ALL NATIONS COMMUNITY CHURCH · LEEDS
A Christian community for men in Leeds, with room for your questions, practical Bible study and support for the pressures of real life.
Questions welcome. Come as you are. Explore seven courses below.
Albion House · 24 Roundhay Road · LS7 1BT
Explore the Impact Men courses
You can begin again, ask difficult questions and grow alongside other men. These courses connect the Bible with the choices, pressures and relationships of everyday life.
For adult men aged 18 and over, whether you are returning to church, exploring Jesus for the first time or looking for a deeper way to follow him. You do not need a particular job, income, relationship status or a polished story to belong.
Each course has six developed sessions with original teaching, questions, a personal workbook, practical activities and a next step plan. Read online at your own pace. Ask ANCC about current group dates, trained leaders, venue, access and any costs before making plans.
Programme 1 · Six sessions
A welcoming route back to church and an honest introduction to Jesus.
Programme 2 · Six sessions
Bible understanding, prayer and everyday discipleship shaped by the life of Jesus.
Programme 3 · Six sessions
Courageous conversations about shame, anger, sexuality, habits, power and repair.
Programme 4 · Six sessions
Faith, mental wellbeing and practical companionship, including responding to concerns about suicide.
Programme 5 · Six sessions
Healthy friendship, family relationships, fatherhood and belonging in every season of life.
Programme 6 · Six sessions
Purpose, work, money and resilience through success, uncertainty and change.
Programme 7 · Six sessions
Everyday mission through attentive friendship, practical service, clear Christian witness and responsible mentoring.
If church feels unfamiliar, start with Start Again. For Bible reading and prayer, try Rooted in Jesus. If you are carrying a difficult week, Brothers in Hope explains companionship and routes to professional support. You can choose a course without signing up for all seven.
We want men to be able to talk about doubt, shame, loneliness, anger, sexuality, money, relationships, grief and purpose. You can listen before speaking and pass on any question. We will challenge harmful behaviour while treating people with dignity. Private experiences do not have to become public stories.
Mental illness deserves compassionate, informed care. Prayer and Christian friendship can accompany professional treatment. Our learning resources do not provide diagnosis, therapy or crisis care. Facilitated wellbeing and other sensitive sessions require prepared leaders, appropriate qualified review and confirmed support arrangements.
Activities can make an honest conversation easier and give men a way to contribute. Explore an affordable breakfast, a gentle walk with a seated coffee option, a skills evening, an appropriately supervised dads and children morning, or a useful service project agreed with a local organisation. These are ideas to develop with the team; check the current calendar and arrangements before attending.
Being missional begins with noticing people and listening. We can serve neighbours, share the hope of Jesus respectfully and encourage another man to grow. Friendship and practical help are never conditional on attending church, sharing a personal story or accepting a religious invitation.
You are welcome to explore these resources while you work out what you believe. The courses are openly Christian and use the Bible, with prayer offered by choice. Ask the team about the arrangements for any facilitated group.
No. You can listen or pass, and keep your workbook private. We explain the limits of confidentiality and safeguarding before group conversations. Meetings should not be recorded, and another person’s story should not be repeated publicly.
The resources are available to read now. Contact ANCC for confirmed group dates, place, access, costs and booking arrangements. Sunday and Thursday worship times are separate from any course timetable.
Yes. The pathway makes room for different ages, backgrounds and seasons of adult life. Fatherhood activities have adult-only alternatives, and a man’s value is not measured by employment, income or family status.
The group offers learning, friendship and pastoral connection. Qualified professionals provide assessment and treatment. Use the urgent help information above whenever it is needed; do not wait for a meeting or a church message.
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You can have people around you and still have nobody with whom you speak honestly. Impact Men is an invitation to explore Christian faith and build relationships without performing a version of strength that never needs help. You do not need an impressive story, a settled career or confidence with church language to begin. The existing programmes on this page remain available to explore at your own pace.
Important: This guide and a men’s group are not mental-health treatment or emergency services. If you are struggling to cope, seek appropriate professional support. Do not wait for a gathering or a church response when urgent help is needed.
