About Church of Promise

As a church, it is our vision to spread the Christian good news actively in the Newark area through worship, proclamation and involvement in the local community.

For 1st time visitors we have prepared an outline of what to expect.

Aims

Pursuing God's promises ... Proclaiming God's passion ... Preparing God's people ...

... to see His kingdom come in Newark

This was the original Church of Promise vision statement, and although it is no longer headlines, it is by no means out of date, and still describes what we are about.
With God’s help, we are building a church of evangelical Protestant belief, as close as possible to the New Testament model, in which the Bible will be the sole authority in matters of belief and practice. Our formal Statement of faith is modelled on the Evangelical Alliance www.eauk.org basis of faith.

We invite you to join us if you have a passion for God or want to discover what it means to be part of a community of New Testament Christians. Please contact us or come to our meeting on Sunday where you will find a warm welcome!

Vision

It is our deepest desire to foster an environment where:

► Christian believers of all ages and backgrounds can meet for worship, teaching, encouragement, equipping, friendship and discipleship.
► All people can hear the gospel message, and see a living demonstration of its
power to change lives.
► The presence of God can be experienced by all.
► Individuals have freedom, under the leaders' authority, to exercise their
personal gifts, natural and spiritual, for the benefit of all.
► The Holy Spirit has freedom to do what he wants.
► Everyone plays an active role as part of the wider Christian church in
Newark and the surrounding area.

Values

These values are the basis of everything we do and come from the teaching in the Holy Bible.

Of course we are not perfect and don't get it right every time. With the help of the Holy Spirit,

we seek to live our lives by these principles. However, our journey is not based on rules and

regulations, but a living relationship with and love for God.

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Important Safety Documentation

SAFEGUARDING: We care about everyone with whom we come into contact. So we also conform to the public requirements to safeguard every person who comes into contact with our church family. Download Policy Statement here

FIRE HAZARD: Whilst we do not expect any fire to start in our church buildings and take care to minimise any chance of one starting, we have reviewed and recently updated our Fire Safety Policy which you can Download Here.

Our History

The Church has had more than one beginning: Church of Promise itself met for the first time on Easter Sunday 2007 (see photos below). We didn’t expect so many people to come together that day but, reflecting on this now, we can see that God was confirming that he wanted this new church to be born. It was set up by a group of local Christians who wanted to build on the model of the New Testament churches.

For the first few years we had no building, and met in a succession of hired or shared premises around Newark. Then in 2013 came an approach from the leaders of Winthorpe Road Baptist Church, wondering about joining our two churches together. Winthorpe Road had been planted in the 1950s by Newark Baptist Church on what was then a new council estate. There were already many friendships and connections between the members of the two churches, so it was an easy decision to join together.

The two churches started meeting together intermittently in 2013, and soon the feeling was that it was going so well that we might as well get on and amalgamate formally, which we did on 15 September that year. We have retained the name Church of Promise, as it was given us prophetically, and the Winthorpe Road site.

The Church of Promise is a member of The Baptist Union of Great Britain and Churches Together in the Newark Area.

We will continue to be actively involved in supporting the Newark community through the Newark Foodbank, The Well, Beaumond House, Age Concern and Reach to name a few local charities. We look forward to what God will lead us to do next as a new church family.

If you have a passion for God or want to discover what it means to live close to Him, please contact us or come to our meeting on Sunday where you will find a warm welcome.

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Meeting Address

Church of Promise
Winthorpe Road
Newark
Nottinghamshire
NG24 2AA

Contact Details

Tel: 075 211 70728
Email - Pastoral Matters: leaders@churchofpromise.org.uk
- General Equiry: enquiry@churchofpromise.org.uk
- Room Hire: bookings@churchofpromise.org.uk