Fitton Hill, Oldham

Fitton hill is a large housing estate just south of oldham town centre. almost exclusively white, it (along with the rest of oldham) is still recovering from some of the worst race riots the uk has seen in the summer of 2001.

Our vision is to see our neighbourhood restored back to how God intended it to be. We believe this to be the holistic gospel that Jesus left for us. We long to see people freed from addictions and destructive behavioural patterns, people who are no longer racist and who, as they discover a God who loves them, begin to love each other.

We have planted a church in the area in conjunction with the Salvation Army’s New Expressions of Church (NEO), which is central to all that we are. This expresses itself in many different ways, but we have a main meeting on a Sunday at lunch-time, where we share food. We believe this to be an essential part of what it means to be church in our community, as we share fellowship with each other. We also run a number of youth clubs and activities in our area, ranging from football to craft clubs.

Tim Royales, Eden Team Leader