The Hope Centre, is an initiative of Hope in North East Cheshire.
It is based in the old Wesley Owen bookshop in Park Green, Macclesfield. It functions both as a coffee shop, and a Christian bookshop selling books, CD and other fairly traded goods. In addition to these commercial aspects is is designed to provide a beacon of hope to the people of Macclesfield.
Mission Statement The Hope Centre exists to provide a means by which the churches of Macclesfield and the surrounding area can in a practical and unimposing manner reach out to the people of the town with hope and compassion.
Cornerstone bookshop is part of Maghull Christian Centres, a charitable institution, which was formed several years ago by the Churches in the area. Cornerstone is staffed entirely by Church volunteers.
Church book stalls are supplied on favourable terms in both the local area and further afield, and a domiciliary service is provided to five
residential Homes / Sheltered Housing complexes. A mobile bookstall is available for Fetes and Shows.
It is impossible to list all the goods that we supply, but we hope that the following list will give you some idea of what is available:
Alpha Course Resources
Books for Children
Christian Crafts & Embroidery Kits
Stationery
Sunday School supplies
Mission Statement The aim of Cornerstone is for Churches to work together to provide a service and to reach out into the Community to show the love of God.
We opened our new Christian bookshop on January 27th 2001. Situated in a village just off the M4 after the Severn bridge in South Wales, we aim to make the church and our faith more accessible to our community in a friendly and non-threatening environment.
We offer Christian books, gifts, cards and music - also a range of secular products, including fine Belgian chocolate. We are especially concerned about Fair Trade, and are working on an exciting new project to produce these chocolates to Fair Trade standards.
Specialist Interests Children and Families; Fair Trade
This Way Up
Croft Cottage, The Square, Magor, Monmouthshire NP26 3HY • Map Phone: 01633 882525 Fax: 01633 882897
Contact: Claire Webster
Website: www.thiswayup.co.uk (Website unavailable when checked on 1/11/2003)
St Andrew's Bookshop, Maidenhead, became part of the Quench Bookshops group in mid-2009.
Maidstone, Kent
We are a member of the Tonbridge Christian Book Centre Group of Shops. Established in 1977, we are a group of independently owned interdenominational resource centres, serving locations in the southern home counties of England.
Mission Statement We exist to honour Christ by stockholding and retailing material selected to encourage personal faith and to resource the local church for worship evangelism and Christian living.
Our Vision To develop community based Christian resource centres run by committed enthusiastic and knowledgeable Christians sharing their faith through their work.
Our Statement Of Faith We believe Jesus Christ to be God's son, Saviour of the world.
We believe the Bible to be God's word, relevant to contemporary culture.
We believe the Holy Spirit is active in the lives of people today using Christian resources to bring others to faith.
Relocated from their former premises on Oak Street in October 2011, St Denys' Bookshop may now be found in the basement of the Manchester Cathedral Visitor Centre.
From a report on the Diocesan website:
New chapter for St Denys' Published: 03 November 2011
The basement of Manchester Cathedral Visitor Centre is now home to St Denys' Bookshop, an independent store providing theological books and church supplies run by Penny Glover and Sue Usher.
The store has just moved from Oak Street in the Northern Quarter to a location at the heart of the Christian community and, hopefully, a lot easier for people to find.
So what has been involved in the move? Packing up and transporting stock; gutting and painting the new location; moving in fittings and shelves; displaying stock in an accessible and attractive manner; ensuring that customers and suppliers know about the change of location - all to be done at one of the busiest times of the year while trying to maintain a service for as long as logistically possible...
The St. Theodore Orthodox Bookstore in St. Aidan's Church, Levenshulme, has some 1000 titles, mostly everything in fact for your spiritual reading from an Orthodox Christian perspective.
