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

19th April 2026

This morning I continued the ongoing study of the Dove Church’s Statement of faith with a second look at baptism. Last time I spoke, we looked at John’s baptism for repentance and cleansing; today we looked at Christian baptism, mainly from Acts 2.

12th April 2026

This morning, Jeremy gave us an update of the work of Foundation Matters, including the work with children and young people at Pine Lake and also projects they are involved with in Uganda and Israel.

He concluded with a challenge from Matthew 28 and the Great Commission.

5th April 2026

This morning, Sam spoke from Hebrews 12: 1 and 2.  He didn’t give it a title, but I’m calling it “Let us run with endurance”.

We live our lives in the presence of witnesses, not only the ‘heroes of faith’ in Hebrews 11, but our contemporaries in the community, to whom we are witnesses.

29th March

It was wonderful to welcome Rob Price this morning, with a group of friends from Love Stoke Church.  He spoke from Romans 7 and 8, with reference to his own faith story.  There is no hope of life or peace when we live according to the dictates of our “flesh”, but “to be spiritually minded is life and peace”.

22nd March

Today I started a series of talks on Baptism, part of the ongoing “Statement of Faith” series.  In Matthew 3 we encounter John baptising people in the Jordan.  This is the first time “baptism” is mentioned in the Bible, but everyone seemed to know what was happening, so I looked at some of the Old Testament precedents for baptism, and what we can learn from the baptism of John.

15th March

Nigel spoke this morning from Matthew 9: 1-8—Jesus and the paralysed man.  The true authority of Christ is shown in his forgiveness of the man’s sins, and at first it seems that he won’t heal the man’s physical disability.  But when the scribes become offended, “That’s blasphemy!”, Jesus demonstrates his power physically by healing his body.

8th March 2026

This morning Steve Jackson led us through a detailed account of “the Easter Story” , following the death, resurrection and glory of Jesus Christ, in  Isaiah 52 and 53, Mark 14 and Revelation 5.

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.