Worship Service

Sunday 9th May 2021 at 10 am.

Speaker: Steve Bown
Communion leader: Steve Bown
Worship Leader: Olwyn Clothier

All welcome.

Bookshop

The church bookshop is a vital part of our church ministry. Come in if you are looking for that special card for someone you love. The shop also has a wide variety of books, DVDs, gifts and other helpful materials. Talk to the volunteer staff for help in choosing just the right item.

Hours of Opening:
Wednesday: 9:30 am – 4 pm.
Thursday: 9:30 am – 4 pm.
Friday: 9:30 am – 4pm

Coffee Shop

The church Coffee Shop is a great place to have a cuppa, meet with friends for a chat and even have a light lunch.

Hours of opening: 
Wednesday: 10 am – 2 pm.
Thursday: CLOSED.
Friday: 10 am – 2 pm

Lerwin service

Our church will be organising this week’s service at the Lerwin Homes. This will be at 10:30 am on Thursday 13th May. Trevor Purdie will be the leader and Olwyn Clothier will share a message from God’s word.

Worship Service

Sunday 16th May 2021 at 10 am.

Speaker: TBA
Communion leader: Don Wood
Worship Leader: Trevor Purdie

All welcome.

Worship Service

Sunday 25th April 2021 at 10 am.

Speaker: Trevor Hampel “Lest we forget”
Communion leader: David Richardson
Worship Leader: Steve Bown

All welcome.

Public Holiday

Public Holiday to observe Anzac Day, April 26th.

Bookshop

The church bookshop is a vital part of our church ministry. Come in if you are looking for that special card for someone you love. The shop also has a wide variety of books, DVDs, gifts and other helpful materials. Talk to the volunteer staff for help in choosing just the right item.

Hours of Opening:
Wednesday: 9:30 am – 4 pm.
Thursday: 9:30 am – 4 pm.
Friday: 9:30 am – 4pm

Coffee Shop

The church Coffee Shop is a great place to have a cuppa, meet with friends for a chat and even have a light lunch.

Hours of opening: 
Wednesday: 10 am – 2 pm.
Thursday: CLOSED.
Friday: 10 am – 2 pm

Church Prayer meeting

Thursday 29th April at 1:30 pm in the Pastor’s Office.

All welcome.

Worship Service

Sunday 2nd May 2021 at 10 am.

Speaker: To be announced
Communion leader: Roger Collins
Worship Leader: David Mills

All welcome.

Worship Service

Sunday 11th April 2021 at 10 am.

Speaker: David Mills
Communion leader: Bob Menadue
Worship Leader: Graham Nancarrow

All welcome.

Church Board Meeting

The Elders and Deacons will be having their monthly meeting at 12:30pm Sunday 11th April 2021.

Bookshop

The church bookshop is a vital part of our church ministry. Come in if you are looking for that special card for someone you love. The shop also has a wide variety of books, DVDs, gifts and other helpful materials. Talk to the volunteer staff for help in choosing just the right item.

Hours of Opening:
Wednesday: 9:30 am – 4 pm.
Thursday: 9:30 am – 4 pm.
Friday: 9:30 am – 4pm

Coffee Shop

The church Coffee Shop is a great place to have a cuppa, meet with friends for a chat and even have a light lunch.

Hours of opening: 
Wednesday: 10 am – 2 pm.
Thursday: CLOSED.
Friday: 10 am – 2 pm

Church Prayer meeting

Thursday 15th April at 1:30 pm in the Pastor’s Office.

All welcome.

Elders’ Meeting

Thursday 15th April at 7 pm in the home of Steve and Chris Bown.

Please uphold the Elders in prayer.

Worship Service

Sunday 18th April 2021 at 10 am.

Speaker: Trevor Hampel “Trust and Obey”
Communion leader: Hugh Menzies
Worship Leader: Chris Longden

All welcome.

The 40-day season of Lent is a time preceding Easter. It is not something that our church practises, but the church calendar indicates that we are currently in this time of Lent, a time set aside to focus on Christ’s life, His ministry, sacrifice and resurrection.

