Christ Church Central

What Christ Church Central does

Christ Church Central is a Sheffield-based Anglican evangelical church, founded in October 2003 and registered as a charity (no. 1102856) and company limited by guarantee (no. 05062314) in England and Wales. It operates under the spiritual oversight of the Anglican Mission in England (AMiE) and Bishop Lee McMunn, and is governed by a board of trustees chaired by Paul German. The church is staffed by a Minister (Kenny Larsen, returned 2026), two Assistant Ministers (Tim Sandell, Steve King), an Operations Manager (Emma Moore), and an Admin Assistant (Joy Martin), supplemented by ministry trainees and an extensive volunteer leadership base.

Its core offering consists of weekly Sunday services (10:30am and 6:00pm at the DQ Centre, Fitzwilliam Street), with a 164-page Bible talk archive of approximately 1,640 sermons distributed via Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and Amazon Music (including Farsi translations). Around these services, the church runs an interlocking program portfolio: Discipleship Groups, Ripples (baby/toddler), Minis/Club Central (children), Friday Youth, Student Ministry, Aleph (Farsi Bible study), Olive Tree (multi-language refugee support across 12 languages), International Café (with Friends International and other Sheffield churches), and mercy ministries (Burngreave Foodbank, Christians Against Poverty, Sheffield Pregnancy Counselling, Galeed House, Street Pastors). The DQ Centre is also hired out externally for weddings, conferences, and events.

The revenue model is donation-driven: voluntary tithes and offerings (one-off, recurring via ChurchSuite/Stripe/GoCardless, or cash/cheque), supplemented by Gift Aid recoveries from HMRC (25p per £1 from UK taxpayers) and DQ Centre room hire fees. GTM is community-led—relying on word-of-mouth referrals, personal invitations, and an explicit positioning as "a church for people who don't go to church." Tech infrastructure is entirely third-party SaaS (ChurchSuite for CRM/donations, Stripe/GoCardless/SumUp for payments, ExpensePlus for accounting) with no proprietary platform, API, or AI capabilities.

Name

Christ Church Central

Legal name

Christ Church Central

Website

https://christchurchcentralsheffield.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious and Community Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious Organizations (813110)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Congregations & Worship Communities (Churches, Mosques, Temples, Synagogues) (BPAGAJAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Christian Broadcasting (TV & Radio) (MPABALAA)

Keywords

• Church services
• Community outreach
• Bible teaching
• Mercy ministries
• Venue hire

Headquarters

HQ city

Sheffield

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: The church relies entirely on the voluntary generosity of its church family to fund operations. Congregants give through one-time or recurring donations, standing orders, or cash/cheque on Sundays. The church claims Gift Aid on eligible donations from UK taxpayers, recovering 25p per £1 from HMRC.
2. Room Hire at DQ Centre: The DQ Centre venue is available for hire to individuals and groups when not in use for church activities. Past bookings have included wedding receptions, conferences, children's parties, band rehearsals, prayer meetings, and counselling sessions. The venue has a 300-seater main hall and several smaller spaces upstairs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Christ Church Central is a Sheffield-based Anglican church that delivers weekly Sunday worship services with Bible-based teaching, alongside a portfolio of discipleship groups, student ministries, children's and youth programs, refugee and asylum seeker support, mercy ministries, and venue hire at its DQ Centre. The organization is a registered charity (No. 1102856) and company limited by guarantee, funded primarily through congregational donations and Gift Aid.

Product overview

Christ Church Central is a Sheffield-based Anglican church offering a diverse portfolio of programs and services centred on Christian worship, teaching, and community outreach. The core offering consists of Sunday services featuring Bible-based teaching, supplemented by an extensive archive of sermon recordings distributed via major podcast platforms. The church operates the DQ Centre as a venue hire service, provides online giving through ChurchSuite, and runs multiple community programs including Bible study groups (Discipleship Groups, Aleph Group for Farsi speakers), support services for refugees and asylum seekers (Olive Tree, Refugee Support), student ministry, children's and youth programs, and mercy ministries addressing social justice needs. The church also offers exploration courses for those investigating Christianity and operates an International Café in partnership with other local churches.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Olive Tree: A weekly group for Asylum Seekers and Refugees serving multiple language communities including English, Amharic, Arabic, Farsi, French, Kurdish Sorani, Pashto, Spanish, Somali, Tigrinya, Urdu, and Vietnamese.
• Aleph Group
• Ripples

