Link Up grew out of deepening relationships between Chester Church leaders throughout the 1980s and 1990s. Out of a growing partnership for purpose have emerged wider initiatives ranging from work in schools to pregnancy crisis support, fundays to football. In 2002, the Link Up Trust was founded and Andy Glover, Team Leader at Hoole Baptist Church, was recognised as bringing leadership to the Link Up network.

• Monthly prayer breakfasts: The foundation of our relational network and most people’s first point of contact meeting across Cheshire West and Chester.
• Annual leaders’ retreats: Each autumn, leaders and senior leadership teams take three days out for valuable time away to pray, talk, eat and reflect.

• Christian Leader Support (CLS) groups: are small groups in which leaders can talk, share and pray together in a safe and confidential setting.  With groups across West Cheshire, we encourage just one leader from any one congregation to go to a group - with several churches populating several groups!  For more information about CLS groups, click here.
• Leaders’ support networks: for children’s workers, employed youth leaders and student work at Chester University.
• Facilitating prayer: networking prayer through @the Throne prayer gatherings to seasons of 24/7 prayer.
• Day conferences: inviting strategic figures into the City for training, information, inspiration and networking.

• Networking joint projects: between Churches, charities and service providers across the region.
• Community engagement: engaging with local partners to serve and support our local communities.