Forming a new worshipping estate community in Tottenham

What would our towns and cities look like if there was a Christian worshipping community on every estate? Helen Shannon leads you through the eighteen …

When David Atkinson, Springfield Church’s Pioneer Curate, set out to pioneer a new community on the Roundshaw Estate, he was given the instruction not …

Mel has lived her entire life in Bow in London's East End. While she had always been a part of a church, a spell of drug use in her late teens saw her …

Oak London is a residential and mentoring programme for young adults who are facing significant challenges. The name, taken from Isaiah 61, speaks of the …

Claire Clarke, vicar of Hope Church Hounslow, shares stories of how Jesus is moving amongst the community of Meadows Estate. 

A celebration of the journey of church@five over the last ten years. It began in 2011 when a small team led by Helen Shannon started a new worshipping …

When Samantha moved to the Strawberry Vale Estate in East Finchley, she was aware that her life was missing something. When a chance encounter with the …

Helen Shannon is one of our Islington Associates and leader of church@five, a church that meets on an estate in East Finchley, North London. Having planted …

A round up of the recent celebration for graduates of the Estates course and news of the updated and renamed Become course recruiting now for a new cohort …

What does it look like to be innovating within a very established institution like the Church of England? How do you put the Church back into a space where …

St Martin’s Church NW5 describes itself as ‘a community of faith, hope and love in Gospel Oak’ in North London. The Vicar, Mother Carol Barrett Ford, spoke …

Converting a former nightclub into a city centre resource church is no easy feat. Yet Fountains Church Bradford has managed this, now worshipping in its …