About the Centre
Reception and Heritage Display
The Centre from 11th and 3rd
The Centre was established in 1979 and celebrates it's 30th year this year, 2009. The project was established to put into practice the Church's concerns for and to support men and women in the World of Work, in partnership with Employers, Community Agencies, Parishes and Chaplaincy Groups.
The Centre offers a range of services including accredited training through the Training Department, access to Industrial Chaplaincy through the Greater Manchester Industrial Mission Trust, Community Development Initiatives working with Parishes and other communities to address local economic, social and citizenship issues. The Centre also provides opportunities for men and women within the Salford Diocese and wider Christian Community to develop their understanding of Christian Social Thinking and the work of the Church in the wider community.
The Centre operates as a charity (Charity number 250037-R) under the pastoral guidance of the Roman Catholic Diocesan Trust Deed, linking with the Department for Social Responsibility. In this regard it also provides a service to the parishes and community within the Salford Diocese, stretching from Clitheroe in the Ribble Valley to the north, down to Stockport in Greater Manchester to the south and from Rochdale and Oldham in the east across to Salford in the west.
As the Centre has extended it's range of work and activity it now encompasses the North West of England offering services in the Merseyside, Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Cheshire areas. The Centre is a member of GEPO, the European network for the "Pastoral for Work" bringing together churches from across the continent enagaged in Economic and Social Affairs. The Centre is working with GEPO on the "Decent Work" initiative as well as serving on the European Steering Group. The Centre is also affiliated to CASC, which provides a national network of organisations engaged in welfare, community development and economic affairs within the Catholic Church across England and Wales.