MCCN Gathering 2018

God has a plan for our City Centre Mission.
Come and discover it together

Online booking has now ended but if you would like to attend the event please contact Dave Burton by email david.burton@trinitycircuit.net or call 07712 834655

Tuesday 20th to Wednesday 21st November 2018
Methodist Central Hall, Manchester M1 1JQ

All areas of Central Hall to be used at the Gathering are accessible by lift.

Speakers at this Gathering will include:

Dr. Deirdre Brower-Latz (Principal of Nazarene Theological College, Manchester)
Rev. Anthony Clowes (The Potter`s Church, Stoke-on-Trent and 'reIMAGINE Circuits')
Debra Green OBE (National Director and Founder of Redeeming Our Communities)
Dave King (GATHER Network and Movement Day)
Rev. Tim Swindell (Executive Chair, Central Hall Westminster and Lead Connexional Treasurer)

Draft Programme

Tuesday

10:00 am Registration / refreshments

11:00 am Welcome – Hosted by Rev. Jonathan Haigh and Rev. Ian Rutherford ‘welcome to
MCH’. Introduce the team. Introduce each other- recognise which churches are
represented.
(Question Park… out throughout the conference for any questions you may want to have
answered)

11:15 am Session 1 ‘Resourcing your vision’: Rev, Tim Swindell.

12:45 pm Lunchtime worship (in the chapel): Preacher: Dr. Deirdre Brower-Latz

1:30 pm Lunch

2:15 pm Session 2 ‘Re-seeding central halls’: Rev. Anthony Clowes.

3:30 pm Coffee Break

3:45 pm Session 3 ‘City Centre transformation’: Dave King and Debra Green.

5:00 pm Reflections on the day: Dr. Deirdre Brower-Latz.

5:30 pm Register into hotels.

6:30 pm Evening Meal Served at Central Hall

7:30 pm Session 4 ‘MCCN AGM’:

8:30pm Night Prayer: Dr. Deirdre Brower-Latz.

Wednesday

Breakfast in hotels or in ‘Café Central’ at Central Hall from 8:30 am.

9:30 am Session 5 ‘Prayer Walking’: Dave King

11:00 am Coffee Break

11:30 am Session 6 ‘Focus on our City Centre situations. What are the things to celebrate and
what are the challenges?’: Rev. Jonathan Haigh
This will conclude with ‘Final reflection of the conference and a word of
encouragement’: Dr. Deirdre Brower-Latz.

1:00 pm Communion (in the chapel)

1:30 pm Lunch and depart.

Although registration on this site is free, those attending will pay a fee of £30 which includes refreshments & lunch on both days and dinner on Tuesday. Instruction on how to pay will be included in a confirmation email sent after registering. Please note that this conference is subsidised by a support grant received from the Connexion.

Those attending will find their own Bed and Breakfast accommodation

The local hotel accommodation and indicative prices are:

easyHotel Manchester £34
Travelodge Manchester Ancoats £34
Travelodge Manchester Piccadilly £35
Gardens Hotel Manchester £40
Holiday Inn Manchester City Centre £60
Mercure Manchester Piccadilly Hotel £62
Holiday Inn Express Manchester City Centre £65
Ibis Styles Manchester Portland Street £70
Premier Inn Manchester City Centre (Piccadilly) Hotel £74
Malmaison Hotel Piccadilly Station £89