Hope City Church
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Hope City Church is a Pentecostal and Charismatic tradition multisite church based in the United Kingdom launched in 1991 by Dave and Jenny Gilpin, who moved over from Australia. [1][2]
History
The church was first called The Hope of Sheffield Christian church. It was then renamed to Hope City Church.[3]
Hope City has also planted churches in Liverpool, Leeds[4], Newcastle, Birmingham, Lancashire[5] and in Accra, Ghana and Frankfurt, Germany.[6][7][8]
A group of five young adults, in 2010, went to Accra to start Hope City Church in Africa.[9] Two years later, in 2012, six students and two senior leadership members went to Frankfurt, Germany to establish the first Hope City Church in mainland Europe.[10]
Facilities
The church bought an old tool factory in 1998 in the United Kingdom and called it The Megacentre. [11] The building contains a play centre, a nursery and conferencing facilities.[12]
In 2009, Hope City Church bought the former Archive building of Leeds central library on York Road which has been converted to contain a 400 seater auditorium and community and conferencing facility for Leeds.[13][14]
Community
In 2002, Hope City Church started a Night of Honour in Sheffield, Leeds, and Liverpool. The event celebrates community heros, children and community service.[15][16][17]The church also runs other community projects out of The Megacentre.[18] [19]
In 2007, Jenny Gilpin started City Hearts to support victims of human trafficking. [20]
Creative
The church is also involved in creative media, having produced a television series for UCB[21] and putting on elaborate shows for both the annual Night of Honour and their 20th Anniversary celebration.[22]
They have also produced two albums, Devoted and We Are Ready, which was produced by award winning producer Eliot Kennedy.[23] The Senior Pastor, Dave Gilpin, also presented a Saturday morning radio show on Premier Christian radio between 2011-2013.[24]
References
- ^ Bob Jackson, Everybody Welcome (Church House Publishing, 2009) 26
- ^ http://www.sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk/news/local/church-s-got-talent-and-an-orchestra-as-it-hits-20-1-3514147
- ^ BBC - South Yorkshire - Faith - Church advertising with a difference
- ^ Assemblies of God, Expansion Issue 6(Assemblies of God) 2
- ^ http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/church-marks-its-milestone-1-3552566
- ^ Black-E back in use as church for first time in over 40 years - Liverpool Echo
- ^ Here's hoping superstar is born - Top Stories - Yorkshire Evening Post
- ^ Tiger Tiger is venue for church services - Chronicle Live
- ^ Church members flock to Africa for training course - Education - The Star
- ^ Christmas won’t ever be the same again - Features - The Star
- ^ http://www.sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk/news/pat-makes-last-call-1-4336063
- ^ http://www.sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk/news/local/church-s-got-talent-and-an-orchestra-as-it-hits-20-1-3514147
- ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/leeds/content/articles/2008/12/19/faith_hope_city_church_feature.shtml
- ^ http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/main-topics/local-stories/parent-and-toddler-group-among-popular-services-provided-by-community-charity-1-3027196
- ^ Nominate unsung heroes - Out & About - The Star
- ^ Group News - JCT600
- ^ http://www.sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk/lifestyle/listings/talks-courses-and-workshops/superstar-jayden-lights-up-the-night-of-honour-1-457873
- ^ Sheffield church volunteers give community a spring clean - News - The Star
- ^ http://www.sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk/news/sheffield-school-gets-much-needed-tlc-1-5773840
- ^ How charity gave me my life back - Features - The Star
- ^ http://www.ucb.co.uk/ucb-watch/hope-city-tv-0
- ^ http://www.sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk/news/honouring-sheffield-1-4000864
- ^ http://www.sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk/news/local/church-s-got-talent-and-an-orchestra-as-it-hits-20-1-3514147
- ^ http://www.premierradio.org.uk/presenters/dave%20gilpin.aspx