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Christ Church, with its modern church centre, serves a parish of mainly working-class homes and there are many under-privileged families in the area. It is multicultural in nature, with significant African, Caribbean and Asian communities.

Christ Church itself is evangelical, open to renewal and we are delighted that our church family, as well as embracing all ages, is increasingly reflecting the cultural diversity of the area.

You will receive a warm welcome on Sundays and at our varied mid-week activities, all of which aim to help us in our vision of becoming a community, embracing all ages, who are devoted to:

• God
• Each other
• Reaching out and enabling people to become fully devoted followers of Jesus Christ

As a Church of England church, Christ Church is part of the following organisations

• The Diocese of Southwark
• The Evangelical Alliance

Mission

The Christian church exists to serve God and God's world and we take seriously the Lord's commission to make disciples and to follow his mission mandate of Luke 4 v 18,19.

Our commitment is to reach out with the Gospel in word and action. We have strong links with various Missionary organisations, some of these are because of historical connections with particular individuals who have been part of our fellowship in the past.

The following are the missionary groups we support through our giving and our prayers:

• Youth with a Mission and especially their work in East London
• Bible Society
• Feba Radio  
• Youth for Christ  
• Tear Fund

On The Move

At a more local level we have been involved with 'On the Move' this is an evangelistic venture held in the centre of Croydon whereby we, working with other churches, provide a free barbeque and take the opportunity to share the gospel with any who are interested.

Croydon Churches Floating Shelter

During the winter months about 14 churches have opened their buildings to the homeless and have provided a meal and a bed for the night. If you would like to be part of this we host Saturday nights for 6 weeks from mid-February through to March.