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LIFE Church UK, formerly the Abundant Life Church, is a large Christian church established and primarily based in Bradford, in the north of England. The church has additional facilities in Belfast, Leeds and Warsaw city centre and describes itself as "one church, four cities". In 2003 it had an attendance of over 2,000 people;〔(Church criticised over gun video )〕 by 2006, the figure had climbed to 2,800.〔Peter Brierley, Ed. ''UK Christian Handbook, Religious Trends 7'' (Swindon: Christian Research, 2008) 9.10.2〕 ==History== LIFE Church has its roots in the Charismatic Restoration movement of Arthur Wallis. It was founded in 1976 by Bryn Jones, one of the early Restoration/British New Church leaders, by an amalgamation of three small Bradford churches: a charismatic Brethren Assembly based at the Bolton Woods Gospel Hall; an independent charismatic church made up mostly of former Baptists who had been unable to continue in their church because of their charismatic beliefs; and the New Covenant Church, a fellowship originally under the apostolic leadership of G. W. North.〔William K Kay, Apostolic Networks in Britain (Milton Keynes, Paternoster, 2007) 48–49〕 In its early days it met in the Anglican Church House and so was known locally as ''Church House.''〔Andrew Walker ''Restoring the Kingdom: the Radical Christianity of the House Church Movement'' 4th Ed (Guildford: Eagle, 1998) 112〕 Known as Abundant Life Church for a number of years, in 2012 the name was shortened to LIFE Church, reflecting a move into a season of new leadership and direction. In the last decade LIFE Church has expanded its reach using radio and TV. Programmes are broadcast on God TV, United Christian Broadcasters, Australian Christian Channel and on several other stations around the World. The ministry also has a weekly half-hour slot on Cross Rhythms radio.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher = Cross Rhythms )〕 Many of the programs broadcast on TV and radio are also available on the podcasts. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「LIFE Church UK」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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