Emmanuel

When Rev’d Alex Randle-Bissell was welcomed as Plymouth's new City Dean, he spoke of being excited by "the expanse of water in front of us all" and the opportunity of "having a new vision for Plymouth and enacting that and following Christ wherever he is leading us." That sense of anticipation and possibility continues to shape the emerging vision of Plymouth 2035. While Plymouth 2035 includes ambitious goals around making disciples, engaging with children and young people, and planting new...

You can now attend a Kintsugi Hope session online. Dr Stephen Warren a retired GP & Kintsugi Hope ambassador is running 3 online sessions with opportunities for conversation. Kintsugi means “joining with gold”. It is a centuries-old Japanese technique for repairing pottery with seams of gold- hence the theme of restoration. Kintsugi Hope is a Christian charity promoting wellbeing. Participants are OK not to be OK and find hope through sharing together over relevant material. In each session...

A testimony from a member of our church community I’ve always had a relationship with God, but it was at best distant and I would typically try to talk to him when I was asking for something or needed an answer. Walking past Emmanuel Church on Christmas Eve in 2025 I felt compelled to just go in and try to re-connect with God, and that evening became so much more than that. Over previous years I had visited other Churches for friends’ weddings and baptisms, but this Church felt different...