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Latest News

There is plenty going on and we want to keep you up to date with all our news! Please see the feed of articles below to view our recent news. 

Volunteer Sunday 
18/03/2024
Our Volunteers are vital to the health of our church and impact the community in amazing ways, dedicating their time to helping others.
Limitless Festival 2024 
06/03/2024
Planning will soon be underway for the Limitless Festival in August.
Message Trust - No More Knives Tour
01/03/2024
The Gatehouse youth group leaders recently joined the Message Trust for their No More Knives Tour
Baby dedications 
06/02/2024
We had three baby dedications recently
Vision Evening 2024 
05/02/2024
Annual vision meeting is on 12th March 2024 at 7pm. All are welcome to attend.
Easter Services 2024
05/02/2024
Our Easter services will be on Good Friday, 29th March and Easter Sunday, 31st March 2024.
Weekly Youth Outreach
01/02/2024
Youth leaders and volunteers on the Youth team give out hot drinks (winter) and cool drinks (summer) to school age children...
Food Bags/Christmas Hampers
01/02/2024
Last year the Christmas Hampers were very gratefully received and appreciated.
Baptisms last Sunday 
05/12/2023
Four people got baptised on Sunday morning!
Remembrance Day Testimony 
20/11/2023
A powerful Testimony from Kenny Williams.
Christmas Events 2023
13/11/2023
Our Christmas events for this year
Baptisms
12/11/2023
This year so far we've had quite a few baptisms!
Men's Breakfast
31/10/2023
The men will be gathering once again for a good breakfast!
Elim General Superintendent To Visit
05/10/2023
We look forward to welcoming our guest speaker, Chris Cartwright on Sunday, 22nd October.
Keep up to date with the church calendar
01/10/2023
You can now very easily keep up with all that's going on at church by using our website calendar.
Online Bible
25/09/2023
Our new website comes with an on-line Bible! Added by our new website provider ChurchInsight and powered by YouVersion.
Keep your contact details updated
22/09/2023
Register on our new Gatehouse App and keep your contact details updated.
New Church App
16/09/2023
We are pleased to announce the launching of our very own church App!
New Website
16/09/2023
We have a new website!
Special Week of Prayer
11/09/2023
We will be focusing on a week of purposeful community prayer.
Limitless Festival 2023
31/08/2023
The Limitless Blackpool team and youth group gave their feedback on the Limitless Festival this year.
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Hello and welcome to our church. If you are a new visitor, we have a page for you to get to know us and learn more about planning a visit.
Click here to see more.

Planning your Visit

A Warm Hello 

The following information is specifically for those planning a visit, so that you know, beforehand, what to expect on a Sunday morning.

Where and when

We meet at the Church Building (details here) for our Sunday Service starting at 10:30am. For your first visit, we recommend arriving 10-15 minutes early to ensure you get a parking space and find somewhere to sit before the service begins. When you arrive, you should be greeted by someone on our Welcome Team.

Accessibility: There is wheelchair access for anyone who needs it. Please let one of the Welcome Team know on your arrival and they will help you to get set up. There are disabled toilets in the main foyer.

Our service

The main service begins at 10.30am with a warm welcome from one of our team members. Then follows a time of sung worship, led by our worship leader. We typically have 2  songs followed by a children's slot. The children and youth will then normally go off to their respective groups. If you have children you will be able to spot and speak to one of the leaders - they will be wearing a bright yellow t-shirt! There will usually be a time of prayer and communion. We normally have another time of sung worship followed by a sermon that is bible based and that we can apply to our everyday life. We then finish with a final worship song. Sometimes there is an opportunity to receive prayer at the end of the service. 

When our team is available we serve tea, coffee and biscuits from 12pm, after the service. It is a great way to meet people, or simply take time to find your bearings. All refreshments are free.

sunday services

 

What about my kids?

We have a great programme lined up for kids/teens:

  • Creche - from approx. 6 months to 5 years (decided on a child by child basis)
  • Limitless Kids (4/5 - 11/12 years)
  • Limitless Youth (school years 7-11)

Children stay with their parent or grown-up at the start of the service for two worship songs and the “Kids slot” and then go to creche or Limitless Kids.  Limitless Youth may go out at the same time as the children but sometimes stay in the service to take communion before going to their class.  Children can be picked up by parents after the service ends (but not before 12pm).

The kids group activities vary depending on the age but usually there is a friendly welcome, bible stories, testimonies, praying, music, craft, drama, fun games and free play. Please pick your children up as soon as the service finishes.

Getting Connected

Small Groups

While Sundays are a great way to meet new people, it is often in smaller gatherings that you can really get to know someone. Being part of one of our small groups allows you to make new friends, share together and support each other. We have a couple of groups that meet every week, some afternoons and some evenings. Check out Small Groups and see if there’s one that you could join, or we can put you in touch with a small group leader who will be more than happy to invite you along to their group.

Serving and Volunteering

If you want to get involved in the life of the church and help us make Sundays run smoothly, you can sign up to Join a team.

Other Ministries

We also run the following ministries and regularly support various missionaries who are part of the Elim Missions work:

  • Toddlers & Co weekly group
  • Foodbag provision
  • Open Doors Team
  • Church in the Cafe
  • Youth Community Outreach

We hope that whoever you are, you will feel at home at the church.

Best Wishes
The Gatehouse Church Team

About us

 

Get in touch with us to plan your visit


If you would like to come and visit the church beforehand you are more than welcome! Get in touch and we can arrange a time that suits you. (*Mandatory Fields)
 
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Next, we will contact you by email to say hello and help arrange anything necessary for your visit.