The Abundant Life Church is a large Christian neocharismatic church based in Bradford,in the north of England, which is part of the British New Church Movement. It is led by senior Pastors Paul and Glenda Scanlon.
The church also has a second location in Belfast, as well as an extension service in Leeds city centre. The church describes itself as "one church, three locations". In 2003 it had an attendance of over 2,000 people; by 2006, the figure had climbed to 2,800.
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