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The Lighthouse Church in Manchester, U.K is officially know as The Lighthouse Christian Centre and is one of the larger churches in the Manchester region. It is a Pentecostal church that is part of a larger overseeing body called ELIM. The church is headed by Pastor Paul Hallam who is also the Chaplain for the Salford Red Devils Rugby Club. . Pastor Paul Hallam is also an author and has published a book called Rubicon on the history of the church.

HISTORY
The church has humble beginnings. Paul and Mags Hallam were married on May10th 1986 and moved to Chorlton to lead the ELIM Pentecostal Church which comprised of 16 adults and 3 children. In 1991, the Lighthouse Christian Centre was born and by 2010 the church had completely outgrown its Chorlton premises and moved to its current location in Media City Salford, UK.

The church has had its share of difficulties and two years after the move from Chorlton to Manchester, it was subject to an arson attack which destroyed 4 of its mini buses causing about £40,000 of damage. . The Lighthouse also received negative local publicity in the local press about a woman with dementia with an assistance dog who was asked to stay away from a main room where food was served during an event.

Today the church is attended by about 300 to 400 members of multiple cultures and has been featured on BBC radio program. A striking fact of the church is that it has had many exceptional international guest speakers like Luis Palau, the international South American evangelist and Bill Wilson of Metro World Child ministries.

FACILITIES
The lighthouse main location is in Manchester and has a large warehouse type building that can seat up to 500 people for a service. The centre also functions as a commercial conference venue during the week. However the Covid-19 pandemic has temporarily halted conferences and events leading to a significant loss of operating income for the church.

MINISTRIES
There are two pronounced ministries that have been birthed from The Lighthouse

1) The Lighthouse International Ministries (LIM): LIM is a ministry dedicated to serving and transforming the lives of abandoned and disadvantaged children in Romania, India and Africa. LIM has been working in Romania since 1991 and has been involved in several projects including a family home for children taken from orphanages. In India, they support children's homes and also helps widows and recently have provided relief during the covid-19 crisis, working alongside local partners who are familiar with the local culture and context.

2) Treasure Quest (TQ) Singles Ministry: TQSingles is a ministry that operates locally in the North-West region of the UK and holds two events a year at the Lighthouse venue. The first event was held in Feb 2017 and the ministry has gained strength to strength becoming one of the largest Christian singles event providers in the North West. A unique aspect of the ministry is that it states that it is not a dating service but exists to empower Christian singles to reach their God given potential. The events are attended by about 120 people of all ages and races.