Christ Church on Lord Street was first built in 1821 and subsequently redeveloped in 1994.  The church has always served the town centre community through its extensive programme of Sunday and midweek activities.  Resourced by a staff of 9 full and part time workers both ordained and lay the church and its cafe seek to keep the doors open to the community throughout the week.  Teams of Street Pastors from Christ Church and other local churches also patrol the streets on Saturday nights as an expression of concern for the well being of those in town at that time.

With an estimated 1,500 people across the threshold in an average week the ethos of the church is summed up in its Mission Statement - "Christ Church, not just for Sundays".  There is a wide range of social and other midweek activities alongside of course our Sunday Worship.

Recognising that we all live in a culture of choice, the Vicar, Stewart Reid and his Curate Rev. Sonya Marshall try to provide for different inclinations in our worship services.  At 9.30 the service is structured and more recognisably Anglican in content while at 11.00 the service is led by a band and has a child friendly family feel to it providing a range of children's activities alongside the worship service.  At 6.30pm there is a focus on Bible Study and an associated young people's programme.  The church extends a warm welcome to all.