Here at Burton Elim we believe God is on the move! He is building His church, and we are excited to be part of all that He is doing. As we experience His power at work, we know that the gospel is still the hope for our nation, and that he has equipped his church with power to be His witnesses.

Believing that the best is still to come, as God pours new wine into His church we are drawing inspiration from the parable of the growing seed in Mark 4:26-29 and have embarked on a new adventure intentionally investing to create new wineskins ready to hold that new wine. This means looking at the spaces we need as a growing church to run the different minsitries we are involved in, both now and in the future!

But we must not mistake the building for the mission! The building is not the mission, but rather it is merely the wineskin we need to achieve the mission, and we are using the idea of the "Gentiles Court" that surrounded the temple in Jerusalem as our approach. This was the area that people would go to explore faith, be discipled and receive care, and we are seeking to create the spaces we need as a church to be able to carry out the ministry God is doing amongst us.

A Vision to be a "Healthy, Growing Church."

On Sunday 11th January 2026, Pastor Chris shared the above message with the church explaining and sharing more detail about the way forward. The first 15-minutes set the background and context behind our need to build for the future, and then the rest of the message unpacks:

The pre-application plans and concept ideas;
The finances and funding approach; and
How we are all part of the adventure!

Moor St Redevelopment

At the beginning of 2025, we carried out a consultation process and from that identified 7 core objectives that needed to be achieved through the building project, and after much work, on 15th December 2025 we submitted a "Pre-Application" to East Staffordshire Borough Council to begin a process of negotiation and discussion with their Conservation Officer to agree what they will allow us to do with a Grade 2 listed building. (Pre-Application ref: PRE/2025/00251)

As part of this process we submitted concepts, options and possibilities of what we might like to do. It must be stressed - at this stage these are purely concepts to allow us to discuss with the Conservation Team what they might allow us to do, and once this pre-application process has been completed what has been agreed with the Council will then be developed in detail to allow a final plan to be produced.

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This work will require us to take some big steps of faith, as we do not currently have the funds to achieve this - but we have a big God and we are beginning an adventure of faith trusting that He will provide us with what we need.

If you would like to be a part of our adventure and contribute to the work, gifts can be given to our Restricted Building Fund using the following account details - please identify your gifts as "Focus 82" to ensure they are correctly identified and allocated to the building project.

Sort Code: 60-05-16
Account No: 18537731
Please identify your gift as "Focus 82"

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Planning your Visit

New to Church?

Welcome! Whether you've just moved to the area, or have lived here all your life, we hope our website helps you to find out everything you want to know about our Church.

Key information about the church...

When & where does the church meet?
What should I expect when I visit the church?
What happens to the kids at church?
Is there anything for teenagers?
Is there a dress code?
Will I have to join in?
Are there any more useful links?
I have more questions, how can I get in touch and ask them?

Where & when does the church meet?

We are "One Church in Two Locations" and meet every Sunday at 10:30am at both of our buildings.

Moor Street, Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, DE14 3SU
Princess Street, Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, DE14 2NR

We have limited parking at Moor Street and sadly there is no dedicated parking at Princess Street, you will need to find street parking nearby, but there is usually parking not too far away and we would encourage you to plan to arrive in time to find a space.

More details can be found on our locations page.

What should I expect when I visit?

You will receive a very warm welcome at both of our locations, and our Welcome Teams will be happy help and answer your questions.

Each week our services have a time of sung worship, communion and a Bible based message relevant to today. We encourage our congrgeation to participate and so there is usually opportunity to pray, be prayed for, and share words of encouragement.

Refreshments
Tea, coffee and biscuits are served before the morning service at Princess Street and after the service at Moor Street. Both venues offer plenty of time to meet new people and ask more questions.

What happens to the kids at church?

Children stay with their parents at the start of the service in both congregations so we can worship together, before going out to their own age related activities. We do ask that for safeguarding reasons, children are pre-registered when you arrive.

Moor Street

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We have a fantastic Sunday based Church for Kids programme that runs in our community centre building (The Corner) across the road from the main building. We ask parents to accompany their children across the road, and also to pick them up once the service has finished. Every Sunday we offer:

Creche (0 months to 3 years) in our small family room at the rear of the main church building
Little Stars (3-5 years - Pre-School age)
Shooting Stars (5-7 years - Infant School age)
Comets (8-11 years - Junior School age)

Princess Street

Our children's work runs in a room behind the main worship area in the same building as the main congregation, and every Sunday we offer a single 5-11 year olds group

Is there anything for Youth?

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Our Youth Work, Limitless, runs at our Moor Street congregation, and is for 11-16's. As with Kids Church the youth join with the main congregation to begin with before leaving part way through the service to their own age related activity.

Their programme varies week to week; usually they meet in the room behind the platform in the main building, apart from on the second Sundays when they join with the Church for Kids in The Corner building, and on fourth Sundays they saty in the main congregation adn are encouraged to get involved.

Is there a dress code?

No! Please just be yourself and come dressed in your 'normal' clothes.

Will I have to join in?

Not at all! You are free to simply observe or participate as much as feels comfortable for you.

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Please feel free to contact us.

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