highly multi-cultural musical environment of Lancaster University where he was an Anglican Chaplain for many years.
Kevin is supported at Forum by Anton Muller, Forum Moderator and CTE Principal Officer for Mission and Evangelism Ben Aldous as well as several different worship leaders throughout the event. We will also benefit from the musical talent of many delegates who have volunteered to play at Forum and we are grateful for everyone’s contribution.
On the Monday evening our worship will be in the Pentecostal tradition and led by CTE Pentecostal President Bishop Tedroy Powell with our sung worship led by Angie Lee.
Angie Lee is a singer-songwriter who fuses uplifting Gospel and Inspirational music. Angie Lee has performed at the Crescent Theatre, The Mac Arts Centre, The Legacy Centre Of Excellence and Jamaica in The Square to over 5000 people. Angie has performed alongside U.K artists Audrey Scott, Bunny Melody and Millicent Stephenson.She has also been nominated as Best Newcomer at the GX awards held at the Town Hall in Birmingham. You can see Angie Live here.
On Tuesday morning our worship will be the style of a Taizé service and led by Steven Cooper, National Ecumenical Officer of the Methodist Church.
On Tuesday evening attendees will have the opportunity to attend one of a selection of worship opportunities. Delegates are welcome to choose to either worship in their own tradition or to try something different.
All Forum delegates will be sent a link to a form where they can make their worship choices in advance. This helps us with room allocations at The Hayes.
When you receive the form, you will be asked to choose from the options below:
1. Orthodox Compline led by Stephen Platt.
2. Anglican Night Prayer led by Tim Norwood and others from the Church of England.
3. Lutheran Evening Prayer led by Meelis Suild and others from the Lutheran Churches delegations.
4. Roman Catholic Mass led by Jan Nowotnik and others from the Roman Catholic Church.
5. Quaker meeting for worship based on silence led by Judith Baker.
6. Charismatic worship led by Richard Bradbury of Ground Level.
7. Free Church service of evening worship led by Hilary Treavis of the Baptist Union of Great Britain and Lindsey Brown of the United Reformed Church.
8. Worship in the style of the Iona community led by Kevin Huggett.
Worship on Wednesday morning will be led by Min Shermara Fletcher-Hoyte with other young ecumenical leaders.
Opening and closing worship will be led by the Forum Moderator, Anton Muller and Deputy Moderator, Olivia Amartey.