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# Central Church

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## Pages

- [Home](https://centralchurch.co.uk/) - Welcome to Central: Loving Edinburgh, Being Family, Following Jesus. We gather on a Sunday to worship together, learn from the Bible, pray for one another, and create space to hear from the Spirit. Everyone is welcome. Learn More Live in Community God has changed each of our lives in an incredible way.
- [Sundays at Central](https://centralchurch.co.uk/sundays/) - Gather on Sundays Sundays at Central Coming along to a church gathering for the first time can be daunting. But having an idea about what to expect can make it easier. We’d love to help you find your feet and introduce you to some of the family. Our Sunday Gatherings are a chance to worship
- [For Our City](https://centralchurch.co.uk/forourcity/) - For Our City Café Central Café is open at Central Hall on Mondays & Tuesdays 10am-4pm with over 20 tables, hot drinks, affordable food and warm space. We welcome everyone from students studying to folk meeting friends and everyone in between. If paying is difficult or if you'd like to donate please talk to your
- [Safeguarding](https://centralchurch.co.uk/safeguarding/) - Safeguarding At Central we take safeguarding seriously. This includes children, young people and vulnerable adults. We all play our part in keeping everyone safe. Click below to view our Safeguarding Policies and our Incident Report Form. Our Safeguarding Coordinators are: Matt Tindale matt@centralchurch.co.uk Donna Hofstra donna.h@centralcounselling.org Connaire McDonagh connaire@centralchurch.co.uk If you have a concern that implicates a safeguarding
- [Alpha](https://centralchurch.co.uk/alpha/) - Alpha
- [Our Team](https://centralchurch.co.uk/team/) - Our team Senior Leadership Team Louise Wright Operations & Finance Matt Tindale Ministry Oversight, Kids & Families Staff Team Connaire McDonagh Youth & Students Lydia Blakemore CAP Sheena Rozelle Cafe, Soul Food & Young Adults Donna Hofstra Counselling Ross Lee Operations Ruth Brown Counselling Kendal Campbell Counselling Emma Cranston Events Aaron Scott Cafe, Youth Robert
- [Students](https://centralchurch.co.uk/students/) - Students We love students here at Central and love having you as part of our church family. We don’t think you are here in Edinburgh for university by mistake. We believe that God has got you here for a reason and we would love to play a part in helping you work that out. We
- [Prayer](https://centralchurch.co.uk/prayer/) - Prayer & Prophecy Prayer and prophecy are at the heart of everything we do at Central. We’d love to encourage you to join in with the prayer and prophecy life here by getting involved with some of the following: Presence Nights We gather once a month to worship, pray, and intercede together for our church
- [Counselling](https://centralchurch.co.uk/counselling/) - Counselling Who can benefit from counselling? If you are struggling with an issue or life event that is impacting your well-being or your capacity to function optimally, then it may be helpful to access our confidential Central Counselling Service. All are welcome – as a church-based service, all our counsellors are Christian by faith, but
- [Our Partners](https://centralchurch.co.uk/partners/) - Our Partners Partner Charities We partner with four charities to support their work at home and across the world. We do this by raising money and awareness for their important work. Scroll down to find out more about each of our partner charities. IJM IJM is a global organisation that protects people in poverty from
- [Give](https://centralchurch.co.uk/give/) - Giving During his time on earth, Jesus said more about money than anything else, so it’s pretty important. As a family we want to contribute to the things we see God doing around here, using some of the resources He’s invested in us to make it happen. Giving financially is a way that we can
- [Kids](https://centralchurch.co.uk/kids/) - Kids We believe that children are valued individuals with a central place in God’s Kingdom. Raising up kids who know God and want to make Him known is at the heart of all we aim to do. Whether in church, school, playgroup or at home, following Jesus, depending on his Spirit and loving the Father
- [Communities](https://centralchurch.co.uk/communities/) - Live in Community Communities at Central More than two hours on a Sunday, church is about sharing life together. Across our city every week we gather as Communities; groups of people who are working out what it means to love Edinburgh, be family and follow Jesus together. Meeting a new bunch of people can be
- [Internship](https://centralchurch.co.uk/courses-training/internship/) - Internship What is internship? Being an intern at Central is a fantastic opportunity to explore and practice your leadership gifting. It is a season to be developed in leadership, learning how to lead yourself and others in the vision God has given to this family of churches. Through our internship programme we hope that you
