Churches

The Ascension Church, Hulme is the HeartEdge Manchester hub church working with St Ann’s Church, Manchester and Sacred Trinity, Salford, and St Martin-in-the-Fields, London, and its HeartEdge network of churches, with the aim of developing congregational life, cultural and commercial activity, and social outreach across all three churches and beyond.

Ascension Church, Hulme

The Ascension Church, Hulme is the HeartEdge Manchester hub church working with St Ann’s Church, Manchester, and Sacred Trinity, Salford, and St Martin-in-the-Fields, London, and its HeartEdge network of churches, with the aim of developing congregational life, cultural and commercial activity, and social outreach across all three churches and beyond.

Ascension Church, Hulme has a rich history of faith, advocacy and community involvement and has stood at the heart of Hulme for over 50 years.

The church aims to continue that rich history with a new expression of creativity; a new promise of hope; and a new commitment to the people of Hulme.

The church want to be inclusive & distinctive; to be a safe place to grow & flourish; and to work alongside all the amazing groups and individuals that make Hulme the vibrant community it is.

St Ann’s Church, Manchester

Located in Manchester city centre, St Ann’s is an open Christian community which welcomes people from many backgrounds. The church has an outreach into the city centre which connects with the civic and cultural life of Manchester, as well as with people who might be considered vulnerable, including those experiencing homelessness. 

Music plays a very important and cherished role within worship at St Ann’s and the church is also well-known as a place which hosts many concerts and recitals. These include regular recitals or chamber concerts by RNCM students in term-time, and concert series by Manchester Jazz Festival, Manchester Baroque, the Piccadilly Chamber Orchestra and others.

There is a fine four-manual organ, some of which dates back to St Ann’s original instrument of 1730. It was last rebuilt by George Sixsmith & Son Ltd in 1996. The church also has use of a well-maintained Steinway B piano which belongs to the RNCM.

Sacred Trinity Church, Salford

Sacred Trinity are a welcoming church worshipping in a small but lovely building. Sacred Trinity was the first church in Salford but is right next to Manchester city centre and we relate to both the city centre and the rest of Salford.  Many of the congregation walk to church but some come from further away. The building is also host to a variety of different groups. Their vision is to be: “Building friendship and community in which faith, hope and love can transform lives” and their strapline is: “Welcoming; Inclusive; Creative.”