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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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