Faith in Manchester

Manchester Inspirational Voices - known as MIV - is one of the most highly respected community choirs in Britain. They were winners of the Songs of Praise Gospel Choir of the Year in 2016 and have sung in major venues in Britain and across Europe. Tickets have just gone on sale for their  Christmas concert at Manchester's Bridgewater Hall on December 16th and it promises to be their biggest gig yet. Their music is unashamed Gospel, voicing the good news of Jesus Christ, and many members of the choir see what they do as a Christian ministry. The choir is led by Wayne Ellington, a singer and voice teacher in his own right, now known for his journey on The Voice on national television. Wayne also brings to the choir his own Christian faith and his desire to use the music of Gospel to share the message of the Gospel. Faith in Manchester podcast is part of faithinmanchester.org,  a web magazine and social media presence drawing together the work of Christian churches and ministries in the Greater Manchester region. The podcast is hosted by award-winning broadcaster Wayne Clarke.

Manchester City Mission has a significant role in our city centre, caring for homeless people in the name of Jesus. It shares Christian love and the message of hope in Jesus through its three pillars: Incarnation, Compassion, Proclamation.  Faith in Manchester spoke to Terry Durose, the Director of Manchester City Mission about their work and the part they play in meeting the challenges of our city today. Faith in Manchester podcast is part of faithinmanchester.org,  a web magazine and social media presence drawing together the work of Christian churches and ministries in the Greater Manchester region. The podcast is hosted by award-winning broadcaster Wayne Clarke.

This episode features the work of two Manchester city centre Christian ministries. Paul Keeble tells us about Manchester Street Pastors, who support people on the streets at night. Sid Williams introduces the work of the Embassy bus, a luxury tour bus which has become a shelter for homeless people. Both were at Christian Resources Exhibition North where they spoke to our host Wayne Clarke. Find out more about Manchester Street Pastors at  https://streetpastors.org/locations/manchester-city-centre/  and the bus project at  https://embassybus.org/ Faith in Manchester podcast is part of  http://www.faithinmanchester.org/  Please subscribe to the podcast at your podcast provider of choice.

Dana, now appearing on the BBC series Pilgrimage, made her name in 1970 as a teenager winning Eurovision for Ireland. Since then she has been a prolific recording artist, an MEP and a campaigner for Christian causes. She came to Manchester to open the Christian Resources Exhibition, where Faith in Manchester spoke to her about Pilgrimage, music, and (yes) Brexit. In this episode we hear the children's choir who sang a specially written version of Dana's song "All Kinds of Everything" at the opening of CRE, Dana opening the Exhibition and then her conversation with Faith in Manchester's Wayne Clarke. Find Faith in Manchester at our website.

Episode three of the Faith in Manchester podcast. Wayne speaks to Manchester-based comedian Tony Vino. Tony is an established comic on the comedy circuit and is also in demand for church and outreach events. He speaks to Wayne about going into comedy, about vocation, and why parts of his act are like playing Football Manager. Find out more about Tony at tonyvino.co.uk . Hear him at a live gig, or book him to perform at your event! This podcast is part of the ministry of FaithinManchester.org, a local Christian news webzine and is presented by award-winning broadcaster Wayne Clarke. The theme music on this podcast is “Onward” from the album “Uplifting” by Podington Bear. Based on a work at soundofpicture.com. The music is licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International Licence. 

At last... episode two of the Faith in Manchester podcast. This time Wayne is in conversation with Victoria Armstrong, CEO of The Oasis Centre in Gorton. After eighteen years ministering to people in East Manchester, Victoria shares her excitement as work has just started on building a new million-pound purpose-built Oasis Centre in Gorton. This podcast is part of the ministry of FaithinManchester.org, a local Christian news webzine and is presented by award-winning broadcaster Wayne Clarke. The theme music on this podcast is “Onward” from the album “Uplifting” by Podington Bear. Based on a work at soundofpicture.com. The music is licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International Licence.

The very first episode of the Faith in Manchester podcast. We speak to Stephen Goddard, owner of the Christian Resources Exhibition, about bringing CRE back to Manchester in June 2019. This podcast is part of the ministry of FaithinManchester.org, a local Christian news webzine and is presented by award-winning broadcaster Wayne Clarke, pastor of Trinity Baptist Church, Gorton. The theme music on this podcast is “Onward” from the album “Uplifting” by Podington Bear. Based on a work at http://soundofpicture.com. The music is licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International Licence.