SCORE has provided chaplaincy at several major sports events - the 1996 European Football Championships, the 1999 World Cross-Country Championships, the 2000 World Rugby League Finals, and the 2001 World Amateur Boxing Championships.

However, in 2002 SCORE took a giant step forward as it organised & coordinated the entirety of the multi-faith Chaplaincy Provision at the Manchester 2002 Commonwealth Games. We identified, trained and deployed almost 40 chaplains into 4 distinct teams working in the Athletes' Village, the Games venues, the public areas around the main stadia, and the city centre. The Games administrators became very supportive & appreciative of the sensitive, professional nature of the chaplaincy under SCORE's leadership. Our chaplains were truly involved with many people, offering spiritual support and pastoral care to athletes, administrators, spectators, media representatives, volunteers and others associated with the Games. The worship and prayer times were highlights of a much wider service that was used and appreciated by many.

As a result of that experience, Rev. John Boyers, SCORE's National Director did some major consulting work for the Athens 2004 Olympics & Paralympic Games. For a synopsis of his activities in Athens, please see the write-ups on our Olympic Games page.

John Boyers has written two extensive documents on the principles & practice of Major Sports Event Chaplaincy. If you would like to download a copy of either of his documents, please click the appropriate button MAJOR EVENT CHAPLAINCY or OLYMPIC TRAINING DOCUMENT. (It may take a few seconds for the files to open). These documents are copyright of SCORE - we are happy for you to use them understanding you properly acknowledge the soucre.