Europe & Middle East
National CDFs
(by region):
(by region):
- BRITAIN
Website: http://www.cdfb.org.uk/
Established: August 1989, Edinburgh, Scotland
Founding Co-ordinator: Judith Stevenson
Inaugural AGM: August 1990
Current CDF Co-ordinator: Jan Dyer
The Christian Dance Fellowship of Britain (CDFB) seeks to support and encourage dance and creative movement as an expression of the Christian faith, and to facilitate fellowship among members through regional groups, workshops and conferences, and by providing regular newsletters. As well as the National Co-ordinators and Committe Members, CDFB is divided into 10 Regions, each with a Regional Co-ordinator. CDFB's National Office is located in Stourbridge, West Midlands.
Scripture (vision for CDFB and first conference):
"And you like living stones, be yourselves built into a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ."
– 1 Peter 2:4,5
"But for you who revere my name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings. And you will go out and leap like calves released from the stall"
– Malachi 4:2,3 - FRANCE
Established: Oct. 1997 and July 1998, Avignon, France
Founding Co-ordinator: Catherine Golovine
Current Representatives: Christine & Sodapop Jeanville
CDF France was formed at the International Festival of Dance held annually during the Avignon Theatre Festival, and provided a Christian presence at the Festival which is attended by thousands from all over Europe.
Formation Scripture:
1997: "Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion!, Shout, Daughter of Jerusalem!, See, your king comes to you, righteous and having salvation, gentle and riding on a donkey"
– Zechariah 9.9
1998: "Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit… It was he who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, to prepare God's people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ."
– Eph.4:2-7, 9-11 - HOLLAND
Current Representative: Gaditcha Landus
- IRELAND
Established: October 1991
Founding Co-ordinator: Zandra Dyer
Inaugural AGM: September 1993
Current CDF Co-ordinator: Alison Bourke
Formation Scripture:
"As you, Father, are in me and I am in you, …I in them and you in me, that they may become completely one, so that the world may know that you have sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me"
– John 17:23 - ITALY
Website: http://www.ourchurch.com/member/m/mariapiaflamini/
Current Representative: Maria Pia
Maria Pia served as a missionary in South Africa where she was involved with CDFSA. After returning to Italy, she then met Mary Jones, who was ministering in Rome with Evan Schoombie, and went on to become ICDF Representative for Italy. Dance has now been integrated into her Four Square Pentecostal Church's life, and Maria's dance group has performed for other congregations, in other churches, open-air evangelism, Christian teenage camps, universities and even at a Christian book launch! The group has now grown to four members and used many different styles: tambourines, flags, ribbon, mime, circle and group dances.
Maria Pia has contact with other dance groups in Italy – but there are not many of them, and they are not yet a part of ICDF. Maria and her group pray for this ministry.
- SWEDEN
Website: http://www.kdgs.org/
Established: March 1993, Goteborg
Founding Co-ordinator: Lena Lagerqvist
Inaugural AGM: September 1993, Laxa
Current CDF Co-ordinator: Elisabet Josefsson
Formation Scripture:
""Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord rises upon you. See, darkness covers the earth and thick darkness is over the peoples, but the Lord rises upon you and his glory appears over you"
– Isaiah 60:1-2
"Awake, awake, O Zion, clothe yourself with strength. Put on your garments of splendour, O Jerusalem, the holy city. The uncircumcised and defiled will not enter you again… How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation, who say to Zion, 'Your God reigns!'… Depart, depart, go out from there! Touch no unclean things! Come out from it and be pure, you who carry the vessels of the Lord"
– Isaiah 52:1,7,11
"Live a life worthy of the calling you have received. Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit"
– Eph.4:1-4
