The Ark Community Church is an independent, evangelical, charismatic church. It is a current member of the Evangelical Alliance of Great Britain and subscribes to their statement of faith.

The Ark (Watford) was established in 1994 as a registered charity no. 1056315 and The Ark Community Church is the working name of that charity.

In accordance with the requirements of a charity registered in England, reports and accounts are submitted annually to the Charity Commission, and the accounts are audited externally.

There are currently three trustees who are responsible for the management of the charity and for seeing that it is run according to its stated objective to advance the Christian faith.

The church has its own leadership structure under the overall leadership of the founder and senior pastor, Bruce Oliver.

The current leadership team is made up as follows:

The Ark is a member of Churches Together in Abbots Langley (CTAL), which has five other members (St Lawrence, Church of England; St Pauls, Church of England; Abbots Langley Baptist Church; Abbots Langley Methodist Church and St Saviours Roman Catholic Church).

Bruce with other church leaders in Abbots Langley.

The Ark Community Church is a member of 'Christians Across Watford', the organisation that works across the borough to express and encourage Christian unity. Please click here for further details.

The Ark regularly receives visiting ministers from many parts of the world representing a variety of church backgrounds, in particular, Assemblies of God and the Full Gospel Church. The church also has a long standing relationship with Bishop Mark Kariuki, who oversees more than 600 churches in Kenya. Bishop Mark is a regular visitor to the Ark and the church leadership welcomes his apostolic wisdom and insight.

The Ark has its own annual church meeting to allow all those who attend the church regularly to have a say in the finances, running and leadership of the church.

Leadership team

Pastor Bruce and Bishop Mark