We exist to glorify God and to demonstrate His love and hope to all.
Our History
Founded in 1923 by the Jeffreys brothers in the old Mission Hall on South Street, our church began with a simple vision and a faithful community.
As we grew, plans were made in 2009 to move to a larger, purpose-built building. In 2011, we opened our new church home in the retail park, creating more space to worship, connect, and serve.
In 2023, we celebrated 100 years of God’s faithfulness, grateful for our past and excited for the future. And in 2025, we extended our building to meet the growing needs of our congregation, welcoming more people each and every Sunday.
What we do?
We have such a heart for Ashbourne and its surrounding areas, what a beautiful place to be!
Our mission statement is “To go into the community and share the good news of Jesus.”
We believe that God has asked us to serve our community and to be His light where He has placed us. We do this in many ways; schools work, Support local initiatives, hiring out the building, Foodbank and many more. We have a heart to equip followers of Jesus where ever He has placed them to be.
How we do it?
We have four core values that we can ensure everything we do contributes to the mission and family of this church.
Reaching Up
Above all we praise and worship God in all we do this is fundamental to who we are. We worship God, three in one, Our Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Everything we do must come out of praise and glory to God.
Reaching Out-
We reach out past the walls of the building to where hope and love are needed locally, nationally and internationally. We reach out to share God’s love with our families, friends and community. We believe thee church is the people not the building.
Reaching In-
It is really important for us as a church that we invest time into discipleship, growing in maturity and helping each other come closer God. We do this in a few ways at the moment; Bible Studies, Connect groups and prayer partners in our men’s and women’s ministries.
Reaching Together
In the book of Acts in the Bible we see a church that selflessly and passionately cares for one another, this is how we believe God has called us to be. Supporting and cheering one another on is important here at Ashbourne Elim Church as we believe it to be a biblical model of how to do church.