What does Ekklesia mean?

Ekklesia is a Greek word meaning 'a group of called out people with a common purpose.'

Who are we?

We are a group of Bible believing, Spirit filled, born-again Christians seeking to follow Jesus in fulfilling His calling on our lives and achieve our God given destiny.

In doing this we seek to serve the local community and bless other followers of Christ to fulfil their destinies too.  In that way we seek to advance His kingdom.

Where are we currently based?

In Ashford Middlesex - South of London Airport (Heathrow) U.K.  Our focus is on the town, the whole borough of Spelthorne, Nationwide and finally Global. 

What are our aims?

Currently only six percent of the population go to Church on a regular basis, but in the last national census, seventy two percent claimed they were Christian.  We aim to try and reach the missing sixty six percent as well as the rest who do not claim to be Christian.

We are kingdom minded, we want to be a blessing to the bride of Christ as a whole and to those who don't know Jesus yet, therefore:

· We seek to serve the local community by Loving our neighbours

· Prayer walking our streets

· Being outside to be the hands and feet of Jesus

· To speak prophetically into peoples lives

· To let you know that the kingdom of Heaven belongs to you just as you are and that there is a God who loves and cares about you.  His name is Jesus.

We seek to network / encourage other Followers of Christ by Offering excellent teaching on a weekly basis

· Making space to worship in His presence

· Facilitate other groups to prayer walk along side us.

· Organising outdoor events to touch peoples lives and advance the Kingdom

· Run specialised courses such as Freedom-In-Christ and Prophetic Evangelism

· Enable you to realise your potential and go for your destiny

· We include regular communion.

· We support the above with prayer

· We seek to encourage and bless existing Churches in the area

Our aim is not to grow or focus on Ekklesia but to Advance His kingdom.

Do we hold Sunday services?

No. 

We do meet mid-week for prayer, worship, teaching and fun. We also meet monthly for prayer walking, sharing over coffee and encouraging each other over lunch.

Apart from that we also meet at regular intervals to engage in outdoor ministry.

Can I join your mid-week and outdoor events

(because I already attend my own congregation)?

Of course, we welcome all people to join in with us from across the area. 

We do not really have the concept of membership, so we see it as reasonable that all followers of Christ can meet together while worshiping at their own congregation on Sundays. 

We're saying you can do both, Ekklesia is for :

· Those without a spiritual home at the moment.

· Those already planted in the body who wish to receive more of Jesus.

Are you a Church ?

By definition Ekklesia does mean one of the Greek words for Church, but it means the people not the structures.

Church is not a gathering of believers, you are Church.  Whenever the Body-of-Christ interfaces with non-believers, that is Church.

We are followers of Christ (Christians), who meet together to dive deeper into Jesus and advance His Kingdom.  We recognise the need to equip the Saints (believers - holy ones) and to take the saving message of Jesus (gospel - light of the world) outside to all the people around us.

Through Christ and by His Spirit we will try to: love God, love our neighbours, serve our town, eagerly desire and powerfully use the gifts of the Holy Spirit to build His kingdom, give hope to the hopeless, help set captives free and restore sight to the blind.  Obey the scriptures, make disciples, spend time in His presence, study the Word, renew our minds with Biblical truth, allow God to change our character by His Spirit, fellowship with each other and take communion together.  Believe in our hearts and profess without mouths that Jesus Christ is Lord, evangelise everywhere, believe God, speak the truth in love, ask for miracles, follow His leading and if need be, surrender our lives.

Are you connected with any other group called Ekklesia or Ecclesia?

We are not connected in any way with other groups of a same or similar name.