About us
EGU is a medium-sized church (between 60 and 80 on a Sunday Morning) based in-between the rolling hills of the Lincolnshire Wolds and flat, cycle-friendly Fens, in the charming and ancient market town of Louth.
We aim in our teaching and worship to uphold the authority of the Bible, and seek to establish the original authors' intent with appropriate context, to be Jesus-focused and relevant to the needs of the culture in which we live whilst being part of the tradition from which we have come.
As the name suggests we are a church that is a union of two others. This means that we are mainly Baptist but still affiliated with the URC. Our church family, however, is made up of people from all sorts of denominations and backgrounds, both church and no church.
CHURCH STATEMENT OF FAITH
What We Believe!
We believe in the God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit.
We believe in God the Father, maker of heaven and earth. We believe that God created men and women in his own image. We also believe that due to the fall, that all men and women are sinners and that through sin, death entered the world. We believe that everyone is loved by God, but everyone is in need of a saviour.
We believe in Jesus Christ, the Son of God. We believe he is the saviour who died on the cross to take away our sins.
We believe Jesus rose again from the dead, ascended into heaven and will one day return.
We believe that Jesus is the Way, the Truth and the Life and the only way to God the Father.
We believe in the Holy Spirit, who lives in, guides, strengthens and transforms us through new life that can be had in Christ.
We believe that the Bible is inspired by God, that it bears unique witness to Christ and is, therefore, the final authority on all aspects of Christian belief and behaviour, reliable and sufficient in all that it affirms.
We believe in the Church as the people of God, the body of Christ, and the temple of the Holy Spirit. Its role is to glorify God and serve his purposes in the world . We believe that all members of the Church have a place and have gifts, given by God to serve him, each other, the wider Christian community and beyond.
Elders
An Elder is part of the Church Leadership Team and is also a Charity Trustee.
Our Leadership Team has a duty to see that all aspects of Church life are Biblically based, Spiritually sound and Administratively accountable to the Church Members Meeting.
Ref: 1 Tim 5: 17 - 22 and 1 Peter 5: 1 - 3
Church secretary
Annie Espin
Annie's been the secretary of EGU since 2020. She started to attend Eastgate Church in 2009 after attending an Alpha course. "Although I had always attended church in the various places I previously lived; it was not until the Alpha course that I really began to know Jesus as my Lord and Saviour."
Elder
Brian Moore
Retired 2008, Brian is a proper “yellow belly”, born in Lincolnshire.
He joined the Royal Navy at 15 years old and served 22 years on various ships all over the world, as a Weapons Specialist (Chief Petty Officer).
Treasurer
Audrey Moore
Audrey is a retired CEO, brought up in Hartlepool, County Durham, and became a Christian in 1962!
Joined the Royal Navy at 24 years old, serving 11+ years, qualifying as a Social Worker and Serving in Plymouth, Cornwall, Scotland, Malta and Gibraltar - leaving at Chief Petty Officer rank.
Elder
Jenny Wingfield
Jenny's been a Christian for 40+ years and worshipped at EGU since 2008.
"Ive been married to Paul for 56 years and have 2 sons & 5 adult grandchildren. Paul was in the RAF for 22 years so we moved around quite a lot but been happily settled in Louth since 1994."
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Elder
David Neal
David has been on the Eldership Team for a few Years now and continues to serve here at Eastgate.
David says: " I was born in Hertfordshire in 1943, where my Mum went to temporarily escape from the London bombing, I grew up in a very Church-centred family, all with rôles in Church life. Gradually I accepted Jesus is Lord of everything including me. Now having realised that God never gives up in loving any of us: even me.
Elder
Carol Irwin
A true ‘yellow belly’, Carol has lived in Lincolnshire for most of her life.
“After giving my life to Jesus in 1986, I became a member at Eastgate Union in 1988, serving in various roles during that time.
Married to my late husband David for 42 years, I have 2 children and 4 grandchildren.”