- [Mental Health Courses](https://centralchurch.co.uk/courses-training/mental-health-courses/) - Mental Health Courses Background With the increasing prevalence of mental ill-health in our community and amongst the people using our Care services, Central will be offering two different mental health education courses over the coming months to equip our church family and give them the confidence to offer help. The courses are not designed to
- [Vacancies](https://centralchurch.co.uk/vacancies/) - Come and work with us!
- [Youth](https://centralchurch.co.uk/youth/) - Youth About We are a family, where all are welcomed and celebrated regardless of background, belief or behaviour. We want our young people to know a deep-rooted security in Jesus, built upon God’s love for them. As they discover how much He values them, they’ll have the confidence to take risks, dare to dream and
- [Courses & Training](https://centralchurch.co.uk/courses-training/) - Courses & Training Mental Health Courses With the increasing prevalence of mental ill-health in our community and amongst the people using our Care services, Central will be offering two different mental health education courses over the coming months to equip our church family and give them the confidence to offer help. Learn MORE Bereavement Care
- [Young Adults](https://centralchurch.co.uk/young-adults/) - Young Adults Here at Central, we have a large group of Young Adults - people who are in their 20s and 30s, many of whom have come to Edinburgh for work or study. We have communities that are made up of or led by Young Adults, as well as regular socials, an annual weekend away
- [All In at Central](https://centralchurch.co.uk/all-in/) - All In at Central What is membership? As disciples of Jesus, we want to be living out together our vision of loving our city, being family together and following Jesus. We all have God-given gifts, talents and resources to contribute, and our desire is for our church to be a family who collectively own and participate in
- [Teams](https://centralchurch.co.uk/teams/) - Serve on a team Teams are great way to make a difference in our city. They are a space to release your passions, skills, experience and spiritual gifts as you meet people, serve others, and serve God at the same time. There is a role for everyone, whether you can commit every week or only
- [Parish Nursing](https://centralchurch.co.uk/parish-nursing/) - Parish Nursing We have a free Parish Nursing Service in partnership with Parish Nursing Ministries UK. The Parish Nurses are Registered Nurses with the Nursing and Midwifery Council with training in adult mental health and general nursing. We offer timely holistic supportive and preventive nursing care that reduces isolation, maintains health and wellbeing, prevents deterioration,
- [Just Christmas](https://centralchurch.co.uk/justchristmas/) - Just Christmas Give online What is Just Christmas? An invitation to do Christmas differently. Just Christmas is a chance to give generously in recognition of the gift of life we have been given through Jesus. Since 2009, we’ve raised over £320k for projects both locally and internationally. Your extraordinary generosity has supported projects all over the
- [Our Networks](https://centralchurch.co.uk/plants-partners/) - Our Networks Church Plants God has encouraged us to dream big for our city. We have a vision to plant and partner with churches all over Edinburgh. Since 2016 we have planted and partnered with three churches across the city and remain in relationship with them through the Renew network. We meet regularly to pray
- [Become a member](https://centralchurch.co.uk/become-a-member/) - All In at Central What is membership? As disciples of Jesus, we want to be living out together our vision of loving our city, being family together and following Jesus. We all have God-given gifts, talents and resources to contribute, and our desire is for our church to be a family who collectively own and participate in
- [Safeguarding Training](https://centralchurch.co.uk/safeguarding/training/) - Safeguarding Training These are the materials you need to complete our Safeguarding Training. All volunteers and staff should do this training. It should take around 30 minutes to complete. Please start with this form: https://centralchurched.churchcenter.com/people/forms/591086 For convenience here are clickable versions of the links that you will need during the training. Key Procedure 1 VIDEO
- [About](https://centralchurch.co.uk/about/) - About Who we are We are church of all ages in the heart of Edinburgh with a vision to love the city, be family together and follow Jesus. We love Edinburgh - Edinburgh is our home and we want to love and serve the people that live in this city. We believe that God’s love
- [Privacy](https://centralchurch.co.uk/privacy/) - Data Privacy Your personal data – what is it? Personal data relates to a living individual who can be identified from that data. Identification can be by the information alone or in conjunction with any other information in the data controller’s possession or likely to come into such possession. The processing of personal data is
- [Sunday Teaching](https://centralchurch.co.uk/resources/teaching/) - Latest Talks Catch up on the latest Sunday Teaching from Central
- [Contact Us](https://centralchurch.co.uk/contact-us/) - Get in Touch If you have any questions, just in touch below

