Manchester Inspirational Voices - known as MIV - is one of the most highly respected community choirs in Britain. They were winners of the Songs of Praise Gospel Choir of the Year in 2016 and have sung in major venues in Britain and across Europe. Tickets have just gone on sale for their  Christmas concert at Manchester's Bridgewater Hall on December 16th and it promises to be their biggest gig yet.

Their music is unashamed Gospel, voicing the good news of Jesus Christ, and many members of the choir see what they do as a Christian ministry.

The choir is led by Wayne Ellington, a singer and voice teacher in his own right, now known for his journey on The Voice on national television. Wayne also brings to the choir his own Christian faith and his desire to use the music of Gospel to share the message of the Gospel.

Faith in Manchester podcast is part of faithinmanchester.org,  a web magazine and social media presence drawing together the work of Christian churches and ministries in the Greater Manchester region. The podcast is hosted by award-winning broadcaster Wayne Clarke.

Manchester City Mission has a significant role in our city centre, caring for homeless people in the name of Jesus. It shares Christian love and the message of hope in Jesus through its three pillars: Incarnation, Compassion, Proclamation. 

Faith in Manchester spoke to Terry Durose, the Director of Manchester City Mission about their work and the part they play in meeting the challenges of our city today.

Faith in Manchester podcast is part of faithinmanchester.org,  a web magazine and social media presence drawing together the work of Christian churches and ministries in the Greater Manchester region. The podcast is hosted by award-winning broadcaster Wayne Clarke.

This episode features the work of two Manchester city centre Christian ministries.

Find out more about Manchester Street Pastors at  https://streetpastors.org/locations/manchester-city-centre/ 

and the bus project at  https://embassybus.org/

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Dana, now appearing on the BBC series Pilgrimage, made her name in 1970 as a teenager winning Eurovision for Ireland. Since then she has been a prolific recording artist, an MEP and a campaigner for Christian causes.

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Episode three of the Faith in Manchester podcast. Wayne speaks to Manchester-based comedian Tony Vino. Tony is an established comic on the comedy circuit and is also in demand for church and outreach events. He speaks to Wayne about going into comedy, about vocation, and why parts of his act are like playing Football Manager.

This podcast is part of the ministry of FaithinManchester.org, a local Christian news webzine and is presented by award-winning broadcaster Wayne Clarke.

The theme music on this podcast is “Onward” from the album “Uplifting” by Podington Bear. Based on a work at soundofpicture.com. The music is licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International Licence.