PEOPLE OFTEN ASK US, ‘WHAT IS THE MISSION OF DANBURY MISSION?’

OUR STORY

Although we meet in a place, we’re really a group of people. Danbury Mission Church (sometimes known locally as “the Mission”) is a diverse & joyful community built on the life & love of Jesus with one mission: to point everyone to Jesus.

100 years ago, a builder called William Baker prayed to God to build His church in Danbury. A small group established itself with a tin hut, holding open-air services at Eves Corner sharing the good news of Jesus. Crowds gathered, youth clubs burst full, and lives were changed. The church moved to its current location in 1976 and built a new home by hand. In 2012, this was rebuilt to the current building.

Today we’re a church of about 500 people. We recently planted a new church in the city called City Church Chelmsford. We also launched a bigger project called Mission Essex to help plant & revitalise more churches across Essex.

We are a Christian Independent evangelical church. That means we believe in the historic Christian faith expressed in the Apostles Creed & Nicene Creed, and we subscribe to the FIEC statement of faith. We believe the Bible is sufficient for all of life and all our ministry is Bible-centred.

In essential beliefs, we have unity (Ephesians 4:4-6). In non-essential beliefs, we have liberty (Romans 14:1-4,12,22). In all our beliefs, we show love (1 Corinthians 13:2).

  • There is one God, who exists eternally in three distinct but equal persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. God is unchangeable in his holiness, justice, wisdom and love. He is the almighty Creator; Saviour and Judge who sustains and governs all things according to his sovereign will for his own glory.

  • God has revealed himself in the Bible, which consists of the Old and New Testaments alone. Every word was inspired by God through human authors, so that the Bible as originally given is in its entirety the Word of God, without error and fully reliable in fact and doctrine. The Bible alone speaks with final authority and is always sufficient for all matters of belief and practice.

  • All men and women, being created in the image of God, have inherent and equal dignity and worth. Their greatest purpose is to obey, worship and love God. God created us male and female, which is identified by our biological sex. Marriage is the exclusive union of one man and one woman and is a picture of the relationship between Christ and his bride the church. Sexual intimacy is a gift from God to be enjoyed only within the context of marriage.

  • As a result of the fall of our first parents, every aspect of human nature has been corrupted and all men and women are without spiritual life, guilty sinners and hostile to God. Every person is therefore under the just condemnation of God and needs to be born again, forgiven and reconciled to God in order to know and please him.

  • The Lord Jesus Christ is fully God and fully man. He was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of a virgin, and lived a sinless life in obedience to the Father. He taught with authority and all his words are true. On the cross he died in the place of sinners, bearing God’s punishment for their sin, redeeming them by his blood. He rose from the dead and in his resurrection body ascended into heaven where he is exalted as Lord of all. He intercedes for his people in the presence of the Father.

  • Salvation is entirely a work of God’s grace and cannot be earned or deserved. It has been accomplished by the Lord Jesus Christ and is offered to all in the gospel. God in his love forgives sinners whom he calls, granting them repentance and faith. All who believe in Christ are justified by faith alone, adopted into the family of God and receive eternal life.

  • The Holy Spirit has been sent from heaven to glorify Christ and to apply his work of salvation. He convicts sinners, imparts spiritual life and gives a true understanding of the Scriptures. He indwells all believers, brings assurance of salvation and produces increasing likeness to Christ. He builds up the Church and empowers its members for worship, service and mission.

  • The universal Church is the body of which Christ is the head and to which all who are saved belong. It is made visible in local churches, which are congregations of believers who are committed to each other for the worship of God, the preaching of the Word, the administering of Baptism and the Lord’s Supper; for pastoral care and discipline, and for evangelism. The unity of the body of Christ is expressed within and between churches by mutual love, care and encouragement. True fellowship between churches exists only where they are faithful to the gospel.

  • Baptism and the Lord’s Supper have been given to the churches by Christ as visible signs of the gospel. Baptism is a symbol of union with Christ and entry into his Church but does not impart spiritual life. The Lord’s Supper is a commemoration of Christ’s sacrifice offered once for all and involves no change in the bread and wine. All its blessings are received by faith.

  • The Lord Jesus Christ will return in glory. He will raise the dead and judge the world in righteousness. The wicked will be sent to eternal punishment and the righteous will be welcomed into a life of eternal joy in fellowship with God. God will make all things new and will be glorified forever.

We believe the Bible is God’s unchanging word in a changing world. All our ministry is Bible-centred. We teach consecutively through different books of the Bible (both Old and New Testament) and try to make the BIG IDEA of the passage the BIG IDEA of our talk. We don’t skip the hard bits and expect to be constantly challenged and restored as we meet with God in his word.

MEET OUR STAFF & ELDERS

  • Simon Medcroft

    SENIOR PASTOR, ELDER, TRUSTEE
    Simon coordinates our pastors team
    & is Director of
    Mission Essex.
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  • Ben Clube

    PASTOR, ELDER
    Ben coordinates our preaching & music ministry.
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  • Dave Hartwell

    PASTOR, ELDER
    Dave coordinates our youth work & office staff.
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  • Ed Wright

    ASSISTANT PASTOR
    Ed coordinates our pastoral care,
    prayer & home groups.

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  • Abigail Nelson

    YOUTH WORKER
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  • Alexa Davis

    HUDSON’S DEPUTY MANAGER

  • Andrew Chuter

    ELDER, TRUSTEE

  • Anna Robson

    YOUTH WORKER
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  • Becky Wallis

    HUDSON’S DEPUTY MANAGER

  • Geoff Spence

    ELDER, TRUSTEE
    Geoff is chair of our elders

  • Gwion Rhobat

    ELDER, TRUSTEE

  • Jimmie Massie

    ELDER
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  • Jo Dobson

    ADMINISTRATOR
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  • Neil Wallis

    ELDER, TRUSTEE

  • Owen Gillham

    OPERATIONS DIRECTOR
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  • Phil Moulsher

    ELDER, TRUSTEE

  • Robert Goodwin

    ELDER, TRUSTEE

  • Sally Harris

    TREASURER
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  • Trevor Frost

    FACILITIES MANAGER
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  • Wendy Goodwin

    HUDSON’S MANAGER
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  • Zoe Porter

    CAP DEBT CENTRE MANAGER