About Us

The term "The Church in Burton" refers to all people in Burton on Trent who accept that Jesus Christ is their Lord and believe that God raised him from the dead.

Jesus' Prayer

Two thousand years ago, one man prayed a prayer. Jesus Christ, the Son of God, prayed these words:

"I pray ... that all of them may be one" (John 17:20).

"May they be brought to complete unity to let the world know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me." (John 17:23).

After praying this, Jesus died and rose for his church. His prayer was fulfilled: "All the believers were together and had everything in common" (Acts 2:44).

The results were astounding: "The Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved." (Acts 2:47).

Since that time, the church has fractured into many pieces; we fight each other. Jesus weeps over his broken church.

Today, we are committed to seeing the prayer of Jesus fulfilled in Burton. We are working towards an ever-closer unity and we believe that, as we move towards this, the eyes of our town will be opened to see who Jesus is.

We are the Church of Burton: Together for Transformation.

One Church

We are one church in many congregations. There is one body and one Spirit, one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and father of all. Jesus has only one church on Earth and, in particular, in Burton on Trent Jesus has only one church.

Yet we have had a broken history and we have inherited separate structures that hinder our expression of that unity. In the past, Christians splintered into separate denominations, each thinking that they were the true church. We believe that these denominational divisions fall short of God's ideal, but we realise that we there are some fundamental issues that are important to many people and they can't be abolished overnight. We still have our denominational structures and we meet in many different places, each with our own historical ideas of the "best" way to do church. But we reach out to one another across our denominational barriers in mutual trust, understanding and co-operation where we can.

Many Congregations

To help us remember our unity we prefer to use the word "church" to refer to all Christians in our town. We use the word "congregation", where the word "church" would historically have been used, to refer to a group of Christians meeting together under one leadership.

We recognise as our Christian brothers and sisters all who have found the goodness of God that gives them new life through faith in Jesus Christ, regardless of the style of meeting they prefer.