Who We Are

The Church

We are an independent evangelical church, made up of Christians of many ages, nationalities and denominations, meeting in two congregations, one based in Harpenden and one in Redbourn.  Our congregations are publicly known respectively as ChristChurch Harpenden and ChristChurch Redbourn.

ChristChurch Harpenden meets at Roundwood Park School, Harpenden, and ChristChurch Redbourn meets at Redbourn Junior School on Sunday Mornings at 10.30am www.christchurchredbourn.org.uk.  There is a crèche for under 3s, and activities for young people aged between 3 and 13 at both locations.

Both congregations meet together on Sunday evenings normally at Vaughan Road, Harpenden, although once a month the service is held at Fish Street, Redbourn.  We also run a range of activities for all ages throughout the week. See 'Regular Meetings'

The legal name of the church is ChristChurch Harpenden and it has one body of church officers.  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'.

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 Worker - we have a new member to the team joining us this Autumn - Senior Youth Leader - Victoria Ritchie.

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
Jenny Capaldi
Phil Ioannou
Denise Johnson
David Key
Chris Price
Marcus Whitehead
Sarah Vickers (Church Administrator)
Janet Wood
Steve Woolcock

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.

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ChristChurch Harpenden Reg. Charity No. 1128660