It is hoped that your visit to our web site will prove both useful and educational, as we are keen to ensure that everyone who has an interest in the well-being of the South Liverpool area also possess an awareness of the work we are undertaking on behalf of those who use the Tabernacle.

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One of the biggest issues facing the Church in the urban scene is the flight of Christians from the centre.

It’s reasonably natural and understandable to want to live in a nice house and a safe neighbourhood, relatively free from endless graffiti, dirt and rubbish. A place were drugs, crime and violence do not dominate local culture.

Yet it was those who chose, often amidst great personal sacrifice and loss, to make that move into the inner city that modelled real ‘incarnation’.

Richard and Alison Steele. Anne and Bill Bass, followed through the years by others, have often paid the price for being in Toxteth. The cost for many was theft, break-ins, car loss, broken windows, stones, eggs and sometimes personal attack. Their modelling of incarnation paved the way for others to follow so that today a good proportion of the church live in the stigmatised L8 postcode.

Their stories are ones of faith and struggle, pain and joy, triumph and defeat, but without such moves the church in the city could not survive as a credible and effective witness to its local people.

This website has been developed to provide visitors with an insight into the past history of the Tabernacle, the achievements of everybody who has participated in its growth, the services we are presently providing to the local community and plans we have for the future.

The management, volunteers and staff at Toxteth Tabernacle also extend to you an invitation to visit the building and meet it's people. We guarantee you a very warm welcome !

Finally, may we thank you once again for visiting our website, and please do contact us if you require any further information.