We are an evangelical church that believes in the reality of knowing Jesus and being led by the Holy Spirit (Rom. 8:14).
The interwoven story of our 350 year history can be found here.
Our Basis of Faith can be found here.
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We want to grow together as a church family, presenting the opportunity for each person to know and serve the God who is Love. That's why we believe the gospel really is 'good news' and we want to share it.
Our vision is for the saints to:
• know God and make Him known;
• serve in their God-appointed ministries;
• be united in love and Christian fellowship.
Our Core Values
LOVE
Our aim is to love God with all our heart, soul and mind (Matt. 22:37), and to love our neighbours as ourselves (Matt. 22:39). Our love for God is expressed through obedience (John 14:15) and our love for people is based upon His Word (Lev. 19:9-18).
COMMUNITY
We are a church community that meets at Emmanuel Christian Centre (Rom. 16:5), being salt and light to the community around us (Matt. 5:13-16). As a church we aim to be a family (Heb. 2:11 & 1 Tim. 5:1-2) which grows together as the body of Christ (1 Cor. 12:27), and declares Jesus’ message to the world (Matt. 10:27).
HONOUR
We seek to show honour in every aspect of our lives. This means we honour God above all (Rev. 5:13), we honour authority (Rom. 13:1 & 1 Pet. 2:17), we honour our leaders (1 Tim. 5:17), we honour each other (Rom. 12:10), we honour financially (Prov. 3:9), and we aim to be vessels of honour (2 Tim. 2:20-21).
Leadership Team
Darren & Carol Roy
Senior Minister & Coordinator
Darren oversees the team and ministry, Carol coordinates the Centre
Colin & Sue Thornhill
Deacons
The Thornhill's are deacons and Colin is our safeguarding lead
David & Lisa Smith
Elder & Chaplain
David is an elder to the church, Lisa is a chaplain and our treasurer
Andrew & Christine Wright
Trustee
Andrew Wright is a member of the board, shown here with Christine his wife
Paul & Karen Sedgwick
Deacons
Paul & Karen serve as deacons, as well as leading Royal Rangers
Others
Could be you
As a church family, we have so many contributing in a variety of areas
We are accredited and accountable to CiC who work with independent churches, ministries and chaplaincies, to ensure and encourage good standing in communities.
We are a member church of the Evangelical Alliance who brings Christians and churches together to transform communities with the good news of Jesus Christ.
We are registered with Thirtyone:eight, the church safeguarding charity that helps to protect children and adults with trusted training, policies and procedures.