Frontline Church

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Frontline Church, Liverpool
Frontline Church, Lawrence Road, Wavertree, Liverpool (April 2024) (4).jpg
The Lawrence Road façade of Frontline Church in April 2024
Frontline Church
53°23′44.6″N2°55′46.1″W / 53.395722°N 2.929472°W / 53.395722; -2.929472
Country United Kingdom
Denomination Independent
Website http://www.frontline.org.uk
History
Founded1991
Clergy
Senior pastor(s) John Harding

Frontline Church is an independent Christian church in Liverpool, England, affiliated to the Evangelical Alliance.

Contents

Overview

The church has two sites within Merseyside, in Wavertree and the Wirral. There are currently between 700 - 900 people that attend Frontline Church [1] and a staff of about 30 people which includes church, youth and student workers, pastoral and administrative staff.

History

The Early Years 1991-1995

Frontline Church was founded in 1991 by Pastors Nic Harding and Dave Connolly when they joined their two congregations together.

In 1993 Dave Sharples founded Kids Klub, a modern-day Sunday school that set out to make church accessible and relevant to inner city kids. In 2012 Sharples was appointed an MBE in recognition of his 19 years of service to children and young people in Liverpool. [2]

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Wavertree Building 1996-2011

In 1996, when Frontline had around 300 people in their congregation, they purchased an old army barracks in the area of Wavertree. This building was completely renovated and refurbished and was called the 'Frontline Centre'. [3]

In 2010 Frontline Church was visited by Nick Clegg and Cherie Blair. [4] [5]

Planting new services 2012-2020

In 2012 Frontline planted a new service in the City Centre of Liverpool, known as Frontline Central. This is now called Crowd Church, rebranded as an online church in 2020 due to the pandemic, and is part of the Frontline Church network. [6]

New Senior Pastor 2015-

In September 2015 John Harding took over as Senior Pastor having apprenticed alongside founding Pastors Dave Connolly and Nic Harding for several years.

Missional Communities

Frontline Church uses a Missional Community structure which helps enable every member to get involved in mission and ministry.

Imagine If Trust

Imagine If Trust is a partner charity of Frontline Church working to bring about transformation through a range of community projects.

Projects include a foodbank, a nursery, relationship education, supported housing and supporting training in DRC. [7] [8] [9]

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