About us

The Church is people not a building!

Emmanuel Church is a diverse group of people all seeking to love God and to follow Jesus Christ in this great adventure of life He has called us to.

Our vision is for a church which is full of the Good News of Jesus, a church which is real, relevant, and dedicated to God's truth.  Emmanuel Church is a place where we lay down our burdens, our fears, and our exhaustion whilst we find in Jesus the lightness, courage, and rest only He can offer.  Whoever we are, wherever we are, whenever we come, in Jesus we can find a love greater than our biggest dreams.

We believe that the Bible is God's inspired word - the truths of the Bible guide us as we seek to faithfully follow Jesus together. 

As God's people the Holy Spirit gives each and every believer gifts to build up and grow the church - part of being in community is recognising and sharing these gifts both within the church and with the world around. 

We believe that being a Christian is about resting in the forgiveness of God, receiving transforming love, and by God's power becoming the person He made you to be.  It's about reflecting Jesus' character as God's Spirit gets to work in your life. It's about being found when you are lost. It's about responding to the amazing love of the mysterious, all-powerful Creator we joyfully dare to call ‘Father’.  It's about taking part in God's plan to restore every area of life in whatever we do.

A great place to start exploring the Christian Faith is at http://www.bethinking.org/. Here you can:

• engage with the important questions of life

• explore what Christians believe and why

• compare Christianity to different religions and beliefs; relate the Christian faith to all of life

Charitable donations

Each year Emmanuel church makes donations to a selection of charities to help them with their work. We have donated to the following charities:

Barnabas Fund https://barnabasfund.org/
The main ministry of Barnabas Fund is to send financial support to projects which help Christians where they suffer discrimination, oppression and persecution as a consequence of their faith. The projects aim to strengthen Christian individuals, churches and their communities by providing material and spiritual support in response to needs identified by local Christian leaders. We seek to encourage and facilitate prayer by providing prayer information, prayer requests and resources in many different forms and formats.
£1000

Saltburn Christian Projects (Doorways) https://door-ways.co.uk/
Saltburn Christian Projects: established 1998, a trusted, local registered charity with a track record in delivering outcomes for young people, aged 13 -25 in relation to their emotional health and well-being. Based in Saltburn, in a high street location, convenient for public transport, with welcoming spaces including – offices, larger meeting rooms, IT facilities and the Explorer’s Lounge. £2500

Joshua Orphan and Community Care, Malawi https://joshuainmalawi.org.uk/
We support community driven sustainable development projects to assist HIV/AIDS orphans, vulnerable children and their families in Malawi. We do this by:
Improving access to quality education in rural areas
Providing orphaned and vulnerable children with basic care by supporting Community Based Child Care Centres
Helping communities obtain safe water and basic health services
Providing basic Income Generating Activities for financially underprivileged groups
£1000

Water Aid https://www.wateraid.org/uk
Clean water means safer births and healthier families. It keeps children in school and adults in work. It means thriving communities and stronger economies – now, and for generations to come.
It’s one thing that changes everything.
But 696 million people – that’s almost 1 in 10 of us – are still living without clean water close to home.
We’re determined to change this – and we won’t stop until everyone, everywhere has the clean water they need to thrive.
£1000

Speak Life UK (Revival) https://speaklife.org.uk
Since 1952 Speak Life have proclaimed the gospel through powerful preaching and innovative use of the latest technology. When they began, as The Hour of Revival, that meant radio and print media. Today, as Speak Life, they continue the legacy of our founder, Eric Hutchings, with award-winning online outreach.
Over the last 8 years, the team at Speak Life have produced many hundreds of video resources which have been viewed many millions of times. They have won multiple awards for their creative media from the Jerusalem Awards and from the Premier Digital Awards.
£500

Redcar Area Foodbank
Tuesday 12.30–2.30 in ECHO
The Emmanuel Foodbank runs under the auspices of Footprints – a local charity. It provides a wide range of food and household products for families and individuals, in Saltburn and the surrounding area.
It is open every Tuesday from 12.30 to 2.30pm in ECHO – the Church Hall and is supported by Church volunteers.
It is a very practical way to share one’s faith.
£1000

OMF (Adam Young mission in Japan) https://omf.org/east-asia/japan/
We believe a long-term way to reach Japan is to start churches. Many of our missionaries work in missionary church planting teams, or alongside Japanese pastors and evangelists in churches. We're also involved in the revitalisation of struggling churches.
£2000

Home Groups

At Emmanuel Church we believe that very few things are more important than Home Groups.  Home Groups are a feature of a healthy church.  The importance of church members being in fellowship with one another, reading the Bible, and praying together is vital.

Home Groups are made up of around 8-12 people who gather together on a regular basis—usually every other week.  Each Home Group has two 'leaders' who are the contact people between the group and the ministry team. Home Groups provide a safe and healthy environment of mutual support, fellowship, and prayer where God can work powerfully in people's lives.  

Interested in Home Groups?

If you would like to know more about Home Groups or you would like to find about how to join one then please speak to Revd Adam Reed

Download Home Groups Booklet here 

Families, children and young people

Jesus showed great love for children when he blessed them and called his followers to live with a childlike humility. At Emmanuel we strive to reach out to the children and young people of Saltburn through our activities at church and through our involvement with the local schools and the DoorWays charity.  We love to share Bible stories with Saltburn Primary School through our weekly Open the Book assemblies and we hold a 'drop-in' at Huntcliff Secondary school each Thursday lunch time.

On Wednesday afternoons between 1pm-3pm we host the 'ECHO Family Drop-In'. This is a safe and fun space for pre-school children and their parents and carers, that meets during term time.  

There are resources for youngsters available in the children's corner in church at the left hand side at the front.

Arts Ministry

Saltburn, with its stunning scenery and creative community has always been home to artists.  Here at Emmanuel we believe that Art—in all its many forms—is a gift from God who is Himself an artist and creator.  Because of this belief we have converted part of our church into an art gallery and hold many exhibitions and classes throughout the year. 

People

Parochial Church Council

These are the current members of the Council.

Adam Reed - Vicar
Christine Pollard
Richard McElheran
Linda Johnson
Tracy Duncan
Djenane Watkins
Sue Spacey
Maureen Payne
Ann Pallister
Margaret Brignall
Norman Pictor
Sue Wheatley
Drisc Wardle