Where we meet?
We are currently using spaces and meeting rooms in the Lighthouse Project which is a Community Hub on the second floor of Middleton Shopping Centre. This is a convenient location and good for parking and access. Info on how to travel here is on our Contact page.
Beyond the now
Our plan is to also meeting in homes or other community venues around the town. This is to make our gatherings accessible and so that those groups can focus on their community in terms of prayer, inviting people, and serving.
The aim of these ‘ekklesia style’ small groups is to encourage discipleship and to grow, replicate and multiply thus expanding our connections into the community. We are to be sent out, not just gathered in, as we have been called to be salt and light in our community, to protect and preserve it, to be a visual assurance of hope and trust in God, and to be places of safety and refuge for people who need help and support.
Through these groups we intend to encourage discipleship, participation, and growth in faith. It is not about having a few leaders who everyone follows, no, our intention is for our leaders to empower and release the God potential and calling in every person who we connect with.
By being church even in our smallest expression ensures that as our wider body gathers and grows it will remain a faithful demonstration of the Kingdom of Heaven on the earth. Jesus said that whenever 2 or 3 believers, citizens of heaven, are gathered in His name, such as in a small group, or microchurch, He is in our midst, and the Kingdom is present. We aim to share the fragrance of His presence whenever we gather, and wherever we go.
Building on new foundations
We are building on the foundations of the apostles and prophets, through the gifts of the 5-fold ministry, of which Jesus Christ is the chief cornerstone. We meet to grow in our faith using a discipleship group and microchurch model, linked to an apostolic centre. This is not the traditional style, or expression of ‘church’ that many may be familiar with, but it is the biblical expression that we believe God has led us to embrace at this time to help us make disciples, become revival ready, and to be prepared for the great end time influx of believers that is coming.
We are connected with other groups and networks who share a like minded passion for disciple making and community transformation.