Who We Are

The Church

We are an independent evangelical church, made up of Christians of many ages, nationalities and denominations. Our main meeting is at 10.30am on a Sunday morning, at Roundwood Park School, Harpenden. You would be very welcome to come along. There is a crèche for under 3s, and activities for children from 3 to 15. We also run a range of activities for all ages throughout the week. See 'Meetings'.

The church is affiliated to the F.I.E.C. (Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches) and the Evangelical Alliance. For more information on these see 'Links' and 'What we believe'.

In January 2008 we established a new church, ChristChurch Redbourn, in the nearby village of Redbourn. More details can be found at www.christchurchredbourn.org.uk, or by contacting us at info@christchurchredbourn.org.uk.

The leadership

The church currently employs three people on a full time basis and a pastoral co-ordinator on a part-time basis:  

Gareth Lewis  (Senior Minister)	Steve Warner  (Youth Minister)	Chris Smith (Minister)	Denise Johnson (Pastoral co-ordinator)

Except for staff, who may be appointed from elsewhere, the leadership is elected from among the church membership, and comprises those respected by the church for their spiritual qualities. The two leadership groups in the New Testament were called Elders and Deacons, and this is the practice we follow at ChristChurch.

The Elders are responsible for the overall leadership and spiritual advancement of the church as a whole, and of its individual members.

Currently the elders are:

Gareth Lewis	Chris Smith	Tim Record	Colin Brown

Mark Laughlan	Haydn Williams	Stephen Pentland	Keith Goulding

Youth Workers - we currently have two Youth and Children's workers, Matt Ingle, and Gill Maiden.

Matt Ingle (Youth and Children's Worker)	Gill Maiden (Youth and Children's Worker)

The Deacons are responsible for the practical affairs of the church. These include the maintenance of the buildings and the general organisation of resources.

Currently the deacons are:

• Geoff Benge

• Sarah Bruce

• Phil Ioannou

• Denise Johnson

• David Key

• Marcus Whitehead

• Sarah Vickers (Church Administrator)

• Janet Wood

The members

At ChristChurch, all the members are involved in the running of the church, sharing in the decision-making process, and hold the leadership accountable for what they do.

Anyone who is trusting Jesus Christ as their personal Saviour is welcome to apply for membership. Membership involves the privilege and responsibility of being involved in the life of the church. We aim to encourage all members to know what their gifts are and actively use them.