Products and services

• Sunday Services
• DQ Centre Venue Hire
• Discipleship Groups
• Aleph Group
• Olive Tree
• Refugee and Asylum Seeker Support
• Ripples Baby and Toddler Group
• Children and Youth Groups
• Student Ministry
• International Café
• Exploring Christianity Course
• Mercy Ministries
• Podcast Distribution
• Online Giving

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Anglican Mission in England (AMiE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChrist Church Central is a member church of AMiE, a fellowship of faithful Anglican churches committed to gospel mission. They operate under the spiritual oversight of Bishop Lee McMunn, AMiE Assistant Bishop. The church complies with AMiE's Canons and Constitution.
• Anglican Network in EuropeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partnership organization with shared beliefs, mission and values.
• Renew South YorkshireminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partnership organization with shared beliefs, mission and values.
• Yorkshire Gospel PartnershipminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partnership organization with shared beliefs, mission and values.
• ChurchSuitecoreTechnology or IntegrationChurchSuite provides cloud-based database and communication solutions. Used for event management, online donations, member communications, and church administration.
• StripecoreTechnology or IntegrationThird-party payment processor used for online donations and transaction processing.
• GoCardlesscoreTechnology or IntegrationDirect debit payment processor used for recurring donations and standing orders.
• Friends InternationalcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorChrist Church Central partners with Friends International and other Sheffield churches to run the International Café, which serves international students and provides opportunities to explore the Christian faith.
• Burngreave Foodbank (Trussell Trust)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorChurch is linked with Burngreave Foodbank, part of the Trussell Trust national network. Volunteers distribute food parcels, offer conversation over tea, and collect food donations at church. SPCS also provides counselling from the DQ Centre.
• Christians Against Poverty - BurngreaveminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFree debt counselling and budgeting centre set up alongside Burngreave Foodbank. Needs financial support and volunteers to befriend clients.
• Sheffield Pregnancy Counselling Support (SPCS)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFree counselling for women facing crisis pregnancies. SPCS offers support exploring choices, grief counselling, and operates counselling room at DQ Centre.
• Galeed House - DarnallminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMulti-cultural community centre in Darnall offering English lessons, women's groups, youth work for Roma Slovak community. Church provides volunteers and support.
• Street Pastors - SheffieldminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMinistry to those in pubs and clubs from 10pm-3am at weekends, providing a prayerful, listening, caring presence. Volunteers receive full training.
• HMRCcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerGift Aid claims submitted to HMRC - for every £1 donated by UK taxpayers, the church claims back 25p.
• Global Gospel PartnerscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorChurch trains, sends and supports global gospel partners worldwide for church planting, evangelism, education, healthcare, and supporting suffering Christians where there is little gospel access. Contact via Global Gospel Partnership Team (Riley Lanier-Davies, Chair).

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• St Peter's Centre (Sheffield): A Sheffield city-centre venue offering similar community room-hire and event services; comparable as a local venue operator competing for the same wedding, conference and community bookings.
• Christ Church Sheffield (Walkley / Heeley / Fulwood): Other Anglican and evangelical Christ Church congregations in the Sheffield area; directly comparable as same-denomination, same-city churches competing for similar Sheffield congregants and students.

Direct peers

• Christ Church Mayfair (London): Reformed evangelical Anglican church with strong international and student focus in central London; comparable Anglican evangelical identity, professional congregation profile and city-centre model.
• St Luke's Church Sheffield: An Anglican church in Sheffield with evangelical emphasis, comparable student and community ministry focus, similar liturgical identity and city-centre footprint.
• Holy Trinity Churches Sheffield (Brompton): A Sheffield-based evangelical church plant network with community outreach emphasis, similar "church for people who don't go to church" positioning and student-friendly ethos.

Broad incumbents

• Hope Together (Alliance): UK evangelical church-planting and mission network supporting local congregations; comparable in mission, outreach and church-planting ethos at a national scale.
• Church Pastoral Aid Society (CPAS): A larger UK evangelical Anglican agency supporting parishes, clergy development and leadership pipelines; comparable mission focus and Anglican evangelical identity at greater scale.

Others

• Refugee Council UK: Major UK charity providing advice and services for asylum seekers and refugees; comparable in its support of the same refugee and asylum-seeker population Christ Church Central serves via Olive Tree.
• ChurchSuite: Cloud church management platform used by Christ Church Central for donations, member communication and event management; comparable as a sector technology provider and adjacent ecosystem participant.

Emerging players

• Friends International: A UK charity specializing in ministry to international students; Christ Church Central partners with them for the International Café, making them a comparable specialist in the same target audience.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/cccen
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCchristchurchcentralsheffield
• Facebookfacebook.com/cccen
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/christ-church-central

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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