March 2010

Dear All,

Over the past few weeks, the winter Olympics have been taking place in Vancouver, USA and very soon the England Football team will be embarking upon another adventure into the FIFA world cup finals in South Africa.

It therefore follows that in these sporting areas people are working together as teams to endeavour to be and do the best that they can for their country.  In the same way as Christian People that God has placed here at the Elim Christian Centre, we are working together for the purposes of God and His Kingdom. We want to be the best that we can, and do the best for the Lord.

May I encourage you to keep on being close to God and serving Him and His purposes through Rotherham Elim?

Over the next few weeks, as you will be aware we will be beginning work on the front entrance extension.  Please bear with us during this time of construction and please be careful around the building site.

The project costs are £32,000, and we will be paying part of the amount from our existing savings, and then taking a loan out for the balance. Our aim will be to pay off this loan as soon as possible.  To that end may I inform you that we plan to hold a GIFT DAY on SUNDAY MARCH 28th. All monies received on that day will go towards our building project. Please pray about and prepare for this GIFT DAY. As always any monies can be gift aided.

Thanks for your support in this matter

May God richly bless each one as we enter these spring months which are very welcome!

Pastor John

Our Aims as a church taken from April 09 'From the Pastor'

• Ensure attendees are aware of Christian Values, Beliefs and scriptural expectations of their lifestyles in a changing moral world.

• To disciple and challenge a believer to quantify their own personal faith

• Expose and challenge believers to increase desire to have a burden to pray, not just as an individual, but in a corporate setting.

• Expect to develop a culture of outreach, and to touch the worlds in which we operate with the gospel.

• To pursue an enhanced outreach and evangelistic mentality.

• Train, equip and resource each individual and the fellowship to the tasks which God has called us.

• Develop and resource the Youth and Children in our fellowship and to teach, train and release them into a deeper, vibrant experience of God.