A church which has grown hugely in the last five years is moving to a new £1 million headquarters.

El-Shaddai International Christian Centre was started in 1998 by Pastor Ramson Mumba and his wife Linda, pictured.

Since attracting 50 people when it began in Bingley, the church now has congregations of about 400, as well as running international conferences and opening offices in America and Zambia.

Originally called Christians in Bingley, the church moved to the Centre of Life in Bradford three years ago.

The church's name was changed, with El-Shaddai chosen as it means 'God is more than enough' in Hebrew.

Pastor Mumba said: "About 18 months ago it became apparent it was not big enough - we get 400 people attending on a regular basis."

The new £1 million building, a former warehouse, has had £700,000 of work carried out to convert it.

The £300,000 deposit for the building was raised by church members.

It offers 30,000sq ft of space, as well as a 1,200-seat auditorium, function room, cafe bar, kitchen and areas for different groups including babies, children and young people.

There will also be more space for Project Restore, a scheme which offers a weekly hot meal and low-cost clothes for homeless and disadvantaged people.

The church's Christian club night, Club Rendevouz, will also be housed there with DJs, dancers, music and a non-alcoholic bar.

"We like to be relevant," said Pastor Mumba. "Godliness is not a licence to be boring."

The building will be officially opened at a special dedication service on Saturday, July 19.

The event is part of a conference taking place between July 17 and 20, one of a series run by the church on subjects such as marriage, family and parenting.

The church also produces a magazine, books and audio tapes and services are broadcast on satellite TV in the UK, America and Zambia.

"We want to develop our activities," Pastor Mumba said. "We have already taken on one more person and plan to take on more staff."

Pastor Mumba said the church members had invested in the new building and could now see their efforts come to fruition.

"Over the last 12 months people have considered how they can play their part," he said.

"We really want to see the fortunes of the people in Bradford turned around and the building will give us the extra capability to do it.

"We're a church that extends its hands to the community and we want to make as much use of our facility as we can."