Leadership Team

Elders

John Winter John is a teacher.  He takes the main teaching role at Whitby Christian Fellowship and has a great passion for deepening his own and others understanding of the word of God through preaching and teaching.
Ian Hobbs Ian has been married to Jean for 51 years.  They have one daughter and two grandchildren who also live in Whitby.  They moved to Whitby from Isleham, a small village of 2000 and from a vibrant, Bible believing church of 300. They believe they have been sent to Whitby and more specifically to Whitby Christian Fellowship through God's leading.
Mike Fitton Mike is the chairman of the Christian Motorcyclists' Association (UK) (CMA) and as such spends much of his time travelling to motorcycle meetings around the world.  He is married to Sandy and they live in Castleton in the Esk Valley.

Deacons

Allan Foster Allan is married to Deidre and they have two grown-up children, Jon and Lisa.  Allan is responsible for practical matters within church life such as setting up the hall for our Sunday meetings.
Jack Barber Jack is generally responsible for administrative tasks and technology within the church.  He's married to Megan and they have two children, Edmund and Florence, aged 2 and 7 months.  They live in Whitby.
Carole Elliott Carole is responsible for pastoral matters, ensuring that church members' practical and spiritual needs are met.
Susan Taylor Susan is married to Chris, our treasurer.  They live in Aislaby.  Susan takes responsibility for various tasks such as our church address book.

Statement of Faith

1. The one true God who lives eternally in three persons—the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
2. The love, grace and sovereignty of God in creating, sustaining, ruling, redeeming and judging the world.
3. The divine inspiration and supreme authority of the Old and New Testament Scriptures, which are the written Word of God—fully trustworthy for faith and conduct.
4. The dignity of all people, made male and female in God's image to love, be holy and care for creation, yet corrupted by sin, which incurs divine wrath and judgement.
5. The incarnation of God’s eternal Son, the Lord Jesus Christ—born of the virgin Mary; truly divine and truly human, yet without sin.
6. The atoning sacrifice of Christ on the cross: dying in our place, paying the price of sin and defeating evil, so reconciling us with God.
7. The bodily resurrection of Christ, the first fruits of our resurrection; his ascension to the Father, and his reign and mediation as the only Saviour of the world.
8. The justification of sinners solely by the grace of God through faith in Christ.
9. The ministry of God the Holy Spirit, who leads us to repentance, unites us with Christ through new birth, empowers our discipleship and enables our witness.
10. The Church, the body of Christ both local and universal, the priesthood of all believers—given life by the Spirit and endowed with the Spirit's gifts to worship God and proclaim the gospel, promoting justice and love.
11. The personal and visible return of Jesus Christ to fulfil the purposes of God, who will raise all people to judgement, bring eternal life to the redeemed and eternal condemnation to the lost, and establish a new heaven and new earth.