## Series

- [Proverbs - Words of the Wise](https://centralchurch.co.uk/series/proverbs-words-of-the/) - Proverbs - Words of the Wise Do you ever think, I wish I had just a how-to, to life? Like where is the IKEA instruction manual? You think; I wish I just knew what to do, how to do it, why to do it, how to do it, and who should do it. And wisdom,
- [Resurrected](https://centralchurch.co.uk/series/resurrected/) - Resurrected What does life look like moving on from the resurrection of Jesus? - Growing deeper, understanding how the life of the Christian is tied with the life of Jesus. When Jesus is raised to new life, so are we. And until he returns, the Holy Spirit keeps us connected with Jesus.
- [John's Gospel](https://centralchurch.co.uk/series/johns-gospel/) - John's Gospel
- [He has moved into our neighbourhood](https://centralchurch.co.uk/series/he-has-moved-into-our-neighbourhood/) - He has moved into our neighbourhood
- [Centred - the book of Colossians](https://centralchurch.co.uk/series/centred-the-book-of-colossians/) - Centred - the book of Colossians Colossians presents us with a picture of Christ at the centre of all life. In doing so Paul begins with hopeful confidence; exalts Jesus as the centre; gives clarity about what we are to do (Col 2.6-7); explores the cross & religion; teaches us the big picture of how
- [Joseph](https://centralchurch.co.uk/series/joseph/) - Joseph What is my purpose? We may see ethical purpose, but the losses and wrongs in this world defeat it. We need another way, and the story of Joseph speaks into these questions.God gives us something to do, a purpose - it may not seem to be going well, but God is there with us
- [Psalms of Ascent](https://centralchurch.co.uk/series/psalms-of-ascent/) - Psalms of Ascent In July and August our summer sermon series will be looking at some of the Psalms of Ascent. These are Psalms of those on pilgrimage, journeying to various feasts in Jerusalem. This is a good place for us to be on our Central family pilgrimage. It is a time to pause, to
- [Living as Kingdom of God People](https://centralchurch.co.uk/series/living-as-kingdom-of-god-people/) - Living as Kingdom of God People In May and June, our Sunday teaching will be in Acts 1-15, allowing Luke to continue his story.We hope we will be strengthened by seeing God present in power with his people, grow in owning the purpose of the people of God (we are “Kingdom of God people”) and
- [Easter 2025](https://centralchurch.co.uk/series/easter-2025/) - Easter 2025 Sermons for Easter at Central
- [Parables of Jesus](https://centralchurch.co.uk/series/parables-of-jesus/) - Parables of Jesus During January & February we have been on a journey with Jesus based on Luke’s Gospel; a reminder that Luke is concerned to show how Jesus came as the saviour for the whole world.Starting on March 5th, we enter the Season of Lent in the Christian calendar – a period of 40
- [Jesus the Liberator](https://centralchurch.co.uk/series/jesus-the-liberator/) - Encounter and Transformation Jesus the Liberator The Gospel of Luke was written for a largely non-Jewish audience. The writer, Luke, was likely the same person who joined Paul on his second missionary journey (see Acts 16:10), and who became his companion until the end of his life (see 2 Tim. 4:11). Apart from being a
- [Christmas stories](https://centralchurch.co.uk/series/advent-stories/) - Christmas stories
- [Hope is Here](https://centralchurch.co.uk/series/here-is-hope/) - Hope is Here We find ourselves, once again, in the season of Advent – a time in which we prepare ourselves to reflect upon and welcome the Coming of God into our world in Jesus. In several of the Prophets the theme of “The Branch” is presented speaking of the coming of Christ as the
- [Church Weekend At Home 2024](https://centralchurch.co.uk/series/church-weekend-at-home-2024/) - Church Weekend At Home 2024 Recordings from the church weekend, 25-26 October 2024
- [Encounter and Transformation](https://centralchurch.co.uk/series/encounter-and-transformation/) - Encounter and Transformation This year, as we go through “The Story” again, we have chosen as a theme “Encounter leading to transformation”. In other words, when we gather to worship together and listen to Scripture, we are seeking to encounter God and then consider how this transforms us, as well as how God might want
- [The forgotten people](https://centralchurch.co.uk/series/30106/) - The forgotten people Over the course of the summer we're continuing in the big theme of going through the Bible and we're going to look at some of what are called the "forgotten people" in the New Testament. During July and August we're thinking about some of the people that you may not have heard
- [Good News stories](https://centralchurch.co.uk/series/good-news-stories/) - Good News Stories Part One: What kind of Kingdom did Jesus bring?
- [Good News stories](https://centralchurch.co.uk/series/good-news-stories-2/) - Good News stories
- [Good News stories](https://centralchurch.co.uk/series/our-story-3/) - Our Story
- [Our Story](https://centralchurch.co.uk/series/our-story-2/) - Our Story Becoming like Jesus
- [Our Story](https://centralchurch.co.uk/series/our-story/) - Our Story Restoring the foundations
- [Suffering Stories](https://centralchurch.co.uk/series/suffering-stories/) - Suffering Stories What is the big story of God all about and how do all these things we read across the Old and New Testament link together? More importantly, what does it all mean for us today as we seek to follow Jesus? All around us we are inundated with an abundance of opinions, influences
- [Heart Stories](https://centralchurch.co.uk/series/heart-stories/) - Heart Stories What is the big story of God all about and how do all these things we read across the Old and New Testament link together? More importantly, what does it all mean for us today as we seek to follow Jesus? All around us we are inundated with an abundance of opinions, influences
- [Origin Stories](https://centralchurch.co.uk/series/origin-stories/) - Origin Stories What is the big story of God all about and how do all these things we read across the Old and New Testament link together? More importantly, what does it all mean for us today as we seek to follow Jesus? All around us we are inundated with an abundance of opinions, influences

