Welcome to our site. We are constantly reviewing our site so that it can accurately present who we are. You may have already discovered that as a church, we are much more than a service that meets on a Sunday. We are a diverse community discovering what it means to live with the possibility of God in our midst; God on the job, God at home, God in the classroom, or God in the office. Jesus defined church as, where two or three meet together in my name. For us, church could be a group meeting impromtu for a coffee at Big Jim's Cafe, it could be the annual Big Bonfire in November on Finer's farm, or even the weekly Sunday morning worship celebration. Church is not where you meet, but who you. Church is you as part of a divine corporate identity. It's about allowing relationships to go deeper, it's about hospitality, it's about discovering a measure of God in each other.

What holds us together is the commonality of following Jesus. Jesus has caught our attention. It makes us ask, who is this guy? How can we be closer to him? How do we make him real to other people who don't yet know him? The phrase "Jesus with skin on" has become a kind of axiom for us. It defines both who we are, and empowers us in what we do; to help people find and follow Jesus.

Church is all about ordinary people who have become extraordinary because they found Jesus, or rather he has found them. The early disciples urged other people to "come and see", we would urge the same. Whether it is a Sunday morning service, or an event during the week. Come as you are, see for yourself. You are important to God, you are important to us. What you wear, your previous church experience or lack of it, even your background, as bad as it might be, all become miniscule in comparison to your immense value to God, so why should it matter to us? COME!

On Sunday mornings there is a kids' program, and there's something for the pre-schoolers. From early teens to near death people engage with the service. There should be something that "pushes your buttons". Coffee and tea follow the service, and the youth usually buy up large at the local bakery and bring it back for lunch, giving people lots of opportunity to mix.

Check out the website, or visit us in person, engage with us, and become part of our identity.

You can read our vision statement here.

Dennis Flett (Minister)

17 Grey St

Waitara

Office 06 754 4356

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