Northgate Church, Chester

Northgate Church, Chester
Northgate Church, Chester
Northgate Church, Chester Location in Cheshire
Coordinates: 53°11′45″N 2°53′41″W / 53.1958°N 2.8946°W
OS grid reference	SJ 404 669
Location	Upper Northgate Street, Chester, Cheshire
Country	England
Denomination	Independent
Website	Northgate Church
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Heritage designation	Grade II
Designated	23 July 1998
Architect(s)	T. M. Lockwood
Architectural type	Church
Style	Gothic Revival
Completed	1874
Specifications
Materials	Sandstone and brick Slate roofs

Northgate Church, Chester, is located in Upper Northgate Street, Chester, Cheshire, England. It is an active church, and part of the Lifelink International family of churches. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.^[1]

History

It was originally built in 1874 as a Congregational church, and was designed by the local architect T. M. Lockwood.^[1] The building was bought in 1979 by a congregation who was previously called Church of the Way and met in various locations around Chester. At the time of purchasing the building, the congregation became known as Northgate Church.

The present congregation is led by two elders, it relates to an international "apostolic" network of churches called Lifelink International/Global Horizons. The church's theology is a mixture of teachings from the seeker sensitive, neo pentecostalism and prosperity gospel movements. The church incorporates youth and children's ministry, active work with students and a comprehensive community programme. Unfortunately, "If bands, pizza, and Pepsi could equip church youth with the intellectual firepower to defend Christianity, we wouldn't have so many kids fleeing the church".^[2]

Architecture

The church is constructed with a front in yellow sandstone, and the sides and rear in brick. The roof is slated.^[1] It is described by the authors of the Buildings of England series as "quite a landmark".^[3]

See also

• Grade II listed buildings in Chester (north and west)

References

1. Historic England, "Northgate Church, Chester (1375969)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 20 February 2012
2. Frank Turek
3. Hartwell, Clare; Hyde, Matthew; Hubbard, Edward; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2011) [1971], Cheshire, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, p. 244, ISBN 978-0-300-17043-6