## Speakers

- [Odele Harding](https://centralchurch.co.uk/speaker/odele-harding/)
- [Don Palmer](https://centralchurch.co.uk/speaker/don-palmer/)
- [Andy Harding](https://centralchurch.co.uk/speaker/andy-harding/)
- [Zak Robb](https://centralchurch.co.uk/speaker/zak-robb/)
- [Naomi Black](https://centralchurch.co.uk/speaker/naomi-black/)
- [Eddie Backler](https://centralchurch.co.uk/speaker/eddie-backler/)
- [Lesley Penny](https://centralchurch.co.uk/speaker/lesley-penny/)
- [Steve McLeister](https://centralchurch.co.uk/speaker/steve-mcleister/)
- [James Cant](https://centralchurch.co.uk/speaker/james-cant/)
- [Connaire McDonagh](https://centralchurch.co.uk/speaker/connaire-mcdonagh/)
- [Nick Blair](https://centralchurch.co.uk/speaker/nick-blair/)
- [Tamsyn Radmall](https://centralchurch.co.uk/speaker/tamsyn-radmall/)
- [Louise Wright](https://centralchurch.co.uk/speaker/louise-wright/)
- [Gareth Clegg](https://centralchurch.co.uk/speaker/gareth-clegg/)
- [Matt Tindale](https://centralchurch.co.uk/speaker/matt-tindale/)
- [Elaine Duncan](https://centralchurch.co.uk/speaker/elaine-duncan/)
- [Caleb Shocklie](https://centralchurch.co.uk/speaker/caleb-shocklie/)
- [Max Rees](https://centralchurch.co.uk/speaker/max-rees/)
- [Bee Roy](https://centralchurch.co.uk/speaker/bee-roy/)
- [Rich Robinson](https://centralchurch.co.uk/speaker/rich-robinson/)
- [Ruth Walters](https://centralchurch.co.uk/speaker/ruth-walters/)
- [Jeremy Balfour](https://centralchurch.co.uk/speaker/jeremy-balfour/)
- [Christiaan Hofstra](https://centralchurch.co.uk/speaker/christiaan-hofstra/)
- [Bel Reynolds](https://centralchurch.co.uk/speaker/bel-reynolds/)
- [Brian Talbot](https://centralchurch.co.uk/speaker/brian-talbot/)
- [Malcolm Round](https://centralchurch.co.uk/speaker/malcolm-round/)
- [Robin Nelson](https://centralchurch.co.uk/speaker/robin-nelson/)
- [James Moreland](https://centralchurch.co.uk/speaker/james-moreland/)

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