Bible’s message comes to the heart of Bristol

Trapeze artists performing at a show presented by Circomedia at which the story of the Prodigal Son was performed. The show was part of the British and Foreign Bible Society's Kaleidoscope six-week media campaign in Bristol, England, in spring 2005. Photo: André Pattenden (ENG05DJ-12.JPG)

Graffiti art produced during Let us Spray, an event held as part of the British and Foreign Bible Society's Kaleidoscope six-week media campaign in Bristol, England, in spring 2005. Photo: BFBS/Neil Pitchford (ENG05DJ-17.JPG)

A taxi decorated to promote the British and Foreign Bible Society's Kaleidoscope six-week media campaign in Bristol, England, in spring 2005. Photo: BFBS/Neil Pitchford (ENG05DJ-28.JPG)

ENGLAND AND WALES — Bright pink posters on billboards, bus shelters, buses and even taxis heralded the arrival of the British and Foreign Bible Society’s (BFBS) six-week media campaign in Bristol in April and May. Like the events that followed, the posters, which featured lookalikes from the popular television programme EastEnders, were designed to make people realise that the Bible, in which people tackle challenges, choices and emotions, is relevant in contemporary society.

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Part of the Kaleidoscope season exploring life, culture and spirituality, BFBS’s campaign, run in collaboration with local churches, offered the residents of Bristol the opportunity to encounter and explore the Bible in many different ways, including films, discussion groups, a circus show, a graffiti art workshop and storytelling sessions (see World Report 393/3). The photos on these pages show how creatively the Bible message was brought into the heart of everyday life in the city.