Who are we?
Our Mission
To Know God and to make Him Known. (John 1:18; 17:3; 1 John 4:12)
Our Vision
To be a Christ centred and Spirit filled community of believers, honouring God’s Word, where faith, love and hope grow. (1 Cor 13:13)
Our Values
We value God’s Word (The Bible) and desire to live by its truth, to this end we place a high priority on small groups and on the preached word.
We value the entirety of God’s word (Old and New Testament) as inspired by God and relevant to all generations.
We value worship that engages the whole person (body, soul and spirit) and we seek to draw our spiritual songs from both contemporary and traditional songs of faith.
We value the presence of the Holy Spirit and encourage the use of spiritual gifts and abilities.
We value our Christian witness in word and deed. Our witness should be an expression of our love of God and our love of people.
We value a lifestyle of truth, integrity, honesty, love and holiness.
We believe “All people need to be saved – All can be saved – All can know they are saved – and All can be saved to the uttermost.”
WHAT WE BELIEVE
We believe that God exists as three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
We believe that God created us to live in perfect relationship with Him.
We believe that all mankind has turned away from God and sinned (fallen short of His perfect standard).
We believe that God sent His Son Jesus to live as a man on earth. He was born of a virgin and lived a perfect sinless life.
We believe that Jesus died on a cross, rose again and ascended to heaven.
We believe that Jesus’s death took the punishment that we deserved.
We believe that, if we acknowledge and turn from our sin and ask God for forgiveness, He will forgive us and accept us as His children.
We believe in the Holy Spirit who brings new life and fills us with His power.
We believe that the Bible is true and is God’s Word to us – it is our guide to living our lives.
We believe and trust in Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour.
We believe that Jesus will return one day to judge everyone and then reign in glory.
We believe that we should tell others the good news about eternal life through Jesus Christ.
We believe in celebrating baptism and holy communion.
The story of King's Church
King’s Church was founded in 1986 as a plant from Fulwood Free Methodist Church. It officially became a church on the 250th anniversary of John Wesley’s conversion. The first pastor was Phil Talbot, and Geoff Williams took over for the next twenty years. Mike Faun was the pastor for four years, and Kevin Jones became the new pastor in January 2020.
King’s Church is a community-focused church that places a strong emphasis on loving God and other people and making disciples of all nations. The church has seen significant growth and fruit in these areas over the years. They meet in Growth groups midweek and reach out to their community every week.
The church currently gathers around 60 people on a Sunday morning and is characterized as a relaxed and informal Word and Spirit church. The church is grateful for what God has done in the past and is excited about what He will do in the future.
King’s Church celebrates 40 years of ministry in 2026 and invites others to join them on their great adventure and become a part of their story.
About the Free Methodist Church
The Free Methodist Church in Great Britain was formed in 1971 by a group of people who felt a call of God on their lives to be a Bible believing Methodist people, and this could still be said of the Movement today. We desire to be a people rooted in the authority of the whole of God’s word, filled with and moving in the power of the Holy Spirit, seeking to bring the message of God’s Kingdom to all generations.
True to our Wesleyan heritage our mission is to bring all people into contact with the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ, inviting them to receive Him as their own personal Lord and Saviour. We encourage them in the outworking of their faith in holiness of life through the grace of God and the anointing and empowering of His Holy Spirit.
It is our hope that in spreading Scriptural holiness we will know blessing and see revival in our land.
Global Links at King's Church
King’s Church has a program called Global Links that helps them stay in touch with people around the world. Through Global Links, they have established partnerships with several organizations and individuals in places like South Africa, India, and Burma. These partnerships allow King’s Church to provide support and encouragement for various causes and initiatives around the world.
Supporting Organizations in Different Countries
One of the organizations that King’s Church supports is Youth with a Mission (YWAM), which has a family based in South Africa. This family is involved in training young people and encouraging them to pursue their dreams. King’s Church also partners with Partners in Medical Education (PRIME), whose couple frequently visits India to teach family practice to Indian doctors. In addition, they support Kibogora Hospital in Rwanda, which provides medical care to those in need, from maternity to palliative care.
Personal Contacts in India and Burma
King’s Church also has personal contacts in India and Burma. They have friends at a school called Gnyan Sampada and several Bible colleges. They have also visited children who are refugees on the Thailand border. Some members of King’s Church have a particular interest in Israel and the Arab world, and have partnered with Arab World Ministries to help people from those areas learn more about Jesus.
Opportunities for People to Get Involved
People from all over the world are welcome at King’s Church’s English service, and they even provide Mandarin notes for those who need them. There are many ways for people to get involved with Global Links, including sponsoring a child in a developing country, emailing friends overseas, organizing events, praying, and giving money. King’s Church’s theme quote from Revelation 5:9 emphasizes the importance of all people coming together to worship Jesus, regardless of their background.
Pastor Kevin Jones
Kevin and Anne-Marie are now at King’s Church. They met at Mattersey Bible College, married and had five children.
Kevin served as an Assistant Pastor and later as a church planter in Ellesmere Port. They joined the Methodist Church, where Kevin trained as a Minister and took a second Masters degree.
They served in several positions before moving to Gornal. Due to a move away from Evangelical faith in the Methodist Church, they joined the Free Methodist Church.
Kevin enjoys rugby, fly fishing, walking, travel and spending time with family.