Our commitment
We want everyone to be able to find out about our church, plan a visit, watch our services and get in touch — whatever device they use and however they use it. This statement explains what we have done so far, what we know still needs work, and how to tell us about a problem.
What we have built in
This website has been built to:
- work with a keyboard alone, including the menus, dropdowns, accordions, calendars and photo viewer (Escape closes menus and the viewer);
- start every page with a “Skip to content” link and use clear headings and page landmarks;
- show a visible gold focus outline on links, buttons and form fields;
- give meaningful photographs a text description, and hide decorative images from screen readers;
- label every form field, mark optional fields, and explain errors next to the field they relate to;
- adapt to screens from small phones to large monitors without sideways scrolling, and allow zooming;
- respect your device’s “reduce motion” setting by turning off animations and transitions;
- work without JavaScript for reading content — the menu, calendars and forms are enhanced when it is available.
The standard we are working towards
We use the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 at level AA as our target. We have not yet completed a full accessibility assessment, so we do not claim the website fully meets that standard.
As a charity rather than a public sector body, the church is not covered by the public sector website accessibility regulations; we follow this standard voluntarily, and because the Equality Act 2010 asks service providers to make reasonable adjustments for disabled people.
Known limitations
- Maps and videos come from Google Maps and YouTube. Their players and controls are provided by Google, and we cannot fully control how accessible they are. Directions and our YouTube channel are also available as plain links.
- Captions — we have not yet checked whether our service recordings on YouTube have accurate captions.
- Some text set over photographs, such as small captions in page headers, has not yet been checked for colour contrast in every case.
If you find anything else, please tell us.
Reporting a problem or asking for another format
If something on this website does not work for you, or you need information in a different format, please tell us. Speak to our welcome team at a Sunday service at 2 Exeter Close, Ardwick, Manchester, M12 4AW, or use our contact page.
Awaiting confirmationA monitored email address or phone number for accessibility requests. The contact form is not yet delivering messages.
For access to the building itself, see Plan your visit; confirmed entrance, parking and step-free access details are still to be added.
How this statement was prepared
This statement was prepared in 2026 by reviewing how the website is built, including keyboard operation, headings, form labels, focus styles and reduced-motion behaviour, and by checking pages at desktop, tablet and phone widths. No independent audit has been carried out.
Awaiting confirmationThe date of a full WCAG 2.2 AA assessment, who carried it out, and its findings.
