In 1941, a stranger to the small French village of La Chambon sat in the town square expecting to hear the church bells ring at noon. Yet, there was no ringing of bells, only silence.  Confused he tracked down the bell master to ask him why the bells hadn’t been rung. It was the first […]

You are welcome to join us for one of our three services over the Easter weekend. We have one on Good Friday, 9.00am, as well as our Easter Sunday Services, at 9.30am and 6.00pm. Can we encourage you to boil that kettle, butter up your hot cross bun, fire up your digital device and join us online for […]

Pastor Christopher La Pel was born in Phnom Penh, Cambodia and was only a boy when the Khmer Rouge seized power in April, 1975. This brutal regime killed 2 million of the 8 million population in a killing frenzy which lasted for 1364 days. At the end of this time, his family was dead, including […]

One of my favourite quotes on leadership is from Bill George in his book, True North. He writes, “The role of the leader is not to get other people to follow them but to empower others to lead.”  I love that idea of empowering or releasing another to find their God given potential.  On his […]

“Other people keep our souls alive, just like food and water does with our body.” These are the words of Don Miller in his book, Blue Like Jazz. Naturally reclusive by nature, he recognises that too much time alone can change us, and not necessarily for the better. We can go so deep into ourselves […]