Gerringong Uniting Church

We are a friendly, medium-sized church family who are committed to serving our community in the name of Christ. Our mission statement is ‘Life. Love. Laughter.’ – we aim to have all our activities marked by these characteristics. There are many different groups and activities taking place via which we encourage and serve others, and there is a worship service and special interest group to suit just about everybody. Our strength is our sense of community. We are all about being a community of faith where people are supported and enjoy life to the full with one another (see John 10:10 for more info). Our mission is to serve both our local community and our world by focussing on the older generation, youth and young families. Our church continues to enjoy a strong association with Mayflower Village, our local UnitingCare aged-care facility. Many of our members either live at Mayflower or volunteer their time there in a wide range of capacities. We also operate Chittick Lodge conference centre here in Gerringong as part of our service to the community. You can visit the Chittick Lodge website at www.chitticklodge.org.au You can find out more about the Gerringong-Gerroa community at www.gerringong-gerroa.com. We exist to serve our community, our nation, and our world in the name of Christ. In short, we love because he first loved us (see 1 John 4:19). As such, we actively support the following local, regional, national and international ministries via prayer, financial and practical assistance: UnitingCare Mayflower Village KBECET (Kiama Board for the Employment of Christian Education Teachers) Wollongong Mission Frontier Services Wrap with Love TEAR Australia Micah Challenge World Vision (40 Hour Famine) Lent Event Samaritan’s Purse (Operation Christmas Child) Siyandlulisa (WEC Johannesburg) We are part of the extended Uniting Church family, one of Australia’s largest Christian denominations. This means we can receive (and offer) support and accountability from the broader church when needed. The Uniting Church sits within the Methodist, Presbyterian and Congregational Christian traditions. We are part of the NSW Synod and the Illawarra Presbytery. We enjoy a twinning relationship with our friends from Forbes Uniting Church. In October 2010 we headed out to Forbes to enjoy a combined church camp with the Forbes mob. We would love to see you at any one of our gatherings or functions that take place at our Fern St centre and around town. See below a quick guide to who we are and what we believe… Gerringong Uniting Church is… A secure church… experiencing the grace of God. A confident church… enjoying the salvation of Jesus Christ. A powerful church… receiving the fullness of the Holy Spirit. A Bible-based church… listening for the Word of God in the scriptures through which our faith and obedience are nurtured and strengthened. A worshipping church… praising God in worship and witness for whom he is and what he has done through Jesus Christ. A growing church… presenting Christ so that all people develop to their full potential. A serving church… ensuring the emotional, physical and practical needs of all people are sensitively and lovingly addressed. A witnessing church… modelling the life of Christ in our community and the world.