Tobar is a family of Irish Churches, Missional Communities, Houses of Prayer and New Monastic Communities. It is birthed out of a vision to see a fresh apostolic imagination released across Ireland and a desire to see 'new wells’ dug throughout the land.  The churches and communities which are apart of Tobar Family enjoy fruitful gospel partnership, camaraderie in the Spirit and shared missional purpose.

The Tobar Leadership Team seeks to strategically identify, train and equip, send and ‘go with,’ pioneers God is raising up and releasing into the missional frontier. 

Shared Values

As part of the International 24-7 Community Networks, the Tobar Family of Communities share the following core practices:

  • Prayer and worship

  • Hospitality and justice

  • Discipleship and mission

    Currently Tobar Family currently consists of the following communities

  • Emmanuel Church Lurgan

  • Emmanuel Church Portadown

  • Shalom (North Lurgan)

  • Cara (Craigavon)

  • Grace Community Church (Richhill)

  • Journey Church (Lisburn)

  • Kings Church (Bangor)

  • City Church (Belfast)

  • Table (Tandragee)

  • Christian Fellowship Church (Belfast)

  • Grace Fellowship (Ballynahinch)

  • Centre 61 (Newcastle)

  • Eden Collective (Dublin)

  • Harbour Community Church (Ballina)

What are the benefits of being part of Tobar? 

  • Enjoying the benefits of being part of ’something bigger’ and the joy of authentic gospel partnership.

  • The opportunity for ongoing input and encouragement from seasoned apostolic leaders and teams

  • Advisory role bringing a “‘fresh pair of eyes”’ on areas of growth, development and the architecture of the community.

  • Regular gatherings for community leaders allowing for prophetic input and apostolic shaping.

  • Annual Conference for all the Tobar Churches for encouragement and equipping. 

  • A level of accountability outside of local elders in exceptional circumstances, giving local church members access to a point of appeal. 

  • A safety net to help resolve conflict. 

  • Support in times of crisis, individually or corporately. 

  • Access to leadership development and wider forms of training for your community.

  • An opportunity for local churches to make a unique contribution to the wider movement and be released in their spiritual gifts.  

    The fact that Tobar is part of the 24-7 Community Networks also allows Tobar Churches to,

  • Feel apart of a global prayer movement of 25 years of non-stop prayer!

  • Belong to an international family of 24-7 communities across the world.

    What are the expectations? 

  • Healthy relationships require a level of commitment from all, and some of these would include: 

  • Committing to embody and grow our shared values.

  • Intentionally building relationships with other Tobar Communities and the wider 24-7 Community Networks, attending key touchpoints for the movement.

  • Helping to grow the Tobar Family of communities by making your leaders, ministries, and resources available to help in any way they can.

  • Inviting input from other Tobar leaders to help you hear from God, receive wisdom and input, identify blind spots, bring in gifts you lack and learn from others.

  • Seeking help from the Tobar Leadership Team if you are struggling or dealing with an issue which requires external input to resolve.

  • Helping ‘new’ communities to integrate into the family. 

  • Financially contributing to the work of Tobar and its development.

 'Adopting' churches - joining the family

A number of churches and communities have expressed interest in exploring deeper partnership together because they share our vision and values. We love this and believe the Spirit is orchestrating a new level of one-minded purpose in the church in Ireland. If you are interested in this we would love to hear from you and begin to explore what this could look like. This uniting process would involve a process of intentional conversations with members of the Tobar Leadership Team, exploring our shared values and expectations of one another. If during this process it becomes clear that the Holy Spirit is confirming a kindred spirit amongst us it would be our joy to more publicly recognise this partnership. If you would like any further info on this please email tash@emmanuel-church.co.uk