What We Believe

We are reformed, evangelical, protestant and Anglican. We aim to remain faithful to the ancient creeds (Apostles, Nicene and Athanasian), the Church of England’s 39 Articles of Religion and the doctrines of the 1662 Book of Common Prayer.

This means that our beliefs include (but are not limited to) the following:

God

We believe God is Trinity - one God in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. He is the world's Creator, Ruler and Redeemer; perfect in power, holiness and love.

Jesus

Jesus is the second person of the Trinity - God the Son - who took on human form around two thousand years ago, lived a perfect life, died on a cross, and three days later rose again. He ascended into heaven to rule, and will one day return to judge the world and take his people to be with him forever.

Humanity

People were created by God, in the image of God, for relationship with God. However, we have all turned away from him and face his judgement as a result. God offers us salvation and a restored relationship with him only through the death and resurrection of Jesus.

The Bible

The Bible is God's authoritative revelation of himself to humanity, through which he speaks to us by his Spirit. It is true, relevant and gives us all we need in order to know him and live as his people.

The Cross

On the cross, Jesus faced the wrath of God the Father - a punishment we deserved - in our place. Dying for our sins, he removed the barrier between God and humanity so that we, through faith in him alone, could enjoy a restored relationship with our Maker.

The Church

The church is a worldwide spiritual family of those who have put their faith in Jesus. Uniting across barriers of gender, race, age, culture, class and so on, it is both God's demonstration of the power of the gospel, and his appointed means for spreading that gospel to all people.

Our Values


Christ Church Central was planted in October 2003 and we are a member church of the Anglican Mission in England. As such, our heritage is in Anglican evangelicalism.

One of the main features of this legacy is faithful Bible teaching, and it's the Bible that has shaped Christ Church Central’s values:

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COME to Christ

This is about evangelism and discipleship. We invite the lost to find rest for their souls in Jesus and we invite Christians to keep coming to Jesus to listen, trust, worship and love him. The discipleship journey is cyclical rather than linear. Coming to Christ is both a one-off event  – conversion and a day-by-day, week-by-week experience – discipleship.

BELONG to His Family

As we come to Christ we receive the Holy Spirit and are adopted into God’s family. Belonging to God’s household means being transformed into the likeness of our Lord, as we love, encourage, pray, serve, give and cultivate healthy spiritual friendships.

LOVE our Neighbours

This is the second great commandment of the Bible and for us there are three main groups where we do this:

  • Sheffield city centre – those who live, work, study, and pass through the city centre.
  • Sheffield networks – those we live, work, study and connect with in our networks and neighbourhoods.
  • Beyond Sheffield - those to whom we send and support our mission partners along with the other churches in the Anglican Mission in England networks.