Northgate Church, Chester

Northgate Church, Chester
Northgate Church, Chester
Northgate Church, Chester Location in Cheshire
Coordinates: 53°11′45″N 2°53′41″W / 53.1958°N 2.8946°W
OS grid reference	SJ 404 669
Location	Upper Northgate Street, Chester, Cheshire
Country	England
Denomination	Independent
Website	Northgate Church
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Heritage designation	Grade II
Designated	23 July 1998
Architect(s)	T. M. Lockwood
Architectural type	Church
Style	Gothic Revival
Completed	1874
Specifications
Materials	Sandstone and brick Slate roofs

Northgate Church, Chester, is located in Upper Northgate Street, Chester, Cheshire, England. It is an active church, and part of the Lifelink International family of churches.

History

It was originally built in 1874 as a Congregational church, and was designed by the local architect T. M. Lockwood.^[1]

Architecture

The church is constructed with a front in yellow sandstone, and the sides and rear in brick. The roof is slated.^[1] It is described by the authors of the Buildings of England series as "quite a landmark".^[2] The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.^[1]

Present day

The congregation is part of an apostolic network of churches across the UK and USA called Lifelink International under the banner of Global Horizons.Its theology consist of popular neo-charismatic teachings such as the Power Positive Thinking and Seeker Sensitive Movement. ^[3]

See also

• Grade II listed buildings in Chester (north and west)

References

1. Historic England, "Northgate Church, Chester (1375969)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 20 February 2012
2. Hartwell, Clare; Hyde, Matthew; Hubbard, Edward; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2011) [1971], Cheshire, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, p. 244, ISBN 978-0-300-17043-6
3. Northgate Church, Global Horizons, retrieved 25 June 2016