From the start World Harvest Bible Church has been a city-wide local church with a regional influence and a vision to reach out to the furthest parts of the world with the good news of Jesus.

WHBC truly reflects the multicultural nature of Manchester and Salford. Currently 400 adults and children from over 30 different nations call WHBC home and it’s ministry operates in 7 different nations.

The current church is the product of the marriage in September 2007 of 2 separate churches, World Harvest Bible Church under the leadership of Matt & Julie Beemer and Kingdom Faith Manchester under the leadership of Alan & Claire Morton.

The current Senior Pastors Alan & Claire Morton became the leaders of WHBC in October 2008 when the Founding Pastors Matt & Julie Beemer were sent out by the church to establish new ministry bases in Nigeria & Egypt.

All of this was just another step in the exciting history of WHBC …

1997 – September 2007 Two separate histories

WHBC began in April 1997 at The Copthorne Hotel in Salford Quays with just 17 people, counting adults, children and anything else that moved. Pastors Matt & Julie …

Kingdom Faith Manchester began 4 months later in July 1997 with just 7 people meeting in Pastors Alan & Claire’s living room.