Statement of Faith

As our Statement of Faith we have adopted the Evangelical Alliance’s model.

We believe in...

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.

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Leadership

There are three elders who are responsible for the oversight of the spiritual, teaching, evangelistic and pastoral life of the fellowship.  There is also a board of trustees who are responsible for the legal and practical issues connected with the fellowship and the church building.

Elders: Sandra Jones and Alan Mapstone . 

Trustees: Rev Ross Moughtin (ex-officio), Alan Mapstone,  Iain Mackenzie, Roy Regan, John Roberts, Jenny Whitfield, Ray Jones and Carolyn Hastings   

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Staff

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Directions to CLM

Click over one of the links below for directions:

Directions from Liverpool

Directions from Southport

Directions from Preston

Directions from Wigan

Directions from M6/M58

Please note - Image produced from the Ordnance Survey Get-a-map service. Image reproduced with kind permission of Ordnance Survey and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland.

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Church Links

Cottage Lane Mission is a member of the Evangelical Alliance.  We also participate in Churches Together in Ormskirk.  Historically, since our founding in 1888, as a mission church within the parish of Aughton, we have had a long-term friendship with the Parish Church Christ Church (www.christchurchaughton.org).  The vicar, Revd Ross Moughtin, is an ex officio trustee and is the current chair of the Board.  We also maintain links with other evangelical churches in the area and make our building available for events such as inter-church prayer meetings, breakfasts and adult baptisms.

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Mission Times

We have our own monthly magazine called ‘Mission Times’.  We produce a short eight page version which is circulated to nearly 1000 homes in the local community and a 28 page members’ version. To obtain the latest copy of Mission Times, please contact Beryl Mackenzie. Click on the name to send an e-mail or telephone 01772 813334.

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A Brief History of CLM

In the mid-1880’s Mrs Williams, of Aughton, expressed the wish to build at her expense a Mission Room in Cottage Lane, to meet the need of the Sunday School there, and to serve as a Church of England place of worship.

The original building opened on Tuesday 1st May 1888. Cottage Lane Sunday School began meeting 4 or 5 years earlier in a cottage near to the Brickmaker’s Arms in Asmall Lane and then moved to a house in Cottage Lane. On the 6 May 1888 the Sunday School first used the new building. There were 67 children present. The first Sunday School superintendent was Miss Belle Brighouse. By 1898, there were 140 children in the Sunday School and it was agreed by the Trustees to expand the building. This was achieved in 1910 and was followed by a second enlargement in 1921.

In 1976, the original building was demolished after the discovery of dry rot. A new building was erected and opened in October 1976 and extension added in 1979. A further extension was added in 1996.

Cottage Lane Mission at its inception was in the parish of St Michael’s but it became part of the parish of Christ Church in 1929 when this parish was created. This change transferred the Mission from the jurisdiction of the Rector of Aughton, Rev C.W. Markham, one of the first trustees, to Rev J.P. Hobson the Vicar of Christ Church.

The Mission benefited from the support of Church Army Captains from 1898, with a number of Captains working full time at the Mission until 1968. In 1971 The Trustees appointed Rev Peter Toon to preach and lead services, a role he fulfilled until 1973. The Mission was then led by one of the Trustees Max Carter. A growing church demanded a revision of the leadership structure and in 1986 a Ministry Team was appointed. In 2001 the congregation approved the appointment of elders and the phasing out of the Management Committee after a life of 70 plus years.

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Fairtrade

Cottage Lane Mission is a Fairtrade church, advocating

the use of Fairtrade products.

The FAIRTRADE Mark on a product means that it

is independently certified to internationally agreed

Fairtrade standards. It means producer organisations

have received a fair and stable price and a social

premium that they can invest for the future.

By participating in Fairtrade, producers are able to

use the additional income to strengthen their
organisations and invest in social, environmental and

business improvements. Just as importantly, they are
able to learn more about markets and marketing, and

take more control of their lives.

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