About us
Westchurch began in February 1981. (Photo)
We are a relatively independent church that meets on Sunday mornings at Avonhead School Hall, 55 Avonhead Road, Christchurch.
Services follow a monthly cycle beginning with our brunch gathering around food, fun and a short talk.
We also have more traditional services with bible teaching and worship.
You can view these in our calendar.
We have various small groups, prayer groups and run social occasions.
We hope that the following will give you some idea of what makes us tick.
What to expect
Expect a relaxed and informal atmosphere.
Expect sincerity rather than professional polish.
Expect a variety of service styles
Expect a choice of expression
Expect freedom to be yourself.
We are a volunteer church with people from a variety of religious traditions. A different person leads each week and the leader is free to lead in there own way to reflect on the teaching theme.
We want you to feel “at home”, even if this is your first time in a church service. We want to free you up to serve God as He leads you, not bog you down in church programmes. ​​
Make yourself known, we’d love to get to know you better. Please ask if you are interested in finding out more.
MISSION
As a church we support each other to be 'Good News' to all; wherever we are and in whatever we are doing.
Many members are involved with other Christian organisations and organisations that we Christians are drawn to, e.g. Christians Against Poverty (CAP), Pillars and Anglican City Mission.
We support some mission partners in New Zealand & overseas. Our Mission team helps us with these special relationships.
Some Recent Sermons
SMALL GROUPS
There are a number of small groups that gather at various times during the week. These give greater opportunity for us to develop friendships and encourage each other in our faith.
If you want to join a smaller group, our Pastoral team will be happy to help.
Prayer is so important that we have regular gatherings specifically for this purpose.
Christians Against Poverty
Since March 2015, Westchurch has partnered in new joint venture with Hope Presbyterian to develop a "WestHope CAP Debt Management Centre" to serve West Christchurch. This joint centre is be managed by Te Whare Awhero (Hope House), in nearby Hornby, and affiliated with Christians Against Poverty (CAP).
If you live in West Christchurch and want help managing your own debt situation, or know someone in that area who does, we encourage you to consider the free professional debt management service offered by CAP.