About Us
Evangelical
We believe the Bible is the Word of God. The Bible is our rule of faith. We derive our doctrine (our beliefs) from it.
Presbyterian
We are a congregation of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church in England and Wales. This means we are connected to a wider group of brothers and sisters in the Lord.
Church
Our purpose is to glorify God and enjoy him forever. We do that through the regular gathering of God’s people for worship.
Rev Michael Cochran
He is married to Laura and they have one son, Fox (yes that’s his real name). Michael is an ordained minister with the Evangelical Presbyterian Church in England and Wales, as well as a minister with the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church in the US.
He earned his Master of Arts in Theological Studies from Erskine Theological Seminary in South Carolina. He loves teaching the word of God, especially from the Old Testament as a whole and with a particular love of the Psalms.
You can listen to a podcast that Michael recorded on what led to him being called as the church planting minister for Gloucester. It’s from GRUKology a podcast of Gospel Reformation: UK (GRUK).
Rev Tim Dalton
Tim is a minister in the International Presbyterian Church (IPC). He is married to Lucy and they have four children. He trained for ministry at Oak Hill Theological College in London and Westminster Theological Seminary Philadelphia (London Programme). He has worked for a couple of churches in London and has also lived in Leipzig and Liverpool. He is sent by Whaddon Road Evangelical Presbyterian Church as an Evangelistic to work alongside Michael.
To support Tim’s work and learn more, click below.
» Listen to Tim’s sermons here.
Listen as Michael and Tim talk about the work in Gloucester.
WHAT WE BELIEVE
I believe in God, the Father Almighty,
Creator of Heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ,
His only Son Our Lord,
Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried.
He descended into Hell; +
the third day He rose again from the dead;
He ascended into Heaven,
and sits at the right hand of God, the Father almighty;
from thence He shall come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic Church, +
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body and life everlasting.
— From the Apostles’ Creed an ancient statement of faith.
The Westminster Standards
These represent the statement of faith in its entirety for Gloucester EPC. This Confession unites us to other churches throughout England and Wales. It was formulated in the 1600s at Westminster Chapel in London and remains the Confession of Faith for many across the world!
Evangelical Presbyterian Church
in England and Wales
Want to learn more about our denomination? Watch the video below and visit our website.
We work very closely with our other two Gloucestershire area EPCEW churches, Whaddon Road and Naunton Lane. Whaddon Road EPC is our sending church. That’s why you see their logo on many of our videos and why Michael preaches with some regularity for them. We are grateful for their partnership and look to seeing the Gospel go forth in the greater Gloucestershire region!
Previously Michael was an evangelist with Naunton Lane EPC and now currently works with Whaddon Road EPC to see Gloucester EPC planted.
Gospel Reformation: UK
Michael also helps run GR:UK, a website dedicated to the recovery of the Reformed faith in the UK.