About US
Sharnbrook Evangelical Church is a diverse community of ordinary individuals who love Jesus and strive to make him know in our community.
SHARNBROOK'S Story
Knowing Jesus More
Making Jesus Known
Our church is made up of Christians of all ages who live in Sharnbrook and the surrounding villages.
We come from different walks of life and many different backgrounds, and are united by our love for Jesus. Our main aim as a church is to “Know Jesus more" and to "Make Jesus Known”. This means that through our life together as a church we seek to know Jesus more and become more like Him. We also want to share in word and deed the love we know through Jesus with people who don’t yet know Him.
We aim to be open to being changed by God’s Word – the Bible – through the work of the Holy Spirit. We consider ourselves to be a Bible-based church and at the centre of our life together is the preaching of God's Word and our collective study of the Bible.
Our church was founded in 1992 when what is now Hope Church Goldington, with the support of what is now Grace Community Church Kempston, planted our church in the village of Sharnbrook to provide a distinctive, independent, informal, Bible centric, evangelical presence and witness in north Bedfordshire. We still enjoy close links with these churches.
What We Believe
We are members of the Evangelical Alliance and we adhere to their statement of Faith which is listed below:
ABOUT GOD
- The one true God who lives eternally in three persons—the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
- The love, grace and sovereignty of God in creating, sustaining, ruling, redeeming and judging the world.
ABOUT THE BIBLE
- The divine inspiration and supreme authority of the Old and New Testament Scriptures, which are the written Word of God—fully trustworthy for faith and conduct.
ABOUT HUMANITY
- The dignity of all people, made male and female in God’s image to love, be holy and care for creation, yet corrupted by sin, which incurs divine wrath and judgement.
ABOUT JESUS
- The incarnation of God’s eternal Son, the Lord Jesus Christ—born of the virgin Mary; truly divine and truly human, yet without sin.
ABOUT SALVATION
- The atoning sacrifice of Christ on the cross: dying in our place, paying the price of sin and defeating evil, so reconciling us with God.
- The bodily resurrection of Christ, the first fruits of our resurrection; his ascension to the Father, and his reign and mediation as the only Saviour of the world.
- The justification of sinners solely by the grace of God through faith in Christ.
ABOUT THE HOLY SPIRIT & THE CHURCH
- The ministry of God the Holy Spirit, who leads us to repentance, unites us with Christ through new birth, empowers our discipleship and enables our witness.
- The Church, the body of Christ both local and universal, the priesthood of all believers—given life by the Spirit and endowed with the Spirit’s gifts to worship God and proclaim the gospel, promoting justice and love.
ABOUT JESUS RETURN
- The personal and visible return of Jesus Christ to fulfil the purposes of God, who will raise all people to judgement, bring eternal life to the redeemed and eternal condemnation to the lost, and establish a new heaven and new earth.
WHO WE SUPPORT
Prayer for Christians in countries of South East Asia
THE MESSENGERS
The Messengers is a UK Christian registered charity. The Messengers’ stated aim is to provide support and encouragement to Christians in countries of South East Asia, where they are restricted or persecuted in practising their faith with particular emphasis given to the needs of tribal or minority groups. The objective is to help build the indigenous church in the access restricted lands of South East Asia, through practical and spiritual support.
As much of the work is of a sensitive nature there isn’t a Messengers website. However, a regular prayer meeting is held in the Sharnbrook area to pray for the work of The Messengers and the Suffering Church in South East Asia. Contact us for more details.
THE STABLES
Bolnhurst
The Stables Christian Centre, Bolnhurst, Beds is an interdenominational Christian charity. They concentrate on giving practical work experience in a safe environment, to a variety of groups of adults with special needs. The work includes the practical care of six acres of 6 acres of woodland, hedges and meadows, growing herbs and wild flowers for selling, environmentally-friendly composting, basic building and equipment maintenance. They also produce their own preserves, handmade greeting cards, gift wraps, jewellery, handi-bags and a variety of other gifts. They also hold monthly coffee afternoons where they sell their produce.
practical work experience in a safe environment
The Grove
Pregnancy ADVICE Centre
The Grove Centre is a Bedford based organisation which provides caring and practical responses to women and their partners facing an unplanned pregnancy. They provide information on the available options to enable individuals to reach their own informed decisions. For those who decide to proceed with a termination they have trained Post Abortion Advisors who are able to offer ongoing support through a Post Abortion Support Programme called The Journey. For those deciding to continue with the pregnancy they offer practical support by providing baby clothes, equipment and toys and 1 to 1 befriender if required.
Gani
kosova
Gani Smolica and his wife Adile live and work in Peja, Kosova. They are linked with European Christian Mission (ECM). The work of ECM in Kosova (that’s the Albanian name for Kosovo) is centered in the town of Peja to the west of the country. Peja is Gani’s town of birth.
OUR MISSION
Know Jesus More | Make Jesus known
OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM
Our leadership team are passionate about our church and supporting members as together we seek to know Jesus more and make Jesus known.
