The Emmanuel Centre: Foundations Day

We are currently in the process of developing The Emmanuel Centre, a new 500-seater auditorium and new home, in line with the vision God has given us to grow to a worshipping community of 400 and beyond.

In March 2021, we laid a prophetic foundation onto the floor of The Emmanuel Centre, in the midst of the Covid-19 global pandemic at our Foundations Day.

A map of the world was drawn, to scale, across the whole floor of the auditorium and Emmanuel Community groups asked to contribute prophetic words and images.

They were then reproduced by a team of creatives of all ages. Due to social restrictions access was limited, but here is what we produced.

The danger of living in the land of 'if only'

Do you ever think what things might have been?

Maybe you’re in danger of living in the land of ‘if only’.

Based on a personal challenge, Alan reflects on the value of being part of a church family - a prophetic community - in helping us trust God when things don’t turn out as we’d hoped.

Based on Proverbs 3:5-6.

From Emmanuel Church Durham on Sunday 28th March, 2021.

A word from Marc Dupont...

On Sunday 14th February, Sally Mallard spoke at our online meeting, sharing and exploring a prophetic word that we had recently received from Marc Dupont, a long-time friend of the church, based in California, USA.

The word Marc shared was:

“2021 and beyond

The vision I experienced of what I believe will be taking place in various degrees in many centers of worship over the next few years. I’m not saying the vision itself would exactly be replicated. But the symbolism of what I saw will be taking place. There were essentially four pictures.
1. I saw a large sanctuary, including bleacher areas, filled with people, all with their hands in the air lost in worship. There was a profound sense of the holiness and awesomeness of God people were experiencing. I had a powerful sense the Lord said this was not some one-off special event. It was symbolic of what will take place at many worship houses in the future.

2. Then I saw the entire front area packed with people kneeling in worship. As I gazed on them, I had a sense that in addition to experiencing the holiness and awesomeness of God, they all had a profound sense of thankfulness in their hearts. I sensed that many of them had experienced significant breakthroughs with God and powerful answers to prayers throughout the season of Covid-19. There was beginning to be an intense revelation that man’s salvation is in Christ alone! In a season of fearing the crown of death, many will be consumed with the crown of Christ!

3. Then I saw in the midst of those kneeling an amazing pillar of fire rising straight up through the building and rising hundreds of feet in the air. It reminded me of looking at a Google map where there is a red dot marking a location. The pillar of fire was roughly around 10-12 feet in its diameter. It was like rolling flames comprised the overall pillar.

4. The last thing I saw was whirlwinds emanating from the pillar of fire. Biblically, like Elijah and Elisha’s experience of the Lord taking Elijah home, whirlwinds from heaven are symbolic of transition and promotion. I sensed many were going to come into breakthroughs of increased fruitfulness in seeking first God’s Kingdom.

I believe a shift is coming and necessary having to do with the focus of the eyes of the heart of the church. We are going to become more singularly focused on the person of Christ and less focused on man. We are going to be paying more attention to the leadership of Christ, and less to the leadership of man. And, like with the Apostle John’s Revelation of Jesus- we are going to become consumed with the majesty and victory of Christ- even in the warfare of the anti-Christ Spirit and the beast! We will go from being nervous about the mark of the beast to radiating the glory of God, as we learn to gaze on the wonder of who He is.

’for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD
as the waters cover the sea.’ Isaiah 11.9”