What does 'Elim' mean?
This little name "E - lim" (E as in feel) often gets
mispronounced, but no matter, it has a beautiful meaning. This unusual
word has a very interesting background. It was the name of an oasis
mentioned in the Bible, located on the escape route of the Israelites
from Egypt.
You can imagine what this oasis meant to weary people after days of slogging through the soft, clinging sand with the sun beating down relentlessly on their backs.
Exodus 15:27 says that at Elim there were 70 palm trees clustered round twelve wells, and, after the dust and heat and thirst of the desert, the shade of those stately palms and the cool sparkle of those refreshing springs must have seemed like heaven on earth.
It was this idea of finding shelter and refreshment that inspired the name 'Elim Pentecostal Church'.
For many people life is like a desert. They just exist in a monotonous round of working, eating, sleeping. For them - perhaps for you - even the pleasures of life are no more than a kind of mirage - ultimately meaningless and unsatisfying.
The emptiness of a life without real purpose can be transformed into the richness of a life that is meaningful because it is shared with Jesus Christ.
You can know this reality in your life! Drop in and see us at Elim - we'll be glad to tell you all about it and share it with you.
Local History
Elim was formed in the 1920s through the ministry of George Jeffreys. In this area, a number of Elim Churches were formed, and Wimborne was one of those churches. The fellowship eventually was able to obtain the land where the present building stands. The original church was a corrugated iron chapel, typical of many which could be found in country towns and villages around the country. That building served the congregation for many years. Then in 1979 the present building was built and opened.
In addition, an old factory was purchased in Legg Lane and was converted into a Youth Hall, “Cornerstone”. Two ‘temporary’ buildings were also erected behind the church, to provide additional rooms, one being the Rose Day Centre, which has provided a Day Care Centre for elderly folk for a number of years.
