We support the following developments:

Moses Gate Centre - A community based outreach based on support and friendship within the Asian community

On the Vine - Friday night, unwind and unload, good food, good wine, good friends, God’s presence

Street Church - an initiative to be church amongst the homeless and roofless and those who work the streets

Cafe Church - Sunday afternoons at St Luke’s Halliwell - twice a month

- Sunday evenings on the second Sunday in the month at St Andrew’s Over Hulton

Network Deaf Church - is a cell based group exploring issues of faith and belonging in the deaf community

Phoenix Project - is a schools based project exploring fresh expressions of church and faith in the schools of East Bolton among children and carers

Potential Expressions being Explored

Mates - down the pub, exploring the BIG questions, with your mates, with GOD your best mate.

Eden - church as God intended, walking with God, open before God, unashamed with self and one another - restored and forgiven - a fellowship for naturists. If interested contact Eden

In our endeavour to plant fresh expressions of worship we also note the existence of prototype fresh expressions which already exist in our churches and have the capacity to develop into fully fledged expressions in their own right

Food for Thought - a gathering for worship and fellowship based around lunch at St George the Martyr on Tuesdays at 12.30pm

Crossroads - an activity club for 5-11 yr olds with bible based teaching on alternate Mondays at Emmanuel Church Centre at 6.30pm

Hillsongs Worship - an activity of St Peter’s Halliwell encouraging an alternative congregation

Youth Church - an activity of St Thomas & St John Lostock

Friendly Hour - a time of friendship and fellowship with worship and a speaker on a multitude of topics - personal testimony, wine tasting, other faiths etc. at St Catherine’s Highfield Tuesdays at 2pm

One More Step - A meal, a time of fellowship and a faith discussion based in Radcliffe

For information on any of these contact: admin