Yes - we baptise people in a variety of settings including swimming pools, the sea and even hot tub sometimes!.

We have no formal funding. Many of us contribute a small amount, but we have very modest outgoings, so we don’t need (or ask) for money.

FAQs Archive - Wivenhoe Community Church

Q: Are you qualified as church leaders?

We believe that faith and a relationship with God through prayer and bible study are the key qualifications to lead. Dirk is certified as Mission Shaped Ministry leader and we’ve done safeguarding training We’re not formally ‘ordained’.

Q: Who’s in charge of Wivenhoe Community Church?

We have a small leadership group currently led by Dirk and Adele Paterson and Lucy Stevens, Julia and Tom Cameron and Sue Nutt.

Q: Is Wivenhoe Community Church part of the Church of England?

Yes and no. We are part of a group of pioneer community churches which was originally overseen by a Church of England minister. We were launched by the Bishop of Colchester and recognised as a ‘fresh expression’ of faith in the community. However, we have no formal affiliation to any particular church movement.