It is good to spend time reflecting on what God has done for us.

Many Christians may give up something for lent to help them in their reflection. If it works for them it is good. Care must be taken that it doesn’t become a bargaining tool between them and God.

Our salvation is free for us, but it was very expensive. Someone else had to pay for it. It cost Jesus His life.

There is absolutely nothing that we can do to help pay for it, it is a free gift.

King Saul and his army had kept the spoils of war although God had asked them to destroy everything. He tried to bargain his way out of the compromising position he was in. The prophet Samuel told him, “Does the Lord delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the voice of the Lord? To obey is better than sacrifice and to heed than the fat of rams.” (1 Sam 15:22 NIV)

There is nothing that pleases our Lord more than our obedience motivated by a heart full of love for Him.

RM

Worship Service

Sunday 14th March 2021 at 10 am.

Speaker: Graham Nancarrow “God”
Communion leader: Trevor Purdie
Worship Leader: Chris Longden

All welcome.

Murraylands Service

Tuesday 16th March at 2 pm Jean Jarvis Centre Pugh Avenue
Leader: Trevor Hampel
Communion: Trevor Purdie
Message: Olwyn Clothier.

Bookshop

The church bookshop is a vital part of our church ministry. Come in if you are looking for that special card for someone you love. The shop also has a wide variety of books, DVDs, gifts and other helpful materials. Talk to the volunteer staff for help in choosing just the right item.

Hours of Opening:
Wednesday: 9:30 am – 4 pm.
Thursday: 9:30 am – 4 pm.
Friday: 9:30 am – 4pm

Coffee Shop

The church Coffee Shop is a great place to have a cuppa, meet with friends for a chat and even have a light lunch.

Hours of opening: 
Wednesday: 10 am – 2 pm.
Thursday: 10 am – 2 pm.
Friday: 10 am – 2 pm

Worship Service

Sunday 21st March 2021 at 10 am.

Speaker: Olwyn Clothier “Love is…”
Communion leader: David Mills
Worship Leader: Trevor Hampel

All welcome.

Easter Services

Good Friday: 9 am

Easter Sunday: 10 am

When we read our papers, or listen to the radio or watch the television news, there seems to be nothing but trouble everywhere. We hear of conflicts and rumours of wars. We hear of disagreements between peoples, protests and riots, outright hatred and mistrust. Then there are earthquakes, famines, droughts, floods and plagues.

It’s enough to send anyone spiralling into despair.

Then on a personal level, we all have seasons of difficulties. We all go through periods of loss and deep grieving. Many of us endure times of ill-health, either personally or as a family. From time to time we have financial struggles and challenges regarding work or career. It is times like these that God can seem so distant. We struggle to pray or read the Bible. Take heart; you are not alone. The struggle is real.

Jesus had many encouraging words for his disciples and followers, including us. We read:

 “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” (John 16:33 NIV)

Jesus said these encouraging words because his disciples struggled to understand what he was teaching. They struggled to understand the concept that he claimed to be the Son of God. They couldn’t fully grasp that he was, indeed, the Messiah. He acknowledged that they would be faced with troubles. This is common to everyone, both in Jesus’ time and now and throughout history.

What does this mean in practice, in our everyday lives? Even in the midst of troubles, in the turmoils of life, in its tragedies and challenges, we can put our trust in Jesus. We can rest in that inner peace that can only come from knowing that Jesus has everything under his control. “Take heart. I have overcome the world.”

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Worship Service

Sunday 28th February 2021 at 10 am.

Speaker: Val Zerna (Global Mission Partners)
Communion leader: Trevor Hampel
Worship Leader: Trevor Purdie.

All welcome.

Special Prayer meeting

Sunday 28th February at 2:30 pm in the Church. The main focus of this meeting will be on future ministry in our church.

Christian Women’s Fellowship

Tuesday 2nd March at 1:30pm in the church.

Olwyn Clothier will be the speaker, Yvonne Mills will present the mission spot, and June Parker will supply afternoon tea. All ladies welcome.

