ABOUT E5
E5 (Elim Bristol) is part of the global Elim Pentecostal Church, which has hundreds of churches throughout the UK and the rest of the World. We’re a group of people who love Jesus and love each other. We gather together on Sundays each week and faithfully serve our vibrant Bristol community through a variety of projects, initiatives and services. Each of these is to enable everyone to get to know the love of Jesus and allow us to show His love overflowing through us.
MEET THE TEAM
SENIOR PASTOR & OPERATIONS MANAGER
Our Senior Pastor, Stephen, is married to Anoushca and came to E5 in 2016. He was ordained with Elim in 2011, and has a deep passion to see people fulfil their God given potential. Anoushca keeps us all in shape managing the Church office and her experience in Youth and Children’s work as well as managing Community projects is invaluable at E5.
OUTREACH AND EVANGELISM PASTOR
PASTOR
GOD TOTS LEADER
(EARLY YEARS)
YOUTH PASTOR
MINI CHAMPS LEADER
(SCHOOL YEARS RECEPTION & YEAR 1)
CHAMPIONS LEADER
(SCHOOL YEARS 2, 3 & 4)
Children’s Worker
Influencers leader
HEAD OF FINANCE
E5 VALUES
E5 Church Bristol is built on 5 core values that represent who we are and who we’re becoming. E5 is a community of ordinary people who have been transformed by an extraordinary God. Regardless of who you are or where you are at, come and join us as we get to know Jesus and make him known.
Our services include lively worship, a chance to find out what is going on at church and an engaging talk based on Bible truths and its applications to daily life. Both services include: children’s work (crèche, champions) & youth work. We also have a parents’ lounge, where parents can listen to the service whilst using the facilities for babies & toddlers.
VISITING US FOR THE FIRST TIME?
After the services, our bistro is open upstairs for coffee, tea, drinks & snacks. It’s a great place to meet new people & gather with friends. If you visit us for the first time, you can receive a free drink on us from the bistro (just let one of the stewards know).
If you have never explored the Christian faith or who Jesus is, we would love to help you discover the life-changing truth about Jesus. if you want to learn more about what being a christian means, then check out our courses page for how to get started.
We want to reach out to those who live near & around our home of Stokes Croft. We as a Church feel so grateful for the location of our Church and really want to use it to impact the community. Check out our community page for more info.
We run various ministries at E5 – from Junior church to our Kings club to our Mens and Women group. Head to church life page for all the details.
At E5 Church, we aim to excel and exceed expectations not only in our relationship with God but in all areas of life. Through marriage courses, career counselling, financial advice, creative projects and more.
The best way to get involved at E5 is to join one of the top quality teams that serve God and His people every week.
As we get to know each other, you can apply to join us as a committed partner at E5. This helps you put down some roots and we will walk with you in your journey with God here at E5.
Contact us for more info on this.
WHAT WE BELIEVE
E5 Bristol City Church is part of a group of churches & one charity: Elim Foursquare Gospel Alliance. Tens of thousands attend Elim churches every week. While the congregations range from small groups to some of the largest in the UK and Ireland, all our members share a set of beliefs known as our Foundational Truths. The Foundational Truths explain our theology and are a statement of faith – they are powerful, non-negotiable and guide all we say and do
We believe the Bible, as originally given, to be without error, the fully inspired and infallible Word of God and the supreme and final authority in all matters of faith and conduct.
We believe that the Godhead exists co-equally and co-eternally in three persons – Father, Son and Holy Spirit – and that these three are one God, sovereign in creation, providence and redemption.
We believe in the true and proper deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His real and complete humanity, in His sinless life, in His authoritative teaching, in His substitutionary and atoning sacrifice through His blood shed, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, in His heavenly intercession and His second advent to receive His Church.
We believe in the deity of the Holy Spirit who proceeds from the Father and the Son and the necessity of His work in conviction of sin, repentance, regeneration and sanctification, and that the believer is also promised an enduement of power as the gift of Christ through the baptism in the Holy Spirit with signs following. Through this enduement, the believer is empowered for fuller participation in the ministry of the Church, its worship, evangelism and service.
We believe in the universal sinfulness of all men since the Fall, rendering man subject to God’s wrath and condemnation.
We believe in the necessity for salvation of repentance towards God and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ by which the sinner is pardoned and accepted as righteous in God’s sight. This justification is imputed by the grace of God because of the atoning work of Christ, is received by faith alone and is evidenced by the Fruit of the Spirit and a holy life.
We believe in the spiritual unity and the priesthood of all believers in Christ and that these comprise the universal Church, the Body of Christ.
We believe in the ministries that Christ has set in His Church, namely, apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers and in the present operation of the manifold Gifts of the Holy Spirit according to the New Testament.
We believe in the baptism of believers in water in obedience to the command of Christ and the commemoration of Christ’s death by the observance of the Lord’s Supper until His return.
We believe that the Gospel embraces the needs of the whole man and that the Church is therefore commissioned to preach the Gospel to the world and to fulfil a ministry of healing and deliverance to the spiritual and physical needs of mankind.
We believe in the personal, physical and visible return of the Lord Jesus Christ to reign in power and glory.
We believe in the resurrection of the dead and in the final judgement of the world, the eternal conscious bliss of the righteous and the eternal conscious punishment of the wicked.
KEEPING PEOPLE SAFE
Elim is committed to creating healthy churches and safe spaces for all. We recognise the ways in which children and adults can be at risk of harm or abuse, so endeavour to create a culture to minimise opportunities for abuse to occur. Children rely on adults to keep them safe, therefore all our churches working with children, either directly or indirectly, are committed to safeguarding children in their care. We seek to do this by providing a safe, stable, and nurturing environment where children can reach their full potential. Similarly, within our churches there are adults in need of protection, care and support due to vulnerability, whether that is a permanent or temporary state. We are aware too that within our churches there are relationships of trust, which flourish best within healthy churches and environments, where there is openness, transparency and accountability.
We firmly believe that safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility, and all involved in the life of our churches and activities have a role to play in keeping children, young people and adults safe.
Chris Cartwright
Elim General Superintendent
If you wish to raise a concern regarding safeguarding within the Elim organisation, please click this link the following form can be used to notify the National Safeguarding Coordinator. A copy of the form will also be emailed to the person completing the information.
E5 BRISTOL CITY CHURCH is part of the global Elim Pentecostal Church movement, which has hundreds of churches throughout the UK and the rest of the World.
Charity Number: 251549
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