About Us
NWCF is an Ichthus congregation in the centre of Islington seeking to share the heart of Jesus with the local area. We meet regularly at Shepherd Groups, joint Celebration Meetings & on Sunday mornings. Our desire is to serve the community practically and spiritually and build relationships with people.
History & Background
New Wine Christian Fellowship was born from a natural response of the leadership & the congregation of an Islington church to the heart of God for the area. In the seven years the Church has been planted from the then Methodist Church; we have sought to address some of the ‘felt needs’ of the community by engaging ourselves in greater measures and getting involved in practical issues.
• We campaigned for two years to keep the Ringcross Primary School open, which was one of the only ‘non-faith schools’ in the borough. By taking the Chair of Governors Post we fought on behalf of the school and of the parents against the Council who were set on closing it down.
• We ran a Saturday Children’s Club (Patch Club) for a number of years, to create an opportunity for the children of the local estates to play and interact with each other in a healthy and supervised environment. It was a chance for them to play safe and to learn good values like self steem, confidence and patience.
• We helped to prevent the Council reclaiming one of the Community Centres by reinstating a committee. In addition, other local community groups and Tennant’s Associations joined us to make use of the Centre.