Narellan Community Congregational Church is a ministry of Hunters Hill Congregational Church whose original vision it was to commence the work.
We have a steadily growing congregation that is being strengthened spiritually, numerically and financially. The Community Centre which we share with our sister ministries, the Angus Bristow Village and the Narellan Congregational Community Services is only a temporary home for us until a Multi-Purpose Worship Centre is built on the property.
Mission Statement
In obedience to God's Word, our mission is to make a difference in people's lives by making disciples of Jesus Christ, who will seek to be whole-hearted in their love for God, sharing that love with each other and the wider community.
About Congregational Churches
Congregational churches have a rich heritage that can be traced back to the 16th century in England when Christian men and women sought to develop local churches marked by purity of life and doctrine at a time when the established church was characterised by worldliness and corruption. From that time on, Congregationalism has seen churches established all over the world.
Congregationalism has produced many well-known historical figures, such as, England's 17th century leader Oliver Cromwell, the missionary David Livingstone, the great hymn-writer Isaac Watts, and the poet, John Milton. Some of Christianity's greatest preachers have come from Congregationalism e.g. Jonathon Edwards, Charles Finney, R.W. Dale, P.T. Forsyth, Joseph Parker, G. Campbell Morgan, and Martyn Lloyd Jones.
Congregationalism came to New South Wales towards the end of the 18th century and by the 1850s Congregational churches were being founded across Australia. The noted evangelist Lionel B. Fletcher was a Congregationalist.
Hunters Hill Congregational Church and Ministries
The church here at Narellan is one of six ministries that have developed through the vision and leadership of the Hunters Hill Congregational Church. The six ministries are:
- Hunters Hill Congregational Church
- Hunters Hill Congregational Retirement Village
- Angus Bristow Village (Narellan)
- Narellan Community Congregational Church
- Narellan Congregational Community Services
- Tyndale College
The Hunters Hill Congregational Church is seen as the 'mother' of these ministries -all of which come under the Hunters Hill Congregational Church Act #30, 1977.
The Board will consist of the Trustees and Leaders (Directors) of the individual ministries with the Senior Minister of the Hunters Hill Church as Chairman. Their responsibility will be to give and receive regular reports concerning the various aspects of the work.
While each ministry is free to maintain its own affairs and is thus responsible for determining its own vision and budget (with the goal of being self-sufficient) each is, at the same time accountable to the Hunters Hill organisation leadership.