Our Vision

NewLife is committed to transforming people and transforming places through the love and power of Jesus Christ. We believe that the good news running through the Bible is one of amazing exchanges. We read of hate being exchanged for love, unfairness for justice, oppression for freedom and death for life – simply put – there is a message of hope.

The Lord’s Prayer contains this famous line, “Your Kingdom Come here on Earth as in Heaven”. It seems Jesus believes that us and our communities should become more heaven-like. newLife simply wants to be a part of what God is doing in bringing this remarkable transformation about.

What We Believe

We believe that humanity is the pinnacle of God’s creation yet is broken and in need of fixing. We believe that God is love and is relentless in his pursuit of us with His grace and mercy. Through Jesus, God wrapped himself in human flesh and became truly knowable. Jesus showed us how to live in a revolutionary way. He forgave our wrongdoings by bearing our guilt in death on the cross. He was resurrected and reigns as the King of the cosmos offering us eternal life. He invites us to believe and to follow – to join in his plan to redeem the world and all who live in it.

We believe that Jesus instigated the Church so that followers could gather in worship and discipleship and then be sent into society equipped to do good and share the good news of the Kingdom of God.

newLife believes that to see true, eternal transformation then our focus must be on helping people find and follow Jesus Christ.

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Our Core Leadership Team

DEANA BUTTON
DEANA BUTTONCore Leadership Team
Deana became the Senior Pastor of New Life in March 2024, having been on staff here for 18 months. Deana brings a wealth of experience to the role, having lead across lincolnshire and humberside in two different settings spanning the last 20 years.

She brings a strong focus on leadership and an emphasis on healthy systems and processes.

MARK BUTTON
MARK BUTTONCore Leadership Team
Mark formally joined New Life’s Core Leadership Team in September 2024, and along with Deana brings a wealth of experience and strategic insight. In addition to this Mark is a gifted teacher and communicator, and holds the role of vice-principal for our denominational Theological College.
ELAINA SKUCE
ELAINA SKUCECore Leadership Team
Elaina is married to Dan and mummy to a dachshund called Frankfurter. Elaina is newLife’s Children’s Pastor and also oversees newLife’s Family Bank – ministry which resources families with our local community.

You will often see Elaina on the newLife platform as she loves leading people in worship.

DAN SKUCE
DAN SKUCECore Leadership Team
Dan is married to Elaina and is newLife’s Associate Pastor. Dan is involved in much of the day to day running of newLife but particularly enjoys helping people get to grips with the Christian scriptures. He is currently studying for his PhD.

Dan is often drafted into newLife’s band to play drums.