Founding & milestones
Today
Self-supporting churches
Congregations across the UK and Ireland sustain their own ministries and support mission work abroad.
Source: ICOC mission society records
Mission & vision
The churches of the United Kingdom and Ireland are self-supporting, funding their own ministry staff rather than drawing on mission-society support.
They also partner with European and African mission work, sending people and funds beyond their own borders.
Territory
2 countries · 15 churches
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GBRIRL
Initiatives & programs
Campus ministriesUniversity ministries in cities across the UK and Ireland.
Mission partnershipSupport for European and African mission work.
Goals
01
Sustain local ministry
Self-supporting congregations across both nations.
02
Send abroad
Continue supplying people and funds to mission fields.
Media
Latest from the field
Live articles matched to this society from the ICOC directory feed.
Churches
15 of 15 shown · January 2025 Disciples Today survey.
London Intl. Church of ChristLondon, England/UK1,010
East London ICOCLondon, England/UK260
Birmingham Church of ChristBirmingham, England/UK210
Manchester Intl. Church of ChristManchester, England/UK140
Thames Valley Church of ChristThames Valley, England/UK140
Dublin Int'l Church of ChristDublin, Ireland70
Watford Church of ChristWatford, England/UK55
Leicester Church of ChristLeicester, England/UK53
Belfast Int'l Church of ChristBelfast, Northern Ireland/UK45
Edinburgh Intl. Church of ChristEdinburgh, Scotland/UK45
Leeds Church of ChristLeeds, England/UK40
Cardiff ChurchCardiff, Wales/UK35
Glasgow Church of ChristGlasgow, Scotland/UK30
Cambridge Church of ChristCambridge, England/UK25
Bristol Intl. Church of ChristBristol, England/UK16
Get involved
Sources
- ICOC mission society records
- Disciples Today church survey, January 2025 (live church data)
Church data compiled by Sergio Pulido and Disciples Today (January 2025).