edenchurch.org.uk – Seeking to reach the unreached in Carlisle with the Gospel

Welcome to

Eden

A new church plant in the heart of Carlisle, seeking to reach the unreached with the gospel of Jesus Christ.

We are Launching!

After many months of preparation we are now on the cusp of starting our services.

Our first Sunday together will be on the 7th September at 10:30am, and all are welcome to join us.

We are planning a public information evening on Tuesday 2nd September at 7:30pm. This is a great opportunity to get a feel for us as a church and as a denomination. During the evening, we’ll share our vision for the church and also what makes us distinctive as a Presbyterian Church.

We are also hosting an installation service on Saturday 6th September a 4pm, as the Presbytery formally installs Andrew Ritson as the minister of the church. Again, all are welcome to join us; we are expecting lots of visitors from other churches in our presbytery. So there are plenty of opportunities for visitors to get a feel for our church and the denomination as a whole.

Our Vision

Carlisle is home to around 100,000 people who do not know the Lord Jesus and that number is increasing by the day. As such, there is a growing need for more gospel churches to be planted.

We seek to be a Reformed Church, proclaiming Christ, at the very heart of our city.

This means that we strive to be a church that puts the Bible in the driving seat, and a church that does the basic things well: evangelism, discipleship and worship. We trust that if we do these things prayerfully and in an atmosphere of warm hospitality, that God will bless our endeavours and bring life to the city of Carlisle.

Who we are

Andy, Cara and family have had connections with Carlisle for a long time. Andy was born and raised in Carlisle and came to a saving faith in the Lord Jesus there too.

In 2015 Andy sensed the Lord’s call on his life to go into ministry after being given a burden for the lost people of Carlisle and the lack of gospel witness in the city. For the last 10 years, Andy has been training for ministry through Cornhill Scotland and also Reformed Theological Seminary in Jackson, Mississippi.

Andy was ordained with the International Presbyterian Church in 2023 and served as an assistant minister in an IPC church in central Scotland.

Andy, Cara and the family moved to Carlisle in July and have been busy assembling a small team together to start the church.

Visit Eden

Address
Second LowerFloor, Viaduct House, Victoria Viaduct, Carlisle, CA3 8EZ

Service Times

Installation Service – Saturday 6th September at 4pm
First Sunday Together – Sunday 7th September at 10:30am

Other

Public Information Evening – Tuesday 2nd September at 7:30pm

Contact

Whether you want to join us, or to support us in other ways, either financially, or through prayer, fill in the form to the right and we’ll be in touch regularly with news.

Support Us

Every new gospel endeavour needs prayer support as well as financial support.

Financial support is welcomed either by monthly giving or through ‘one-off’ gifts.

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