Choose a person or gathering where a conversation is realistic. You might begin by asking about someone’s week rather than opening with your most private concern. Consistent ordinary contact matters. Read the current visitor details or ask ANCC about men’s opportunities; do not assume every course has a scheduled group meeting.
Try: ‘I am getting to know people and would value a proper conversation.’ Share only what you choose. Friendship is not earned by disclosing a crisis. Notice whether people listen, respect a boundary and show interest beyond what you can contribute to church activity.
Instead of exchanging only work updates, ask what has been encouraging or demanding recently. Listen without immediately solving, comparing or preaching. If someone mentions serious distress, help them consider appropriate support rather than promising secrecy or assuming a devotional will be enough.
Read the summaries of ANCC’s existing men’s programmes and choose the one relevant to your next step. Ask about current group availability, facilitators and expectations before joining. You can study privately first; completing every programme or making a public testimony is not a condition of welcome.
With mutual agreement, arrange a check-in or a safe act of service. Keep the commitment specific and sustainable. Respect the other person’s time, privacy and family responsibilities. Review after a few weeks: is the connection mutual, honest and life-giving rather than another obligation to perform?
One person I could speak with; a truthful opening sentence; a question I will ask; a boundary I will respect; one programme I want to explore; a manageable next contact. Keep this private and do not collect another person’s sensitive information.
Yes. You can ask questions and read about a first visit without pretending to be where you were years ago. There is no need to explain your absence publicly or commit to every activity before meeting people.
No. You can listen and choose what to share. Before a pastoral or group conversation, ask about privacy and safeguarding boundaries. No responsible group should promise absolute secrecy where someone may be at risk.
Do not assume that an online resource is a scheduled weekly group. Contact ANCC for current arrangements. Existing study materials can support learning without creating a claim that a facilitator, event or specialist service is always available.
Allow about five to ten minutes, or take longer if useful. These are invitations, not recovery deadlines. Each full reading is printed here from the public-domain World English Bible Classic (WEB). The prayers are optional.
Let’s therefore draw near with boldness to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and may find grace for help in time of need.
Hebrews 4:16 — WEB Classic
The Christian invitation is to approach God’s grace in a time of need, not only after proving that you can manage alone. Name one area where you need assistance. Receiving help is not the opposite of responsibility; it can be part of taking responsibility for your wellbeing and your effect on others.
Try today: Identify one appropriate person or service you could approach.
Optional prayer: God, help me come honestly and receive the help I need. Amen.
So, then, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger;
James 1:19 — WEB Classic
A friendship can become more honest when someone is allowed to finish a sentence without being corrected. Listen for what the person actually means rather than preparing your own story. Ask whether they want practical ideas or simply someone to hear them. You do not have to be an expert to be attentive.
Try today: Ask one sincere question and give the answer your attention.
Optional prayer: Jesus, make me quick to listen and slow to turn every conversation towards myself. Amen.
Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.
Galatians 6:2 — WEB Classic
Paul describes mutual care, not dependence on one friend for every difficulty. A useful request is specific and respects capacity. If the concern is beyond a friend’s role, seek suitable professional help. Honest brotherhood does not mean keeping dangerous secrets or treating outside support as disloyalty.
Try today: Make one clear request and allow an honest answer.
Optional prayer: Father, teach me to give and receive care wisely. Amen.
Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil. Cling to that which is good.
Romans 12:9 — WEB Classic
Christian friendship should not require laughing at cruelty, concealing wrongdoing or pretending certainty. Genuine love can be kind and truthful at once. Notice one place where fitting in has cost you honesty. Choose a response that respects people without approving conduct that harms them or others.
Try today: Practise one truthful, respectful sentence you have been avoiding.
Optional prayer: Lord, let my friendships grow in sincerity rather than performance. Amen.
Rejoice with those who rejoice. Weep with those who weep.
Romans 12:15 — WEB Classic
Some days a friend needs celebration; on another day he may need someone to sit with sorrow. Resist ranking difficulties or forcing a lesson onto grief. Attention to someone else’s experience is not a demand to abandon your own needs. Mutual friendship leaves room for both people’s lives.
Try today: Encourage or accompany someone in a way they actually welcome.
Optional prayer: God, teach me to share joy and sorrow without comparison. Amen.
As each has received a gift, employ it in serving one another, as good managers of the grace of God in its various forms.
