Meet our Leader

Julie Macauley, pictured below, leads Emmanuel Community Church in Radcliffe:

Julie is a commissioned Church Army Evangelist and has a passion for sharing the love and Good News of Jesus in the community. She says the following about Emmanuel Church:

"We are a family church who welcome everyone. We meet on a Sunday afternoon in the lounge area of St Philip's Community Centre, where we learn about Jesus and have lively music, prayers, fun videos, quizzes and children's activities.

Everyone is welcome, and we are always looking for people to come along and help out."

When and Where We Meet 

Emmanuel meet on Sunday afternoons at 3pm in the lounge area of  St Philips Community Centre, Higher Dean St, Radcliffe, M26 3TE. For a Google maps link, click click here.

A photo and map of the venue is seen below:

Contact Details

For more details about Emmanuel Community Church, please phone Julie on 07846 749 534 or email her on: .

 

You can also find us on 'A Church Near You'

https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/33387/

 

or look us up on FaceBook

https://www.facebook.com/Emmanuel.juliemac

Messy Church

Together with Trinity Baptist we put on 'Messy Church' every half term at Radcliffe Primary School, a fun and lively time where we hear stories of Jesus and have lots of crafts, singing, story videos and a quiz, followed by a party tea. 

The Sanctuary

Once a month on a Sunday evening we have 'The Sanctuary' where we bring together the teaching of mindfulness with prayers of healing and passages from the Bible. It is a place to find peace, inner healing and strength from God. 

To find out more about Emmanuel gatherings and activities, please email Julie Macauley, Emmanuel's leader, on .

Antioch baptisms

This Autumn Antioch has had several baptisms and reaffirmations of baptismal vows recently. This includes the reaffirmation service, pictured below, which was held in Radcliffe and involved Dave, a member of Emmanuel Community Church.

Pictured - Rev Ben Woodfield and Julie Macauley, Emmanuel Community Church Radcliffe leader, with Dave as he reaffirmed his baptismal vows.

Emmanuel's Story so Far

Julie Macauley, Emmanuel’s Church Plant Leader, shares some of the story so far…

During Lockdown Julie recorded short 'Word for the Day' videos which Emmanuel Community watched together on Sunday evenings on Facebook. Julie also ran a CAP Job Club online and an online Wellbeing course. She distributed food parcels and stayed in touch with all the Emmanuel and Job Club regulars. When allowed they met together for home groups in gardens and picnics in the park.

After Lockdown Emmanuel began to meet in person at Radcliffe Primary School. The Job Club also met physically at the school in the evenings, Then in April 2023 Emmanuel moved to St Philip's Community Centre, meeting on a Sunday afternoon in their comfortable lounge area. 

In Autumn 2024, working with Trinity Baptist, they began 'Messy Church' at Radcliffe Primary, which is very popular and there are lots of regular families who come each month.

At that time we also started 'The Sanctuary' a quiet peaceful space on a Sunday evening, meeting monthly in the St Philip's lounge area.

We no longer run the CAP Job Club, but we do put on the CAP Money Management course two or three times a year.

What’s Emmanuel’s biggest need? It’s definitely “people!" Emmanuel is a Fresh Expression of Church, which aims to be accessible and welcoming to all people, particularly for those with no church background, or for those with extra needs. So for that we need more people to be part of Julie’s Core Team. Click here is you want to know more

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Find out more

More information on Emmanuel, including video content, is available by following Emmanuel on Facebook, or you can email Julie directly if you would like to know more. 

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