About us

Our Vision & Values

Vision

We aspire to be a welcoming, diverse, Bible-based and Spirit-led church, a sanctuary to the community where everyone can encounter Jesus.

Core Values

  • Christ-centred

  • Welcoming

  • Integrity

  • Compassion

  • Community

Meet the Team

Ellie & Ollie

Ollie is the Lead Pastor of Open Door Church and heads up our leadership team. Ellie is the Operations Manager and part of our leadership team.

Piang & Khawm

Piang is one of the pastors of Open Door Church and leads our Burmese congregation. Khawm is part of our leadership team.

Jan & Bruce

Bruce is the Chair of Trustees and part of our leadership team.

Marion

Marion is part of our leadership team.

We are supported by a brilliant team of trustees and a wonderful group of volunteers.

Partnerships

Commission

We are part of the Commission family of churches who are united by a shared passion for Jesus and his mission.

Commission is part of the wider global Newfrontiers family, a movement which is made up of groups (or ‘spheres’) of churches, of which Commission is one.

It is a growing international family, with churches in the UK, Portugal, Spain, Serbia, South Asia, USA, Ghana, Philippines, Brazil and Middle East.

Evangelical Alliance

We are members of the Evangelical Alliance, an alliance of evangelicals sharing the gospel, lifting voices of hope, and building unity.

The Evangelical Alliance exists to serve and strengthen the UK church.