St Theodore Orthodox Bookstore
St. Aidan's Orthodox Church, Clare Road, Levenshulme Manchester M19 2GG • Map Phone/Fax: 0161 285 8587
Website: www.orthodox.clara.net/bookstore.htm
Opening Times In addition to usual Church opening times:
• Monday afternoons: 2pm to 4pm
• Tuesday evenings: 7pm to 9pm
• Saturday mornings: 10am to 12 noon
Cards & Music
Archived Entries for CTS, Living Oasis and Wesley Owen
Closure announcement posted at www.cts-manchester.org.uk:
We are sorry to announce the closure of our bookshop in Manchester city centre. As regular customers will be aware, the past few years have been a financial struggle, with the inexorable rise in the cost of renting city centre premises, and the changes which have taken place in the retail sector.
A new bookshop will be opening in the Diocese of Salford Cathedral Centre in early November. For more information, see the Diocese of Salford website.
Living Oasis Living Oasis Manchester was one of a new chain of Christian retailers in the UK which commenced operations in 2010, taking over most of the former Wesley Owen bookshops. Sadly, in early August 2011, the parent company, Nationwide Christian Trust, entered insolvency and most branches have now ceased trading.
Wesley Owen
Entry Updated: 11/11/2011
Living Oasis/Wesley Owen 123 Deansgate, Manchester, M3 2BY Wesley Owen Manchester was reopened as Living Oasis by the Bishop of Bolton on 20th March 2010, but ceased trading in July 2011.
Manningtree, Essex
The Mustard Seed - closed down August 2003
Mansfield, Notts
Also known as M.O.V.E. (Mansfield's Outreach Venture in Evangelism), Mansfield Christian Book Centre is a small friendly bookshop with a welcoming atmosphere. We are close to the town centre, with parking nearby.
A registered charity, run by trustees from a number of different churches, we offer a wide selection of books (for adults and children), Bibles, novelties and CDs. We are also able to order many other books; tea and coffee are available.
Mission Statement Bought for the town - serving the community.
Specialist Interests Office for "In Christ - In schools" (01623 631000)
Situated in the heart of the busy market town of Marlborough, Mustard Seed's unique location by the River Kennet makes it an oasis of peace. It has a reputation for friendly, efficient service and the staff are dedicated to offering personal customer care.
The shop fulfils a vision to serve the local churches surrounding Measham. We aim to serve customers visiting the shop where parking is easy and free, and to reach those who cannot get to the shop by offering a free delivery service, or providing a mobile Christian Bookshop for special events.
At St Andrew's Bookshop, a warm welcome is assured and a wide range of Christian resources are available. We can supply products from all major Christian publishers, including Zondervan, Authentic, SPCK, Hodder & Stoughton, SCM-Canterbury Press, Kevin Mayhew, Scripture Union, CWR, Good Book Company, IVP, Lion, Monarch, Candle, Banner of Truth, Day One, HarperCollins, Evangelical Press and Christian Focus.
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Situated in the beautiful Wye Valley, the historic town of Monmouth is home to the Olive Bough Christian bookstall.
Steeped in history, Monmouth boasts the only remaining mediaeval, fortified gate tower in Britain - The Monnow Bridge. Just a stone throw from here and you will find the Olive Bough market stall open every Saturday.
Not just selling Christian books, gifts, cards and CD's, the Olive Bough also has a selection of fairly-traded goods, in keeping with Monmouth's status as a Fairtrade town... Discover more
Established in the early 70's, the GLO (Gospel Literature Outreach) Bookshop Motherwell has grown steadily over the years by offering a wide range of stock and good customer service. It is now recognised as Scotland's leading independent Christian resource centre.
We work in association with other national GLO organisations.
Registered Scottish Charity - SCO07355
Mission Statement The Bookshop is a Business Ministry of Gospel Literature Outreach. Surplus income from the Bookshop is used to help spread the Good News of Jesus Christ, supporting GLO workers and Teams all over the world.
Other Services • Ample Private Parking
• Book Agents Welcome
• Church Bookstalls Supplied
• Coffee Shop
• Photocopying & Laminating
• Resources
• Stationery
Cornerstone bookshop is part of Maghull Christian Centres, a charitable institution, which was formed several years ago by the Churches in the area. Cornerstone is staffed entirely by Church volunteers.
Closure announcement posted at www.cts-manchester.org.uk:
