History
Life Church has roots in the town of Burnley, Lancashire (in the North West of England) going back for almost 100 years.
A group of pentecostal believers first met together in 1911 and were formerly recognised as The Pentecostal Church towards the end of 1921.
The church was one of a group of churches that got together to form the Assemblies of God in Great Britain in 1924.
In 1949 the church purchased its first building after 38 years of meeting in hired halls.
They continued to meet in this facility, on Thursby Road in Burnley, for 21 years until the growing congregation purchased the former Colne Road Methodist Church.
On Saturday 22nd August 1970 the Colne Road building was opened as Queensgate Pentecostal Church (pictured right in 2004) and met continually for 35 years at this location.
In 2005 the church moved premises to it’s current site in South West Burnley. The move required a change of name and ‘Life Church’ was adopted as the new moniker, reflecting the transition the church was making not only geographically but in style and emphasis.
On Sunday 17th April 2005 over 300 joined in worship at the first gathering in the refurbished building.
From the new location at Junction 10 of the M65, Life Church has grown to be a regional church for East Lancashire.
We think the Church has a great future in this Nation. As just one part of that, we expect the shape of our church community to morph, and our influence to extend, in the coming years in a multiplicity of expressions.
