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History of Sheffield Christian Life Centre
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During the war many people were relocated from Darnall to Handsworth after losing their homes in the blitz of 1940. A group of these people met together and through the leadership of Tom Buckley invited evangelist Roxana Carter to conduct a tent crusade. This evangelistic crusade was held in Handsworth on the recreation ground in St Josephs Road. Following the crusade they continued to meet together and held regular services above Browns Dairy on Handsworth Road, with Tom Buckley as their leader. On May 1st 1943 the church was registered with the Assemblies of God and Tom Buckley continued to lead the church until 1951.
In 1953, 217 Handsworth Road was purchased to become the next place of worship and was officially opened by John Carter.
The various pastors who have led the church since its inception were :
Dennis Atkins 1951 - 1959 Morris Blamiers 1959 - 1960 Elizabeth Hyde 1960 - 1966 Harry Webb 1966 – 1980 Ged Marks 1980 - 1988 Ian Jennings 1988 - 1994
In May 1995 Phil & Yvonne Cana were called by the Lord to become the new leaders of the church.
Tom Buckley 1942 - 1951
On September 23rd of that year Phil & Yvonne were inducted as the leaders of the church by the presbyters of Life Links International Fellowship. Already members of Life Links, Phil & Yvonne introduced the church to this family of churches. Sheffield Christian Life Centre has since become the key church for Life Links in Europe; (Phil was appointed a presbyter of Life Links in October 2001).
On March 1st 1997, the name of the church was changed from Handsworth Full Gospel Church to Sheffield Christian Life Centre. This name reflects the church’s vision, which is to be one that reaches beyond the parochial boundaries of Handsworth, to the city of Sheffield and beyond.