About
Emmanuel was birthed on the 8th September 1996 in the living room of our home at 47 Waringstown Road with a few people who were hungry for more of God and trying to figure out how to show love to a hurting world. Our hunger was contagious and others began to join us in a quest to see the kingdom of God preached here on earth rather than wait for it in heaven. We met there for 18 months until May 1998 when God led us to Donaghcloney where we had 900 sq ft (room for 90 max). That became our spiritual ...
Beliefs
We call our membership Believing and Belonging. Years ago we felt that if we could teach people what we believe they could feel that they would want to belong to it and make it theirs. In the course we teach the following believes and dreams plus our God given purpose and responsibilities. I personally feel it is a great course and it always excites me when new believers want to expand their vision and start reaching out to others. This is the real test of our faith, do we want to tell others. Condensed into twelve points is our statement of ...
Sundays
Emmanuel exists to be a vibrant Bible-based church dedicated to making disciples, reaching the lost and influencing the world. Our desire is that every time we meet on a sunday we experience a time of Extravagant Worship and Spirit filled teaching of the Word. We offer a warm and welcoming environment to all and hope everyone who visits our church enjoys their experience at Emmanuel. A typical Emmanuel Sunday morning: 10:30 am - Prayer in the Prayer Room 10:50am - The Ark creche facility opens (15 months+) 11:00am - Kingdom Kidz registration opens (P1 - P7) 11:00am - 12:30pm - Morning celebration (Worship, Communion & Word) A typical Emmanuel Sunday ...
TRUE
TRUE is our new format Sunday evening Services. The Series for the next season is "Sons & Daughters - Intimacy, Indentity, Inheritance" each Sunday night at 6:30pm. Come alone each Sunday evening, if you cant make it then please download the podcast of each night from iTunesDownload Ashford for WordPress
Cots n Tots
Cots & Tots - "Embracing you as you Embrace Parenthood" Cots & Tots is for all Parents/Carers, their babies and pre-schoolers.It takes place on a Monday morning from 10.30am until 11.45am. The team at Cots & Tots is made up of friendly, approachable and caring ladies who pride ourselves on providing a warm and welcoming atmosphere to all. Parents/carers are treated to light refreshments and given valuable time to chat and get to know other adults while the children play in a safe environment. Attending Cots & Tots can help to develop your child’s social skills and is a great stepping stone to ...
Prayer
PRAYER Time Together (Every Other Monday 8:00pm) The Monday night 'PRAYER Time Together' is at 8.00pm every other Monday Night - Check the Calendar for exact dates. These will be valuable evenings as we unite our minds, hearts and voices in prayer. This is an opportunity to grow & be strengthened together as a church family and to seek God. 24-7 PRAYER Part of our vision for Emmanuel is to see an ever-increasing culture of prayer develop throughout church life. One of the expressions of this prayer culture we feel led to develop is connected in with the 24-7prayer movement. This movement has inspired ...
Cells
Cells & Small Groups meet every Monday or Tuesday night (depending on each cell) at 8pm at various homes in Lurgan, Banbridge, Craigavon, Dollingstown, Moira and many other surrounding towns & villages. Connect... with others in the place that you live to make a difference Encouraged... and built up Learn... from God's word and through what God is doing in the Lives of others Loved... and to show love to others in your cell and neighbourhood Supported... and cared for in practical ways and through prayer Cell is a fundamental part of Church life and it is the aspiration of the leadership that all members are ...
GROW
If we want our Christian life to bear fruit we need to cultivate our relationship with God. GROW is a bi-weekly discipleship course for new believers and also those who want to start a journey of growing deeper in God by helping you grow into your purpose, place and plan in the Kingdom of God. The Topics for the first few weeks will be Faith towards God, The Word, Prayer & Personal Bible study. If you have any questions please email info@emmanuel-church.co.ukDownload Ashford for WordPress
Community Support
Emmanuel church are happy to provide a number of support services to help people in our community. Here are a few:Download Ashford for WordPress
Alpha
The Alpha Course is now on each week on Sunday nights until Sunday 1stApril 2012 in the Underground (Castle Lane) at 6:30pm, For more info please contact Grant Martin The Alpha course is designed primarily for people who aren't church goers and each course is open to everyone who would like to attend. Most courses attract a diverse range of guests of different ages and backgrounds, holding many different viewpoints. Over 7,000 courses are currently running across the UK in rural and urban settings, including every major UK city. People find out about the Alpha course in a number of ways - a ...
Mission 10:14
MISSION 10:14 is a team of volunteers who go onto the streets of lurgan to bring the light of the gospel into the homes of our friends and neighbours. Romans 10:14 But how can people call for help if they don’t know who to trust? And how can they know who to trust if they haven’t heard of the One who can be trusted? And how can they hear if nobody tells them? And how is anyone going to tell them, unless someone is sent to do it? The team was formed just over a year ago to go out into our local community and ...
Pre-Marriage Course
At emmanuel we believe Marriage is a massive God honouring commitment. This course must be completed by all who wish to marry at emmanuel before we can allow your marriage ceremony to take place. If you would like to read our Marriage Policy please email info@emmanuel-church.co.uk The course has five sessions that we usually fit into three nights. We are planning on running this course several times between now and June 2012, if you would like to complete this course please email premarriage@emmanuel-church.co.uk Philip & Amy Stone Couples Co-OrdinatorsDownload Ashford for WordPress
Info Point
We will be building up our list of online resources over time so please be patient while we update our information. If there are any files you would like to request be put up here please do so by contacting a volunteer at the Info Point stand. Cornerstone (Last 5) (View All) [downloads query="category=5&limit=5&orderby=date&order=desc"] Mission Update Newsletter(Last 5) (View All) [downloads query="category=8&limit=5&orderby=date&order=desc"] Rotas - Church Rotas [downloads query="category=4&limit=2&orderby=date&order=desc"] - Worship Rotas [downloads query="category=1&limit=2&orderby=date&order=desc"] Podcasts To download Sermon Podcasts please click here Sunday Notes / Slides (Last 5) (View All) [downloads query="category=7&limit=5&orderby=date&order=desc"]Download Ashford for WordPress
