Christ Church Manchester goes Multi-Site

"We were launching this second site because we want to grow, to reach new people, and to see the lost rescued."

And so it begins.

We have been praying at Christ Church Manchester about reaching into the city of Manchester from where we are based on the East side for a number of years. These prayers have brought us people, and some inspiration.

In September 2009 we started an evening meeting in a vodka bar in Fallowfield (where all the students live). This took a while to get moving but after Christmas it kicked up a level and we saw 60+ visitors come through our doors that wouldn’t otherwise have been to a CCM meeting or maybe even known that we exist.  It was an exciting year but really we were dipping our toes in to see whether we should be trying something on a bigger scale.

As that academic year drew to a close we believed that God was with us and that we should launch a second site on Sunday evenings in Fallowfield. We were launching this second site because we want to grow, to reach new people, and to see the lost rescued.

CCM:City launched officially on Sunday evening at Luther King House in Fallowfield. There is a core of committed guys and girls who are passionate about loving Manchester and seeing their City reached with the Gospel. They have all joined us since we started meeting in the Vodka Bar last year and we hope for more to join over the next year.

We have given out over 2000 flyers (with the help of Vinelife Church), pulled together a band, planned a sermon series and prayed hard. All we need now is for God to move!!

Our short term goals are very simple – get 50 people every Sunday evening, build a community and start reaching out.

This is our first site launch and so we are learning valuable lessons on a daily basis but it will not be our last. We want to see Manchester changed by the Gospel.

Christ Church Manchester goes Multi-Site

And so it begins.