Christian Centre, Nottingham

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The Christian Centre, Nottingham is a vibrant church located in the heart of Nottingham in England. It is one of the UK's larger churches, with around 1,300 people actively involved. The Christian Centre is a Pentecostal church affiliated to the Assemblies of God.

The vision statement of the Christian Centre is: "A Cathedral of Living Stones for the Glory of God: Reaching the Lost, Equiping the Church and Serving the Poor".

1 History
2 Today
3 Ministries
4 External links

[edit] History

The Christian Centre began as a small gathering of Christians meeting in a house in 1928 in the Lace Market. It quickly became a small church, growing steadily over the following decades and has been based at its current premises on Talbot Street since the 1970s.

[edit] Today

Today, the church represents a wide range of ages, cultures and backgrounds. David Shearman is Senior Minister and has been leading the Christian Centre since 1977.

The church has embarked on a multi-million pound project to build a new facility, as the current building is at capacity, and multiple services must be run to accommodate the congregation. In 2001 the church purchased land directly opposite the current building, and now has planning permission to build an 1800-seat auditorium building.

[edit] Ministries

The church has an extensive social responsibility programme intended to reach the disadvantaged in the city and beyond through a number of different projects. Its members are also involved in international development work overseas, including support for "The King's Village", a school and medical centre in Northern Ghana.

Children's and youth ministries, a seniors group and work with students all take place; the church also runs an independent Christian day school, The King's School, catering for age 4 to GCSE pupils.