We are called to make Jesus famous in this area of St Ives and Penwith. Simply put "To know Christ and make Him known"

We are disciples(learners) actively discipling(teaching) one another, growing in the fulness of knowledge and experience of Christ. We are committed to bringing hope and healing to a hurting and dying world by sharing our experiences of Christ's healing and transforming power at work in our personal lives. We are determined to be, wherever we meet, a place of refreshment. (The name Elim means A Place of Refreshing)

Our long term vision is to build and create a centre of excellence here in St.Ives and Penwith for all. A very modern open building that will be adapted to serve God in this generation - The St.Ives Elim Centre.. We as a church are here to serve our NON-MEMBERS and believe that we should build a place that can hold;-

	Short Term Vision (next 18 months)
	To provide a style of church which will attract a younger generation
	To be a type of service that the unchurched can enter, be welcomed, feel at home, and find answers to the questions they have about God
	To become a House of Prayer for the nation, actively soaking in Gods presence, hearing His plans and calling them into being, and doing our part to fulfil His plan
	To bring reconciliation of man to man, and man to God by proclaiming the gospel, and discipling (teaching) all to follow His ways
	To bring healing and freedom to all lifes hurts, hang ups and habits by providing a Christ centered Recovery Program
	Medium Term Vision (12-24 months)
	To become a counselling centre, where locals can come to receive Marriage,relational, drug & alcohol counselling from trained workers.
	To be a church that encourages people to take up roles in the community, such as Local government, school governors and school helpers.
	To see increased attendance, finance and resources to enable us to fulfil Gods work that He has called us to
	To increase the number of homegroups to six by the end of 2010
	To develop the leadership abilities and ministry opportunities for all at The Vine
	Long Term Vision (18-36 months and beyond)
	To build a community and church centre which can accomodate the vision that develops within the church as God leads us.
	To establish a drop in café on Penbeagle open to all the community.
	To develop a furniture recycling project that will both meet the needs of the poor, and provide pre employment training opportunities for out of work people.
	To be a Christian resource centre/library.
	To provide a place for parent & toddler groups – after school clubs.
	To develop an internet cafe with state of the art IT and broadband links for the community, and to provide training in IT and software use.
	To provide a venue where we can offer affordable church weddings & be able to offer low cost receptions.