Mission
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;-
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Short Term Vision (next 18 months) |
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To provide a style of church which will attract
a younger generation |
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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 |
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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 |
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To bring reconciliation of man to man, and man
to God by proclaiming the gospel, and discipling
(teaching) all to follow His ways |
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To bring healing and freedom to all lifes hurts,
hang ups and habits by providing a Christ centered Recovery
Program |
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Medium Term Vision (12-24 months) |
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To become a counselling centre, where locals can
come to receive Marriage,relational,
drug & alcohol counselling
from trained workers. |
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To be a church that encourages people to take up
roles in the community, such as Local government, school governors
and school helpers. |
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To see increased attendance, finance and resources
to enable us to fulfil Gods work that He has called us to |
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To increase the number of homegroups
to six by the end of 2010 |
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To develop the
leadership abilities and ministry opportunities for all at The
Vine |
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Long Term Vision (18-36 months and beyond) |
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To build a community
and church centre which can accomodate the vision that develops
within the church as God leads us. |
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To establish a drop in café on Penbeagle
open to all the community. |
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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. |
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To be a Christian resource centre/library. |
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To provide a place for parent & toddler groups
– after school clubs. |
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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. |
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To provide a venue where we can offer affordable
church weddings & be able to offer low cost receptions. |
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