our story

A hundred and fifty years ago a builder named William Baker moved to Danbury. He shared the good news about Jesus with his neighbours and started a church. That church, Danbury Mission, has continued as it began; sharing the unchanging message of the Bible to an ever-changing world.

In 2015 Danbury Mission began planning to start a new church in Chelmsford. The city is growing rapidly and only 3% of its 170,000 residents belong to a church! In 2018, Jimmie Massie was hired to lead that new church. In 2019 the new church took the name City Church Chelmsford and 33 adults committed to join. Our public launch was planned for March 2020 (but something came up! 😷😉).

The past 3 years have been an adventure. But God has been at work! In summer 2021, Broomfield Road Evangelical Church (Brec) approached us for help and we’re delighted that they decided to join us! But we’ve outgrown their building! So we’ve begun meeting in a local school and are in the process of purchasing and renovating Waterfront Place; our new city-centre home (watch below for more!).

We’re delighted to be a part of Mission Essex; a new collection of churches working together to plant and revitalise churches in Essex.

You can browse our website and social media (links below 👇) to learn more. Better yet, come to one of our meetings and see what God is doing in City Church Chelmsford! (Click here for details)