We began in 2005. A group of Christians from Sudbury, Suffolk, with a passion for football, decided to meet together once a week. Our aim was to get to know one another a little better whilst playing the game we love.
After that, a few friends joined us. We started to form ourselves into teams. More friends joined us and we started to form ourselves into additional teams, based loosely around the churches and Christian organisations to whom we belong.
Last year we had six teams competing in our league. This year we hope to increase that number to seven or eight. We call it Fellowship Football, because the whole thing is centered around Christian fellowship. We are not a church league as such. Rather, as a group of Christians, we see this as just part of the process of living out our Christian lives. Our teams are not made up exclusively of Christians, but the basis on which we meet is definitely centered around Christ.