Urban Presence was a Christian organisation and UK registered charity from 1996 to 2021 which sought to
  • resource Christians, churches and organisations living and working in inner-city Manchester, England, and
  • help the wider Church recognise and take responsibility for the 'mission-field on its doorstep'.
Urban Presence was set up in 1996 by urban activists Derek Purnell and Paul Keeble. The charity was wound up in 2021, partly because we’re getting older and partly because the charitable functions such as hot-housing new projects had long since ceased to be used. However, our individual urban presence continues and, as always, we're happy to speak with anyone who would like to know more. 
This site is now part-archive, part signpost to resources and other urban mission ministries. It is, as are we all, a work in progress.
In this video we try to sum it all up...
JUST PUBLISHED 'Going the Distance - 25 Years of Urban Presence' by Paul Keeble. Download here.