O U R S T O R Y
New Life Christian Church is founded on the good news that God has done everything necessary to bring us into a relationship with him. The good news tells us that believing in Jesus and his finished work on the cross is the basis of salvation and a right relationship with God.
New Life Christian Church was planted by migrants from the Netherlands in the early 1950s. It was first established as the Blacktown Reformed Church, and later became known as the Blacktown Christian Reformed Church. Today, in order to reflect the ongoing new life promised by the Lord Jesus Christ who is the head of the church, we are now called New Life Christian Church.
The people of New Life Christian Church are a family of ordinary people from all walks of life who believe that Jesus Christ is Saviour and Lord. We love to meet together and get to know new people!
New Life Christian Church was planted by migrants from the Netherlands in the early 1950s. It was first established as the Blacktown Reformed Church, and later became known as the Blacktown Christian Reformed Church. Today, in order to reflect the ongoing new life promised by the Lord Jesus Christ who is the head of the church, we are now called New Life Christian Church.
The people of New Life Christian Church are a family of ordinary people from all walks of life who believe that Jesus Christ is Saviour and Lord. We love to meet together and get to know new people!
O U R B E L I E F S
We believe that Scripture alone is the final authority by which we are to live (2 Timothy 3:14-17).
Christ alone is the one true Saviour of the world (Acts 4:10-12).
Salvation is a gift of grace alone and is not earned (Ephesians 2:8).
We are saved by faith alone and not by works (Ephesians 2:8-9).
Our salvation and all we do in response is for the glory of God alone (1 Corinthians 10:31).
We uphold the confessions of the Reformation, including the Heidelberg Catechism,
Belgic Confession, Canons of Dort and Westminster Confession.
Christ alone is the one true Saviour of the world (Acts 4:10-12).
Salvation is a gift of grace alone and is not earned (Ephesians 2:8).
We are saved by faith alone and not by works (Ephesians 2:8-9).
Our salvation and all we do in response is for the glory of God alone (1 Corinthians 10:31).
We uphold the confessions of the Reformation, including the Heidelberg Catechism,
Belgic Confession, Canons of Dort and Westminster Confession.
O U R V I S I O N
...a loving community growing followers of Christ
O U R M I S S I O N
people to a
living faith in our Lord Jesus Christ |
a committed, loving community of believers in Christ
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well-equipped followers of Christ to serve him with the gospel
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O U R T E A M
Glenn Dillon is a Pastor at New Life and he works together with the elders, overseeing the ministries and staff of the church. He and his wife, Bec, are excited to be part of God’s work in Blacktown and long to see the name of Jesus honoured among our community. They also coordinate the Rivers of Life Mission in Kenya.
Phil Kruss is a Ministry Apprentice at New Life. He is involved in a variety of kid’s ministries, including JAM, Kids@NewLife and running Scripture classes in a local primary school. He also assists with the Magnification team and serves in the music team.
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Kirralee Burnett is a ministry worker here at New Life. She directs the Membership ministry and coordinates the Hosting teams and Pastoral Care, as well as assisting all our other ministries with various tasks. She is passionate about seeing our visitors experience the love of Christ through our church family and loves seeing how God is working here at New Life.
Tania Vander Noord is our Women's worker, and coordinates the Women’s Ministry at New Life, which includes organising conferences and other events. She also coordinates the one-to-one discipleship of women across the church.
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Angelo Bercasio is one of the Ministry Apprentices at New Life. He serves in the music team, one to one discipling and the Mission team and others. He is passionate about spreading God's word to the lost, and hopes to be a missionary to Japan one day. Angelo also assists with running Bible studies with Campus Bible Ministries (CBM) at WSU Penrith.
Sheila William Joseph is an Educator who loves working with children and coordinates Kids@NewLife, the children's program run every Sunday during both services. She leads a team of volunteers who love to share the good news of Jesus to children.
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Rachel is our Administration Coordinator, and looks after all our communication and daily running of the church office needs. She was born and baptised in our church, and has returned to God and His family with a heart to help the broken.She is also involved in organising our women's ministry events, along with Tania and Kirralee.
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David Abela is our Youth Ministry Worker, and assists with the coordination of our Youth ministry and the discipling and pastoral care of our youth and young people. David is passionate about connecting with and working alongside the parents of our youth to see Christ proclaimed in our young people's lives.
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