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Be cared and prayed for

Our Elders and Pastor oversees and cares for our members and visitors. In addition, retired Elders and gifted pastoral carers help our Elders in this important area. Our Pastoral Care Team also prays for member praise points and needs that are raised with them.

We encourage you to come to our church prayer meeting at 8.30 am on the second Sunday of each month. God loves to hear His church calling on the Name of the Lord together. A church that prays together stays together and the Holy Spirit is reviving us again!

Be cared for practically

Sharing Jesus’ love in word and deed, our Diaconal Team practically cares for those in and outside our church family by writing cards, visiting, sending flowers, providing meals and gift vouchers, coordinating gift catalogue fundraisers, supporting local charities like Cornerstone and Transit Outreach and sets up and serves Lord Supper elements.

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Partner with us to train our children to love Jesus

After praising God with us in song in church, Children from the age of three through to Grade 6 are invited to enjoy learning about Jesus at ‘Kid’s Church’ every Sunday except the first Sunday of the month when we celebrate Lord’s Supper together. All leaders have done ChildSafe training, hold a current Working With Children’s Check and abide by our church’s ChildSafe policy.

Join a Bible study

Members meet in small communities through the week to read and grow in their faith from God’s word, pray for one another, share joys and burdens with each other and encourage each other.

Join our Young Adults and Young Professionals

God is growing our youth as they meet weekly for coffee and to dig deeper into the Sunday sermon and how we are applying it. This group also runs a barista style coffee ministry after Sunday morning worship. So come and join our growing church family!

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Serve at Shawlands outreach

Church volunteers offer support and a meal each week at Shawlands Caravan Park, 65 South Gippsland Highway, Dandenong South on Tuesdays from 4.00 to 5.30 pm. Food vouchers are made available for emergencies too.

We have two on-site caravans. One is for hospitality, it has a small kitchen, library books and kids toys. The other van is a mini op-shop, offering a wide variety of household goods, emergency packs, toasters, kettles, bedding, heaters, fans etc. All merchandise is available at very low prices, however if there is a real need and no money to pay for goods, it is for free, no questions asked.

After “being in the park” for nearly 20 years we have met a lot of people, each in different circumstances and we have helped many of them, also often by offering a listening ear.

 

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Support our Op Shop

Operates out of the church and offers quality goods at cheap prices. We also have a café and children’s play area available. All profits go to helping the needy in our local community.
Opening hours: 9 am – 4 pm on Thursdays.
What’s there: Clothing, shoes, books, puzzles, toys, manchester, furniture, household items …. and so much more. We welcome people to come in browse and have a chat over a cuppa in our cafe which runs from 10 am to 2 pm.

Join the Choir

The Jubilate Choir is an outreach choir of between 70 and 80 members from several denominations and ministers in song and music.

The Choir practices at our church on Wednesday nights, from 7.30 pm and has special presentations on Palm Sunday (Sunday before Good Friday) and Christmas.

Support Chaplaincy

We provide prayer and financial support to Scripture Union trained Chaplains at a local primary school. These chaplains provide wonderful support and friendship to children and families.

Support missions

Our church supports mission work in India, Solomon Islands, Thailand, Sri Lanka and Uganda through generous giving to the following:

HopeBuilders

We donate vital funds for 130+ orphans and widows in Uganda. Members are encouraged to go on mission trips and give through monthly sponsorships. For special milestones, we send a card to our members and instead of flowers we send a donation to Hope Builders. More information at hopebuilders.org.au

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IndiWay

A denominational team who helps train ministry workers, provides Bibles and materials and supports church planting in Asia.

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Solomon Islands

Our denomination runs a mission in the Solomon Islands which provides support and training to local pastors, as well as practical aid through construction and relief projects at schools, hospitals and disability services.  More information at swim.crca.org.au

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World Transform

A denominational team who administers offerings from our churches to bring Gospel deed help to the hurting and needy around the world. More information at worldtransform.org.au
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