Bookshop

The church bookshop is a vital part of our church ministry. Come in if you are looking for that special card for someone you love. The shop also has a wide variety of books, DVDs, gifts and other helpful materials. Talk to the volunteer staff for help in choosing just the right item.

Hours of Opening:
Wednesday: 9:30 am – 4 pm.
Thursday: 9:30 am – 4 pm.
Friday: 9:30 am – 4pm

Coffee Shop

The church Coffee Shop is a great place to have a cuppa, meet with friends for a chat and even have a light lunch.

Hours of opening: 
Wednesday: 10 am – 2 pm.
Thursday: 10 am – 2 pm.
Friday: 10 am – 2 pm

Worship Service

Sunday 7th March 2021 at 10 am.

Speaker: Trevor Hampel “The Peace of God part 2”
Communion leader: Paul Castle
Worship Leader: Steve Bown.

All welcome.

Bookshop

The church bookshop is a vital part of our church ministry. Come in if you are looking for that special card for someone you love. The shop also has a wide variety of books, DVDs, gifts and other helpful materials. Talk to the volunteer staff for help in choosing just the right item.

Opening hours: open Wednesday to Friday 9:30 am to 4 pm until Christmas Eve.

Please note: the Bookshop will be closed from 4 pm December 24th until 9:30 am, January 13th.

Coffee Shop

The church Coffee Shop is a great place to have a cuppa, meet with friends for a chat and even have a light lunch.

Hours of opening: closed until January 27th 2021.

Christmas Eve

Please note that there will NOT be a Christmas Eve service this year.

Christmas Day Service

Our Christmas Day service will be at 9 am on Friday, December 25th, 2020.

Worship Service

Sunday 27th December 2020 at 10 am.

Speaker: Pastor Grant Spangenberg “A Time to Come – a Time to Go”
Bible reading: Ecclesiastes 3: 1 – 15.
Communion leader: Graham Nancarrow.
Worship Leader: Trevor Hampel

All welcome.

Christian Women’s Fellowship

Tuesday 1st of December 1:30 pm.

It’s our Christmas meeting and each member is asked to bring a Christmas reading, a gift for a Lerwin resident and a donation for COCOA.

Please bring some Christmas afternoon tea. All ladies welcome.

Bookshop

The church bookshop is a vital part of our church ministry. Come in if you are looking for that special card for someone you love. The shop also has a wide variety of books, DVDs, gifts and other helpful materials. Talk to the volunteer staff for help in choosing just the right item.

Opening hours: open Wednesday to Friday 9:30 am to 4 pm until Christmas Eve.

Coffee Shop

The church Coffee Shop is a great place to have a cuppa, meet with friends for a chat and even have a light lunch.

Hours of opening: Wednesday to Friday, 10 am to 2 pm until 11th December and then closed until January 27th 2021.

Worship Service

Sunday 6th December 2020 at 10 am.

Speaker: Grant Spangenberg
Bible reading: TBA
Communion leader: Steve Bown.
Worship Leader: Trevor Purdie.

All welcome.

Worship service

Sunday 22nd November 2020 at 10 am.

Speaker: Olwyn Clothier
Bible reading: Psalm 23, John 1: 1 – 14.
Communion leader: Graham Nancarrow
Worship Leader: Graham Nancarrow

We are suggesting that you wear a mask – but this is not compulsory.
Please observe social distancing at all times.
There will be no morning tea after the service.

All welcome.

Bookshop

The church bookshop is a vital part of our church ministry. Come in if you are looking for that special card for someone you love. The shop also has a wide variety of books, DVDs, gifts and other helpful materials. Talk to the volunteer staff for help in choosing just the right item.

Opening hours: open Wednesday to Friday 9:30 am to 4 pm until Christmas Eve.

Coffee Shop

The church Coffee Shop is a great place to have a cuppa, meet with friends for a chat and even have a light lunch.

Hours of opening: closed until January 27th 2021.

Worship Service

Sunday 29th November 2020 at 10 am.

Speaker: Steve Bown
Bible reading: TBA
Communion leader: Steve Bown
Worship Leader: David Mills

All welcome.