We are a Pentecostal church located in Ormiston, in the Redland City area between Cleveland and Wellington Point. We are a vibrant, Christ-centred group of people with a passion for worship and a love of the word of God.
Our Sunday morning meeting commences at 9:30 am and you’re welcome to come and join us!
Our Sunday morning meeting includes songs of praise and worship with music which normally includes an interactive time with the gifts of the Spirit, testimonies and a message that includes teaching from the Bible. The message usually lasts between 35-45 minutes. Our Bible-based messages are both practical and relevant to your life, taught in a way that is both understandable and engaging.
We look forward to meeting you.
We believe everyone can experience God's presence!
We believe in one true God who is the Creator and Ruler of the universe. God is omniscient (knows everything), omnipresent (is everywhere), and omnipotent (all powerful). He is totally loving and completely holy. God has revealed Himself to be eternally self-existent. God has revealed Himself over time in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Email us: pastors@ormistoncfc.com.au
Phone us: 0448 808 044
Our church supports Project114, a vital ministry that utilises frontline tested tools and strategic partnerships to serve vulnerable people in immediate need, including those in the persecuted church and those suffering in conflict zones.
Pastor David Pickering leads the pastoral team at Ormiston CFC. David and Shirley are the glue that holds the church together, and have a heart to see the church grow and be healthy even as we reach out to the community.
The church has an amazing group of elders who help guide the church and make prayerful and transparent decisions to help the church follow the leading of the Holy Spirit. Paul is a leader and teacher, and Sally is a vital part of the music ministry.
We believe in God the Father; an infinite personal Spirit – perfect in holiness, wisdom, power, and love. We believe that He is involved in the lives of people, not wishing that any should perish but that all should repent. We further believe that He hears and answers prayers, and that all who come to Him through His Son will be saved from sin and death. God has revealed Himself as a Father who loves and rules over His creation, and has revealed His character through the person and life of Jesus Christ.
We believe that Jesus is the only begotten Son of God, conceived by the Holy Spirit in Mary who was a virgin. We believe that Jesus is the Messiah who was prophesied in the Old Testament; fully Son of God and fully man. Jesus was the only one to ever live a sinless life and offered Himself as the perfect, atoning sacrifice for the sins of all people by dying a sinner’s death on the cross. He rose from the dead after three days, demonstrating His power over sin and death. He ascended to Heaven and will someday return to earth to reign as King.
We believe that Holy Spirit is present in the world and actively partnering with sons and daughters of God to make people aware of their need for Jesus. Holy Spirit lives in every believer from the moment of salvation and guides and empowers those who believe for intensified service to God. He also brings revelation knowledge to help us understand spiritual truth (reveals God’s word), speaks to believers of righteousness, is an inner witness and confirmation of the promise of God of eternal salvation, distributes spiritual gifts and produces fruit in the believer that reflects the character of God.
We believe that the Church is not a building, but a group of people who submit to Jesus who is the Head of the Body. We believe in the invaluable practice of consistently gathering with one another to spur each other on to love, maturity in Christ and good works. We believe that the primary role of Church leadership is to empower believers for the work of everyday ministry and that it is the honour of all believers to share the gospel of Jesus with the world, and to minister to those in need by the supernatural power that resides in the believer by the Holy Spirit.
We believe that the Bible is a God-given gift to every person and was written by human authors under the guidance of Holy Spirit in all of its literary forms. Inspired by God and inerrant, the Bible is the supreme source of truth for Christian beliefs about doctrine and godly living. The Bible is God’s personal word that sparks life and light in the human spirit of those who respond to Him. The Bible is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting, and training in righteousness so that followers of Jesus may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.
We believe that salvation is a gift from God, not a result of good works or of any human effort. We believe that Jesus shed His innocent blood, dying on the cross as the perfect, all-sufficient sacrifice for sins. His atoning death and victorious resurrection constitute the only grounds for salvation, reconciliation to God, and new birth by the Holy Spirit. Only by believing in the heart and confessing with the mouth are the lost born-again or born from above. At salvation, the believer’s sin nature dies and they are given a new nature that is free from sin. They are cleansed from all unrighteousness and their spirit is justified (just as if they have never sinned before God). Salvation is both an event where you meet Jesus, and a process where you learn to live your life for Him.
We believe that every believer is a new creation, a citizen of heaven, and a child of God. We are no longer regarded according to the flesh but according to our spirit. We are set free from sin, no longer enslaved by it, and empowered for the first time to love God and love others in a way that without the Holy Spirit is humanly impossible.
We believe that water baptism is a symbolic act where a believer identifies with Christ’s death, burial, and resurrection. For this reason we believe in baptism by full immersion, you don’t bury a corpse with a sprinkle of dirt after all. Water baptism is a voluntary and public profession of a person’s repentance and faith in Jesus, and an outward testimony of an inward work of God.
We believe in the practice of communion, representing Jesus’ shed blood and broken body that symbolizes His extravagant covenant made with those who believe. We remember His perfect sacrifice that cleansed us from all unrighteousness: past, present, and future, and we celebrate this through communion each Sunday.
We believe that Holy Spirit baptism is the promise of the Father given by Jesus after His ascension, initiated at Pentecost. We believe that each believer has the ability to experience a Holy Spirit baptism of power after experiencing the indwelling of the Holy Spirit at salvation. The Holy Spirit baptism is given for the sake of the proclamation of the gospel of Jesus and the building up of the Body of Christ. When a believer receives the baptism of the Holy Spirit, scriptural precedent demonstrates that they have the potential and probability of experiencing various gifts and manifestations such as prophetic experiences, unknown tongues, and other visible outward signs. We don’t shy away from this, but celebrate the experience as a supernatural connection with the living God through the Holy Spirit who lives within the believer.
We're thankful for our faithful members and those who support us in the vision we have for our community church.
In addition to providing for the costs of the church, we assist people in the community, local schools and also support ministry to persecuted churches and those struggling in conflict zones through our ministry partners.
Singing and Music
We believe that praise and worship is a participatory experience. We invite you to join in as we praise God through singing and you can follow the on-screen lyrics if you don’t know the songs. We use different instruments to help nurture a sense of worship and build an environment that helps people enter into the presence of Jesus Christ.
Prayer
We pray before, during and after Sunday services as this allows us to acknowledge our dependence on Jesus Christ. We believe prayer is vital for empowering the believer for building God’s kingdom and establishing His power in our personal lives. We pray for the needs of the church and its members and any needs we become aware of in the lives of people. We always provide an opportunity for people to come forward at the end of the meeting to receive prayer from the leadership team and/or the elders of the church.
We take up an offering
We give generously as an act of worship, not under compulsion of any kind but out of a joyful heart. What you give is between you and God, and we don’t squeeze people for cash! The money collected goes towards the costs of the ministry and providing for the ongoing needs of the church, and we also support Project114 that supports people from persecuted churches, and ministers to people suffering in war-torn zones.
A few more things to note . . .
After the meeting
Following the meeting we spend time getting to know each other better or just catching up with each other over snacks, tea and coffee. There is always plenty of opportunity to meet or catch-up with people through conversation.
What should I wear?
Our Sunday atmosphere is relaxed and casual. People wear anything from business casual to jeans and t-shirts and shorts. Wear whatever you are most comfortable in!