Why we are here

Discovery Church Wroughton is a Christian Pentecostal Church that exists to help people in the local community to hear, understand and respond to the good news that Jesus Christ died to forgive their sins and give them God’s gift of eternal life.

History

Discovery Church Wroughton has been in the village for over 30 years. It was previously known as Wroughton Assemblies of God and started as a home group from Old Town Assemblies of God.

For a number of years we owned and met in the old Swan pub on Priors Hill before outgrowing it. We then moved to the Ellendune Community Centre thinking that it would not take long to find another home of our own. However it was not until June 2022 that the opportunity to relocate to the Gospel Hall on Markham Road came about.

Good News for Swindon

We are part of the Good News for Swindon relational network of churches and church leaders which grew out of a leader’s prayer breakfast started by Discovery Church. Good News for Swindon seeks to mutually support and encourage leaders and those involved in caring ministries across Swindon and hosts cross church events and praise and prayer evenings.

Evangelical Alliance

We are members of the Evangelical Alliance which is the oldest and largest evangelical unity movement in the UK. It is made up of hundreds of organisations, thousands of churches and tens of thousands of individuals, joined together for the sake of the gospel.

Safeguarding

Discovery Church Wroughton (DCW) takes the safeguarding of everyone seriously.

We ensure that members of the safeguarding team are recruited and trained appropriately and are checked in accordance with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

DCW is a member of Thirtyoneeight.org (31:8) a safeguarding advisory service, which delivers appropriate advice, staff training and updates.

Safeguarding concerns are treated with respect, in confidence and shared appropriately with care on a ’need to know’ basis.

DCW policies for Safeguarding Children and Safeguarding Adults at Risk are available on request.

Whenever any safeguarding concerns are identified, contact numbers for the team are available in the policy documents and on the noticeboard inside the DCW church building:

Lead Safeguarding Officer - Debbie Hooper Deputy Safeguarding Officer - Emma Bulman Safeguarding Trustee - Brenda Maddox Safeguarding Advocate - Jackie Jeffreys Safeguarding Advocate - Tricia Holcombe

Leadership Team

Pastor & Trustee Geoff Naylor 07909 442356

Treasurer & Trustee Diane Perrott

Trustees Brenda Maddox, Elizabeth Hahn

Worship Leaders Phil Bulman, Wilma Naylor

Kids leaders Emma Bulman & Debbie Hooper