Our Story
WHCC is an independent Anglican Church, recognised and supported by the Global Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans (GFCA) and its New Zealand affiliate – the NZ Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans (NZFCA).
This means that, while not under the General Synod of the Province of Aotearoa-NZ and Polynesia, WHCC is still in fellowship with the majority of the global Anglican Communion, as well as other NZFCA parishes who remain in the Province. In lieu of a bishop, the GFCA has appointed a Visitor to whom the Senior Minister and Church Council are answerable.
WHCC was formed when the West Hamilton Anglican Parish was ousted from the Province in July 2014, after the Minister and all Vestry members withdrew their submission to the authority of General Synod. General Synod had passed a motion on human sexuality which was both contrary to the clear teaching of Scripture and in breach of its own Constitution. 95% of the congregation voted to stay together and continue its mission as a church family in West Hamilton. Only the name of the church and its places of meeting changed. Our vision is to be a Christ-centred, biblical and pioneering church within a global Anglican Fellowship.