A NEW church officially opens this weekend.

Emmanuel Church has moved into its new home on Old Hall Road in Northwich.

Now, they are preparing to formally welcome the first guests with a busy weekend of services and celebrations.

David Hart, the assistant pastor said: “Everyone is welcome to come along.

“It promises to be a great time marking God's goodness to us and giving everyone a chance to have a good look around.

“We're also really looking forward to starting or restarting our weekly community groups beginning in September - there is a toddler’s group, Lego club, kids club, community choir, a seniors group and lots more.”

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Northwich Guardian: The church has held a few services already ahead of the official launchThe church has held a few services already ahead of the official launch (Image: David Hart)

Emmanuel Church, which has been in Northwich since 1882, decided to redevelop its site on Old Hall Road following “substantial growth” in membership in recent years.

Work got underway in 2021, with work finally completed in August.

A few services have been held but this coming weekend will be the official launch.

The church will open from 3pm to 7pm on Friday for guests to explore the building.

Then on Saturday there will be two hour-long celebration services, beginning at 11am and 3pm.

Sunday will begin with a guest service at 10.30am before once again opening to the public for two hours from 3.30pm.

Hannah Irwin, a member of the church, said: “We've been waiting for this for a long time and the journey has had lots of twists and turns.

“We're so thankful to Leftwich Community Primary School who have hosted us the past few years since we outgrew our existing building.

“Now though we have a wonderful space that we can bless the community with ourselves.”