Five Blue Mountains churches have joined forces to celebrate the Olympics with a family-friendly outreach event.

Anglican churches in Katoomba, Lawson, Leura, Blackheath and Wentworth Falls gathered together on Saturday night for a mini Olympics for kids, dinner and then a screening of the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics.

The Rev Ray Robinson, rector of St Hilda's, Katoomba was the mastermind behind the idea.

He says the main purpose of the event, held at Holy Trinity, Wentworth Falls, was to reach those who attended church occasionally, or were spouses to the regular churchgoers.

He adds that last Saturday was an ideal time to hold an event, given the recent "hype' surrounding World Youth Day, and the current interest in this international sporting event.

With a turnout of about 80 people both old and young, Mr Robinson says the event was a huge success which brought the church communities together.

Seasoned sports chaplain, the Rev David Tyndall gave an insider's perspective on the Olympics, telling a story of a Nigerian woman going through rough times, and coming out with a silver medal.

Mr Tyndall also spoke of the connection between gospel and sport, encouraging the crowd to use major sporting events as a "bridge' to then talk about God.

"97 per cent of Australians watch a game (or part of a game) on TV, per week. Everyone talks about the Olympic Games, whether they're into sport or not," Mr Tyndall says.

He believes that Sydney Anglicans can make meaningful connections through sport because it is one of the things that unites Australians.

Mr Tyndall has been greatly encouraged by the way even the elderly in the church accepted this new way of spreading the word of God.

When asked if there will be another event like this, the Rev Dr Neil Emerson, senior minister at Wentworth Falls said "Definitely!".

Dr Emerson believes there is a great strength in doing mission as a large team, and says this event has been a great way of connecting the Anglican churches of the Blue Mountains.