Projects Transforming Communities

Across the North West, projects inspired by the Christian faith are having a transformational effect on local communities. Faithworks celebrates and promotes this work in order to encourage and empower other churches and Christians to rediscover their role at the heart of their community.

Click here to read their stories.

Useful Links

Click here for information and links to government offices, faith networks and strategic third sector organisations in the North West.

Listen Value Invest Campaign: The Third sector delivering for the North West
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Funding Information for the North West

Faithworks provides information on a wide range of funding sources. Some funds are available specifically for projects operating in the North West. These include:

The Charles Hayward Foundation

Northern Rock Foundation (Cumbria only)

Scurrah Wainwright Charity

For information and creative ideas on how to raise funds visit IdeasFundraising.

For further information on funding and details of these and many other funding sources, click here to visit our funding pages.

Training and Events

To find out about training and events taking place in the North West click here. We endeavour to feature quality events on a wide range of topics.

Faithworks affiliates in the North West include
A.C.T.I.O.N., Watson Street, Lancashire;
Acorn Centre Ltd, Todmorden, Lancashire;
Baptist Church Barnoldswick, Barnoldswick, Lancashire;
Billinge Family Church, Wigan, Lancashire;
Bolton Churches Football Outreach, Claremont House, Lancashire;
Bramhall Methodist Church, Stockport, Cheshire;
Brimrod Methodist Church, Rochdale, Lancashire;
Brownlow Fold Church Of The Nazarene, Bolton, Lancashire;
Charing Cross Methodist Neighbourhood Centre, Birkenhead, Merseyside;
Charnwood Trust, Stockport, Cheshire;
CHASE Youth Project, Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire;
Christ Church Aughton, Ormskirk, Lancashire;
Christian Institute Church, Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire;
CODIA, Chorley, Lancashire;
Eden Longsight, Burnage, Lancashire;
Eden Swinton, Swinton, Lancashire;
Emmanuel Christian Fellowship, Rochdale, Lancashire;
Emmanuel Holiness Church, Birkenhead, Merseyside;
Fazakerley Family Support Project, Formosa Drive, Merseyside;
Fords Lane Evangelical Church, Stockport, Cheshire;
Freedom Centre, Preston, Lancashire;
Good News Family Care (Homes) Ltd., East Buxton, Cheshire;
Grace Incorporation Faith Trust (GIFT), Manchester, Lancashire;
Harmony International, Meaton Mersey, Stockport, Cheshire;
Hoole Lighthouse Centre, Chester, Cheshire;
Hope Centre, St Helens, Merseyside;
Inside Out - Preston Prison Community Resettlement Project, Preston, Lancashire;
Kidz Klub Shockin, Southport, Merseyside;
Kingsway Befrienders, Heald Geen, Cheshire;
Kirkholt Community Church, Rochdale, Lancashire;
Lambent Project, Liverpool, Merseyside;
Level 3, Park Road, Merseyside;
Living Well Trust, Carlisle, Cumbria;
Love &Joy Ministries, Liverpool;
Manna House, , Cumbria;
Massive UK, Manchester;
Mersey Region Drugsnet, Church Road, Merseyside;
Mission Partnership - Band Employment & Training Initiative, Knowsley Street, Lancashire;
Mission Vision, St Helens, Merseyside;
New Life Centre, Liverpool, Merseyside;
New Life in Christ Ministries, Manchester;
Oswaldtwistle Community Church, Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire;
Outreach, Bolton, Lancashire;
Outreach Bollington, Macclesfield, Cheshire;
Poynton Christian Fellowship, Stockport, Cheshire;
Projectvision Network, Milnthorpe, Cumbria;
Ribbleton Community Church, Preston;
Romiley Lifecentre, Stockport, Cheshire;
Save The Family, Chester, Cheshire;
Silver Street Christian Fellowship, Rochdale, Lancashire;
South Cheshire CLASP, Crewe, Cheshire;
St Andrews Family Support, Liverpool;
St Bridget's Lighthouse, Liverpool, Merseyside;
St Helens Community Initiatives, St Helens, Merseyside;
ST James' Church, Clitheroe, Lancashire;
St Luke's Church Drop In, Bolton;
St Pauls Pre-school Playgroup, St Helens, Merseyside;
St Pauls Trust, Kirkdale, Merseyside;
St.Mark's Church, Bredbury & Woodley, Stockport, Cheshire;
St Mark's Christian Centre, Saltney, Cheshire;
STL Trust, Carlisle, Cumbria;
Stockport Baptist Church, Stockport, Cheshire;
Street Pastors (Manchester), Manchester, Lancashire;
T.A.N.G.O. Community Project, St Helens, Merseyside;
That Reading Thing, Wirral, Merseyside;
Thefaithworks, Manchester;
The Boaz Trust, Manchester, Lancashire;
The C-Project, CLifton, Lancashire;
The Dark Horse Venture, Liverpool, Merseyside;
The Furniture Station, Hazel Grove, Lancashire;
The Identity Project, Burnley, Lancashire;
The Kings Church, Liverpool;
The Lantern Charity Shop, Allithwaite, Cumbria;
The Salvation Army Millom, Millom, Cumbria;
The Sunshine Project, Maygate, Lancashire;
The Sycamore Project, Bolton;
The 'Welcome', Knutsford, Cheshire;
The Whitehorse Project, Lancashire;
Trinity Church, Liverpool, Merseyside;
Valley Debt Advice Centre, Congleton, Cheshire;
Victoria Hall, Gtr Manchester, Lancashire;
WCF Church, Workington, Cumbria;
Wellspring Christian Trust, Frodsham, Cheshire;
West Street Baptist Church, Crewe, Cheshire;
World Harvest Bible Church, Blackburn, Lancashire;
Ykids, Bootle, Merseyside.