Key Beliefs

We are a Church

Churches are often thought of as buildings, but church buildings are only the meeting place for churches. Our church currently meets at the premises of Hall Street Methodist Church close to the centre of Chelmsford, the County town of Essex.

We are Evangelical

We understand the church to be a group of people who are joined together by

God is to be found in his Word, the Bible, therefore, we emphasise in all our meetings, the study of what it says. We believe that the Bible is God's Word and that it is the absolute and only authority for the church in matters of faith and life.

The Bible teaches that God created the universe from nothing for His own purposes. It follows from this that God is sovereign, doing everything according to the pleasure of his own will.

God is holy in his character and always acts consistently with his character. He has revealed his character in his Law, which tells us what it means for us to be holy as he is holy.

The Law of God also reveals sin, which is defined as ‘lawlessness’. We commit sin in thought, word and deed. One of the fundamental teachings of the Bible is that all human beings are sinners. It is the most fundamental aspect of a true self-awareness and until we recognise it, we can never be at peace with ourselves or with God.

The Christian message is that God has done for us what we could not do for ourselves. Two thousand years ago, God the Son came and suffered and died on the Cross to pay the penalty for our sins - even though He had never committed even the smallest sin. And because He was innocent, He rose again from the dead on the third day after His crucifixion. God promises that whoever believes these things shall have everlasting life.

We seek to spiritually strengthen the Christian and share the gospel with those who are not Christians through Bible teaching and preaching.

We are Presbyterian

The word Presbyterian comes from a word that means elder. Presbyterian churches are churches that are ruled by elders who are elected by the congregations. They function much like a parliament. However, Presbyterian has come to stand for more than just the way the church is governed.

Presbyterian churches all around the world hold to the Westminster Confession of Faith, a statement of faith which was written in London at Westminster Abbey 350 years ago.

Our church is still committed to the timeless truths as outlined in this old statement of the Christian Faith.