To our Visitors : Welcome! There are no bells and whistles on this site, but it will download quickly, and let you know WHO we are, WHAT we stand for, and WHAT we do. If you’d like to know something more of our Church’s background - go to the Introduction on the menu bar.
We are part of the Christian community in Holroyd City in Sydney's western suburbs - active in combined churches ministry in youth, schools, retirement villages, community liaison and Ministers' Fellowship activities. We believe there is only ONE CHURCH in our district, represented by many expressions of local fellowship. We are committed to growing primarily from evangelism, not by transfer, and enjoy a healthy relationship with many other churches in our area that are similarly committed to the Lordship of Christ and reaching the unchurched with the good news...
Our church actively supports the various ministries functioning under the auspices of the Holroyd Christian Ministers' Fellowship; details on the Combined Churches' website
SPECIAL EVENTS COMING UP:
Family
Voice Seminar; Sat Sept 20.
details here in
PDF
book through the church office
And
remember, EVERY day is a SPECIAL EVENT when Jesus Christ is with you!
There IS hope! God has good things
in store for all who love and follow Him!
| OUR MAIN COLLECTIVE ACTIVITIES.... | |
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Sunday |
Greystanes Community Centre, 734 Merrylands Rd. |
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approx. High School age (Yrs 7-12); 7pm Fridays at Greystanes Community Centre; James Roberts and Kefas Makava 0430-559255 makava@hnlc.org.au. |
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| LOUD Young Adults |
approx.
age after school to 30. Twice monthly. Social events, devotionals and
mutual encouragement. Craig
and Michelle Burns 0417-692905 Current Young Adults Planner PDF |
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Ladies Ministry |
Prayer
chain, Bible studies for women, and fellowship - Kathy Watts
98233556 |
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Home Fellowships |
Home Fellowships in Merrylands and Blacktown (Tuesdays). Something for everyone, from enquirers to experienced Christians! 7.30pm start. Details from the office 98962514 or David Di Ienno, Pastoral Care Coordinator. |
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Overseas Missions |
We are part of the support network of Lifeline Ministries Southern Africa; based out of Zimbabwe. The Website has great detail and updated information on the situation in Southern Africa, and what YOU can do to be involved. |
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Ministry Development College [MDC] |
Thursdays 6.30-9.30pm; 6-week courses to enhance the effectiveness of every believer's calling. Details from church office. Next Unit starts March 6. TO WEBSITE |
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Ministry contacts |
Senior Ministers - Brian & Elizabeth Rensford (m) 0419-201541 Pastoral
Care Coordinator - David Di
Ienno (m) 0409-726819 |
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CHURCH OFFICE |
106A Jersey Rd, Greystanes NSW 2145 02-9896-2514 fax. 02-9636-7260 newlife@hnlc.org.au |
Holroyd Ministry Development College
Details are on the website. The College is developing into a broader role of equipping believers from several local churches from various backgrounds. The College uses the very adequate Fellowship of Christ facility in Girraween.
Overseas
Missions is a very essential part of our church life and
focus
For over 26 years our church has been involved
in LifeLine Ministries in Southern Africa. We helped fund their
extensive "paper preachers and teachers" literature ministry, and now
the Ministry Development program. Have a look at our OVERSEAS MISSIONS WEBPAGE. Our prayer is it will help you fire up
with Holy Spirit passion for the plight and opportunities that exist RIGHT NOW
within our sphere of influence! It features up-to-date reports on the Zimbabwe
crisis.
We pray; we give; and some of us go! Brian Rensford and Peter Brown were in Africa mid-2008, with Brian ministering in the Lifeline programs, while they relayed gifts from concerned Aussie Christians to various connected areas of need. They took with them medical resources, as well as donations towards relief aid. Brian and Kefas Makava will be back in Zimbabwe in late 2008 for the Network Leadership Gathering. Your prayers are appreciated!
In 2005, our church gave enough forex for Sparrows Nest orphanage (Mozambique) to purchase an adjacent additional block for building a classroom, and a carpentry area to train the 55 children Pastor Domingos Caetano and his staff are now looking after in Nhamatanda. What joyful reports have come back to us in the last couple of months over this! Representatives from our church have visited there many times, while ministering in Mozambique. That way, we know how our (and your) donations are properly applied!
Ministry reports
Holroyd New Life Church has been involved in high
school SRE since 1990. With several other churches in our district, we
currently help support the Coordinators in five high schools and a Combined
Churches representative covering the 23 primary schools in our District. Two are from our
church - Michelle Burns (Holroyd HS) and Kefas Makava (Greystanes HS). A continual stream of students have
been involved in Bible study, youth activities, camps, and Sunday meetings in
local churches. The majority are from unchurched homes. We also have a team
of volunteers teaching in both primary and high schools.
It was a real joy in late 2006 to ordain our most recent youth leader, James Roberts, who came from an unchurched background and came to Christ through the schools' ministry.
Our discipling program covers not only Bible teaching foundations, but also lifestyle skills. Some of these young people have brought much chaos with them! But also much life and joy to our church! The slow process continues - of changing the mindset so they begin to think and act (and react) as a Christian. We pray the change in their lives will speak to their families too.
If you are interested in financially supporting the SRE ministry, it's a tax-deductible, registered charity. Contact our office for details.