About Us

West Hamilton Community Church is a member of the Church of Confessing Anglicans Aotearoa New Zealand.

By the grace of God we were one of the initial twelve churches to form a new Anglican Diocese in New Zealand in May 2019. We stand firmly in Anglican faith and practice, and are structurally distinct from the Anglican Church of Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia (ACANZP). WHCC was formed in July 2014 when the West Hamilton Anglican Parish was ousted from the ACANZP Province after its Minister and all Vestry members withdrew their submission to the authority of ACANZP 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.

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Meet the Team

Michael Hewat

Senior Minister

Mike Turner

Associate Minister

Don Corban

Minister

Gary Evans

Pastoral Care Minister

Kimberley Hewat

Youth Minister

Max Scott

Minister

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Our Values

Love

Obedience

Prayerfulness

Spirit-filled

Grace and truth:

We seek to be like Jesus, who came “full of grace and truth” (John 1.14), upholding the ethics of the Kingdom of God without compromise, but in a way that imparts God’s grace and not condemnation.

A holistic approach to the Gospel:

We seek to minister to the whole person (body, mind and spirit) and to be responsible stewards of God’s creation (see Luke 4.18f.; Romans 8.19-25).

Evangelism:

We seek to be evangelistic in everything we do, confident that the Gospel is truly good news for all people and that our primary purpose is to proclaim it at every opportunity. This Gospel is not simply that God loves us, but that he showed his love by sending his only Son Jesus Christ into the world to save us from our sin. We are all called to repentance and faith in Jesus. Mark 1.15; Acts 2.38; Rom 1.18; 2 Corinthians 4.5.

Familial relationships:

We endeavour to model our relationships as a church on that of the extended family/whanau, emphasising mutual commitment, respect, loyalty, Christ-like love for one another. We value all people equally, regardless of age, ethnicity, gender, wealth, education, vocation or marital status (see 1 Corinthians 12.13).

Active membership:

We expect all members to faithfully: pray for the Church; attend worship, church meetings and a fellowship group; and to support the church financially (see Hebrews 10.19-25; 2 Corinthians 9).

Every-member ministry:

We take seriously the call to all members of Christ’s Church to be ministers of the Gospel, recognising that “all these (ministries) are activated by one and the same Spirit”

Giving

How to support our vision and mission financially