Staff and Leadership


Rev. Paul Hampton		Steve & Kim
Paul is married to Caroline and became Senior Pastor here at Longton Elim Living Springs in August 2025 Born in Scotland, growing up on the South Coast and then, since marrying Caroline, living in the Colchester & various towns in the North-West, so he can truly say he is from the North, South, East and West! Ordained in 2007, Paul was associate pastor at Nantwich Elim Church for nine years. Subsequently he became Senior pastor of Kensington Elim Church, Liverpool in 2016, and then associate pastor at City Church Liverpool in 2022, when Kensington Elim & City Church merged after Covid. He has a shepherd's heart for people of all generations and is passionate about digging deep into God's word.		Steve is married Kim and they have two beautiful daughters, Louise and Charlotte. Steve spent 13 years in the Army and worked many years in the Retail Security Industry. Steve joined Longton Elim Church in 2003 where, after attending an Alpha Course, he became a Christian and was baptised in Nov 2005. Steve joined the Leadership Team in Sept 2020 and carries responsibility for the men's ministry Steve and Kim also host a men's monthly house group.


Olwen Lockett		Joan Edworthy
Olwen Lockett has been a member of Longton Elim for most of her life as a Christian - almost 40 years - and joined the leadership team a few years ago. Olwen is married to Bob and worked in the pottery industry until 2003, when the Beswick factory was closed. In recent years Olwen has testified to God's faithfulness and care, as she nursed for family members towards peaceful death. Olwen loves God’s word, - her guide, strength, joy and encouragement, and enjoys sharing her faith with others in church and in the community. Olwen also heads up our Aspire women’s ministry.		Joan Edworth came to Longton Elim in 1988 after being saved in South Africa during a visit to her daughter there. She and her late husband have worshiped the Lord & served HIm faithfully in our church ever since. Joan has been on our leadership team for over 20 years and considers it a great responsibility, but as a great joy. Now widowed, Joan has 4 children, 3 granddaughters and 6 great-grandchildren. Over the years Joan has served in our Babies and Toddlers group - for over 30 years - long enough to see multiple generations of families coming along! Joan also served and managed our 'luncheon club' for 7 years, and has watched it evolve into what is now our 'Happy Hub' And finally Joan has been a key member of our church Prayer Line - praying for the sick and those who find themselves in need of support. Her passion is to see the Love of Jesus shared with our local community.


Lynne Boden-Phillips
Lynne has been a member of Longton Elim for over 35 years and is married to Fred. Lynne faithfully leads our Tuesday afternoon church prayer meeting, and also a weekly house-group. In the past Lynne has led a number of other church-based courses, such as Alpha. Lynne is a regular member of our Costa Bible Study Group and Happy Hub, where she always offers a warm and welcoming smile and loves to get to know new people.

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Planning your Visit

Growing in Jesus

At the heart of our relationship with Jesus is that we have the peace and security in our hearts that we are saved in our relationship with Jesus and also on the journey in which our relationship with Jesus so that we can gain confidence and assurance of growing in love and fulfilling all that Jesus would desire for our lives, as Jesus says "I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full" (John10:10), Here at Longton Elim Church Living Springs our desire is that you can easily see that promise from Jesus experienced in your life. In many ways this is achieved through our loving relationship with Jesus and the fellowship we have with Christian friends along life's journey, but we also are aware that we can provide a spiritual pathway which will bless your life as a believer. we hope that you will be able to make the most of the ministries we have available. There are a number of ministries that might be of help for you in your relationship with the Lord:

Discipleship Course: Special questions; special answers

God loves us and cares for us and as we engage in conversation with him our questions to Him are valued and important. The discipleship course allows us to ask questions about prayer, reading the bible, our relationship with God, water baptism and other topics. Jesus is interested in speaking to our lives and so as we engage with the course it gives us opportunity to grow in our relationship with Jesus.

Water Baptism Course

This is a three part course which looks at the biblical guidance for adult water baptism. As folk have come on the course or enquired through our discipleship course there has been a deeper understanding of the teaching behind adult water baptism and an excitment that we can choose as adults to be water baptised.

Membership Course

Once we have realised that we have found a church that we can call home in our relationship with Jesus one of the ways in which we can strengthen our ties with the church family is to enquire about membership or as some churches describe "partnership". The membership course is an excellent course for you to learn more about membership and have the choice whether to take a step into membership.

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What about my kids?

We have a great programme lined up for kids of all ages:

Creche (0 months to 3 years). Children under 6 months are welcome but must be accompanied by their parent/grown-up at all times.
Livewires (3-7 years)
Encounter (7-11 years)
Katalyst (11-15 years)
Young people (15+ years) Stay in service.

Children

Getting Connected

Small Groups

While Sundays are a great way to meet new people, it is often in smaller gatherings that you can really get to know someone. Being part of one of our small groups allows you to make new friends, share together and support each other. We have a variety of groups that meet throughout the week, some afternoons and some evenings. Check out Small Groups and see if there’s one that you could join, or we can put you in touch with a small group leader who will be more than happy to invite you along to their group.

Serving and Volunteering

If you want to get involved in the life of the church and help us make Sundays run smoothly, you can sign up to serve on a team.

Other Ministries

We also run the following ministries:

Men's Ministries
Women's Ministries
Foodbank

Get in touch with us to plan your visit

If you would like to come and visit the church beforehand you are more than welcome! Get in touch and we can arrange a time that suits you.

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Leadership


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We hope that whoever you are, you will feel at home at our church.

Best Wishes

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