Rotherham New Life Christian Centre
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The Hub Christian Community (formerly Rotherham New Life) is a church based in the Canklow
area of Rotherham
, England
. It is led by senior minister, John Andrews, who has written a number of books on the Christian
lifestyle. Services each Sunday regularly draw 250 attendees at its Canklow Road site.
, was founded in the mid-1980s, and was initially made up of members from the Rotherham Assemblies of God church based on Station Road, Masbrough
. In 1986, the church bought its current building on Canklow Road, from Lillekers Engineering Ltd. In September 2001, the church appointed a full time youth worker Gavin Gray who is now the Associate Pastor
.
, and used the nearby Magna Science Adventure Centre
as a venue. Bill Wilson
from Metro Ministries
in New York
was the keynote speaker for the 2006. In 2010 the keynote speaker is Mark Brand from Hillcrest Church in Dallas.
, with Positive Parenting leasing an office. During the week an average of 300 people from the community use the building for various groups.
Canklow
Canklow is a suburb of Rotherham, England on the Sheffield/Rotherham border. It is about 0.9 miles south of the town of Rotherham and 5.2 miles north-east of the City of Sheffield....
area of Rotherham
Rotherham
Rotherham is a town in South Yorkshire, England. It lies on the River Don, at its confluence with the River Rother, between Sheffield and Doncaster. Rotherham, at from Sheffield City Centre, is surrounded by several smaller settlements, which together form the wider Metropolitan Borough of...
, England
England
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. It is led by senior minister, John Andrews, who has written a number of books on the Christian
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
lifestyle. Services each Sunday regularly draw 250 attendees at its Canklow Road site.
History
The church, which is affiliated with the Assemblies of GodAssemblies of God
The Assemblies of God , officially the World Assemblies of God Fellowship, is a group of over 140 autonomous but loosely-associated national groupings of churches which together form the world's largest Pentecostal denomination...
, was founded in the mid-1980s, and was initially made up of members from the Rotherham Assemblies of God church based on Station Road, Masbrough
Masbrough
Masbrough, occasionally spelt Masborough is a suburb of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England, located in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, about 0.5 miles from Rotherham town centre.-Schools:...
. In 1986, the church bought its current building on Canklow Road, from Lillekers Engineering Ltd. In September 2001, the church appointed a full time youth worker Gavin Gray who is now the Associate Pastor
Pastoral Care
To address the problem of how to give pastoral care to a growing and diverse congregation as well as provide a means for new people to become a part of the church, The Hub Christian Community has developed a Pastoral Care Team. As well as welcoming visitors, the PCT provide pastoral support during the week through home and hospital visits.Services
The Hub Christian Community conducts two services on a Sunday Morning 9.00 am and 11.15am to accommodate the number of people that attend the church.Ministries
The church has an active social programme called Whole Life targeting the homeless, and an adult education programme for asylum seekers, teaching English and ICT. The church also has an active youth and school project, currently supported by gap year volunteers from the PAIS projectPais Project
The Pais Project is a global Christian youth and schools work organization. Founded in 1992, its motto is "Missionaries Making Missionaries". Pais works with school students, primarily those aged 11–18....
.
Conferences
Since 2001, The Hub Christian Community has hosted an annual conference with the focus on World Missions. The 2005 Conference was co-hosted with Victory Family Centre, SingaporeSingapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
, and used the nearby Magna Science Adventure Centre
Magna Science Adventure Centre
Magna Science Adventure Centre is an educational visitor attraction, appealing primarily to children. It is located in a disused steel mill in the Templeborough district of Rotherham, England. The site is formerly home to the Steel, Peech and Tozer steel works...
as a venue. Bill Wilson
Bill Wilson (pastor)
Bill Wilson is the founder and Sr Pastor of Metro Ministries, America’s largest ministry to children with branches in various nations. He is a well-known speaker, author, pastor and advocate for poor, inner city children all over the world.-Childhood:Wilson's mother abandoned him on a streetcorner...
from Metro Ministries
Metro Ministries
Metro Ministries is currently the World’s largest Sunday School weekly reaching over 21,000 children in New York City and an additional 22,000 in The Philippines, Africa and Romania. Each Saturday there are Sunday School services and they use school buses to go to pick up the children at their...
in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
was the keynote speaker for the 2006. In 2010 the keynote speaker is Mark Brand from Hillcrest Church in Dallas.
Community
The church building is regularly used by groups from the local communityCommunity
The term community has two distinct meanings:*a group of interacting people, possibly living in close proximity, and often refers to a group that shares some common values, and is attributed with social cohesion within a shared geographical location, generally in social units larger than a household...
, with Positive Parenting leasing an office. During the week an average of 300 people from the community use the building for various groups.