1 Peter 4:10 — WEB Classic
A gift is entrusted for service, not as evidence that everyone must need you. Ask what contribution would be useful and proportionate. Work with others, respect safeguarding requirements and welcome feedback. You can serve faithfully without making yourself the answer to every problem or ignoring the need to rest.
Try today: Offer one realistic contribution with a clear limit.
Optional prayer: Jesus, let my abilities become useful service rather than a search for approval. Amen.
Let’s not be weary in doing good, for we will reap in due season if we don’t give up. So then, as we have opportunity, let’s do what is good toward all men, and especially toward those who are of the household of the faith.
Galatians 6:9–10 — WEB Classic
Paul encourages continuing in good, with attention to opportunity. This is not an instruction to accept unlimited demands. Review one conversation, one act of care and one limit from the week. Choose a sustainable continuation. Friendship and discipleship grow through faithful, ordinary choices rather than one dramatic promise.
Try today: Agree one next contact or learning step that you can keep.
Optional prayer: Lord, help me continue in what is good with honesty, patience and wise limits. Amen.
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You are welcome to explore ANCC at your own pace. Ask about current opportunities; no attendance, disclosure or donation is required to read this guide.
Work, responsibility and family life can leave men connected to many people but deeply known by very few. Impact Men is an invitation to move beyond small talk: to explore Jesus, build honest friendships and consider the difference your life can make at home, at work and across Leeds.
You may be starting again after disappointment, new to the city, carrying responsibility quietly or simply curious about faith. You do not need a polished story, a particular job, a partner or years of church experience to begin a conversation.
Christian faith is more than a Sunday identity. Following Jesus invites us to practise integrity when nobody is watching, listen before reacting, take responsibility for our choices and treat other people with dignity. Bring the questions that matter to you: purpose, pressure, relationships, money, loneliness or how to pray when words are hard.
Our invitation is to a brotherhood shaped by humility and service, not comparison or pretending to be invulnerable. You can listen before speaking. You do not have to share painful experiences in a group. If you need a private conversation, ask the church how pastoral support works and what its safeguarding limits are.
Being a man of influence is not about status. It can begin with keeping a promise, showing up for family, encouraging a colleague or noticing someone left out. As you get to know ANCC, ask about current opportunities to serve others. Any role involving children or vulnerable people follows the church’s safeguarding and suitability process.
For events listed there, browse ANCC’s Eventbrite listings. Check the event’s date, location, age suitability and any registration requirements. An Eventbrite listing is not required to attend our regular Sunday or Thursday worship.
Not sure what you believe? Explore Christianity at your own pace. For a practical starting point, try Learning to Pray When Words Are Hard or faith, wisdom and direction. See the church calendar for published gatherings; Sunday and Thursday worship times are not an Impact Men meeting schedule.
Explore how following Jesus affects character, work, family, decisions and service. You can be honest about what you are learning rather than arriving with everything sorted.
Begin by meeting people at ANCC and asking about Impact Men. Shared conversation, Scripture and prayer can help men encourage one another through ordinary life.
Contact the church for the current meeting arrangements and how to take part. We will not ask you to plan around an unconfirmed date or regular schedule.
You do not need every answer before taking one step.
Sunday 10:45 am–12:30 pm or Thursday 7pm–8:30pm. You can attend without registering.
Use the address and directions below. Ask about first-floor access and any children’s arrangements before travelling.
Listen, ask questions and meet people. You can return, explore faith or ask about connecting when you are ready.
First Floor, Albion House, 24 Roundhay Road, Leeds LS7 1BT
Sunday: 10:45 am–12:30 pm. Thursday: 7pm–8:30pm.
The meeting room is on the first floor and the published entrance route uses stairs. Please contact ANCC about step-free access before travelling. Check current parking signs and travel arrangements.
Ask about children, arrival or access using the optional first-visit enquiry form. For a pastoral conversation, contact the church and ask to arrange a suitable time.
Ask about the current arrangements for newcomers. You are welcome to start with a Sunday or Thursday gathering.
Contact ANCC for the current date, place and format.
You can contact the pastoral team and ask to arrange a suitable time.
You are welcome to read, ask a question or join us. Your next step is yours to choose.
