We seek to serve Jesus Christ in the town of Uttoxeter, You'll find a warm welcome here.

What our name means

  • Dove: our area of ministry is mostly in Uttoxeter and the Dove Valley, though we work closely with churches and other organisations elsewhere
  • Evangelical: the Christianity we practise is based on belief in personal salvation through the Lord Jesus Christ and reliance on the Bible as the Word of God.
  • Free: although we have friendly links with many other churches and organisations, we are an independent fellowship, led by our elected Elders , not part of any denomination.
  • Church: we are a ‘church’ because we are a fellowship of believers in the Lord Jesus Christ – we are one of several churches in our area.

Recent Messages

1st March 2026

This morning, Sophia spoke om “A New Creation” from 2 Corinthians 5, speaking about how Jesus Christ’s substitutionary sacrifice cleanses our sin and reconciles us to God.

22nd February 2026

This morning I looked at the next clause in the Dove Church’s Statement of Faith:

We believe in …

“The justification of sinners solely by the grace of God through faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.”

We looked at Mark 2: 1-12, the healing of the paralysed man.  On what basis did Jesus forgive the man’s sin?

15th February 2026

Today Lucy spoke about our identity in Christ as opposed to our perceived identity: “I am who I am because the I am tells me who I am”.

Lucy’s closing song: https://youtu.be/_f_HtsDNKuE?si=0jOIQ8MzAWHv9-Pd

8th February 2026

This morning Jordan shared a message drawn from his experience as the Uttoxeter Christian Schools Worker. He spoke from Luke 13 and patience and perseverance.

1st February 2026

This morning, Ginny talked about “Digging deep or bubbling over.” Sometimes we need to “dig with determination” wells into the water-table of God’s blessing; sometimes we “discover with delight” springs of living water bursting out of the ground.

25th January 2026

This morning, we welcomed Pastor Chris Longhurst from Cheadle New Life Church. He spoke on 2 Corinthians 4: 5-16 with the title “Ordinary People, Extraordinary Treasure”.

18th January 2026

Peter joined us again this morning to bring a “new year” message of hope. In a world that seems, at present, more than usually full of darkness and chaos, his message is “It is a time of hope: it is always a time of hope.” The song he refers to is “So Will I” [link] by Hillsong United, video by Hope Community Church.

11th January 2026

I continue to look at the Dove Church’s Statement of Faith with a second discussion of the Atonement clause.

We believe in

The atoning sacrifice of our Lord Jesus Christ on the cross: dying in our place, paying the price of sin and defeating evil, so reconciling us with God.

I focus in particular on Isaiah 53.

4th January 2026

It was good to see Dan Fleet this morning.  He gave a brief New Year message this morning based on a Celtic Blessing. 

21st December

Nigel spoke about the how the coming of Christ works to restore the image of God in humankind that was compromised in the Fall.  He linked Genesis 3: 15 with Revelation 12 (the Dragon and the Woman) and the passage from 1 John 4 about loving one another because “love comes from God”.

30th November

Today I continued our walk through the Dove Church’s Statement of Faith, and talked about Atonement. This is the clause: “

We believe in … The atoning sacrifice of our Lord Jesus Christ on the cross: dying in our place, paying the price of sin and defeating evil, so reconciling us with God.”

I used the example of Barabbas, the man who was surprisingly freed when Jesus was sent to the cross

16th November

Continuing the theme of the Dove Church’s Statement of Faith, this morning I spoke about the image of God and how God restores that image in us, using Jacob as a model.

The song Val used is ”Belovedness” by Sarah Kroger: