We are a Christian 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 people of the church to:
• know God and make Him known;
• serve in their God-appointed ministries;
• be united in love and Christian fellowship.
Our Core Values
A worshipping community that loves God and honours people.
LOVE
We aim to love God with all our heart, to love our neighbours as ourselves, and to love each other deeply. Love for God includes obedience, love for people follows His Word, and love for each other involves gifted service.
COMMUNITY
We aim to be a worshipping community of disciples who shine like stars where we live. In Christ we are a true family which cares for each other, united around the principles of God's Kingdom.
HONOUR
We aim to be an honouring church. This means we honour God above all, we honour each other, we honour authority, we honour our leaders, we honour financially, and we aim to be vessels of honour.
Leadership Team
Senior Minister & Coordinator
Darren & Carol Roy
Darren oversees the team and ministry, Carol coordinates the Centre
Deacons
Colin & Sue Thornhill
The Thornhill's are deacons and Colin is our safeguarding lead
Elder & Chaplain
David & Lisa Smith
David is an elder to the church, Lisa is a chaplain and our treasurer
Deacons
Paul & Karen Sedgwick
Paul & Karen serve as deacons, as well as leading the Royal Rangers
Ministers of the Church
All the memebers of ECC
Everyone is called to serve God and minister to Him and others in some way
Trustee
Andrew & Christine Wright
Andrew Wright is a member of the board, shown here with Christine his wife
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.