About Us

Style

Piper Hill School Northern Moor Community Church exists to serve the local community, through a wide range of activities and events.

The church is non-denominational - not part of a particular grouping or stream. We currently don’t have a church building, but meet in Rack House School. Our meetings are welcoming, lively and fun.

We place a good deal of emphasis on worship, using a contemporary style that appeals particularly to children.

Our Bible teaching is geared towards life-application. We are confident that as we understand and apply God’s word, we will live lives that reflect his beauty.

We try to make our services accessible to all - old & young, black & white, and especially to those who are just starting out in their walk with God.

Beliefs

Although our style is modern and informal, we hold to Christian beliefs that are traditional and orthodox. We believe in ~

  • God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
  • Salvation only through the atoning sacrifice of Jesus Christ
  • The authority and sufficiency of holy scripture

In common with all true Christian churches, we hold to The Apostles' Creed, even though NMCC is completely non-liturgical. We are members of the Evangelical Alliance, and subscribe to the EA Basis of Faith.

Vision

We have adopted a three-part vision statement that says something about who we are, and also something about what we seek to become:

Sharing the love of Jesus

Northern Moor Community Church is a group of people who are responding to the love of Jesus. The Christian message is of God’s love revealed in Jesus Christ. We want to share this love with others so that they can experience it for themselves.

Serving our community

As a church we want to be involved in and serve our local community of Northern Moor. We seek to work in partnership with other churches and organisations, meeting individual needs and building community.

Growing together in God

Jesus calls people to follow him and become his disciples. This is a journey of discovery and growth in which we help and support each other. We welcome and encourage others to journey with us. We aim to grow together in God’s family, building healthy relationships and valuing each person’s contribution.

Find us

map Rack House School is in Northern Moor, Manchester - quite close to the airport. Our church logo shows a street map of the immedediate area around the school.

For wider scale maps, see Google Maps, or email us for directions.

Phone Andy Bell, church minister, on (0161) 614 1780.

Postal enquiries should be directed to

Vic Thomas, church secretary
1 Maizefield Close
Sale
M33 2LL
Church email: nmcc@northernmoor.org

History

NCF logo The church was established in 1988 by Ivy Cottage Church, Didsbury. It was originally called Northenden Christian Fellowship (“NCF”), and on Sundays we met in the Posthouse Hotel (now the Britannia Airport Hotel) in Northenden. After a few years the church moved into Arden College, Northern Moor. Shortly afterwards the relationship with Ivy Cottage ended, and NCF became an independent church.

By 2002 we had moved again, to Piper Hill school in Northern Moor, and we renamed the church to Northern Moor Community Church, to reflect our new geographic focus, and our emphasis on community involvement. The church is sometimes still known as NCF, because it’s so much easier to say than NMCC!

In 2009 Piper Hill High School moved into a brand new building, and their previous building underwent major refurbishment. Since the building was unavailable, NMCC moved again, to Rack House Primary School.