What to expect at church | GisbornePresbyterian

What to expect at church when you visit with us

You can expect to be warmly greeted by our welcomers. Our service includes prayers and Bible readings. We ask everyone to stand (if they are able) when we join together to sing. There will be a mixture of traditional hymns and contemporary songs. There will be a sermon, usually preached by our pastor, with focus on understanding a passage of Scripture better. After the service, we'd love to meet you, with a cuppa and morning tea on offer in the hall behind the church.

Church Meetings

Melbourne West Presbytery meets every third Wednesday in the month from 7:15 in appointed churches in the Presbytery.

The Kirk Session meets monthly on the last Saturday of each month in the hall from 9:00 am.

The Board of Management meets bi- monthly by Zoom on the second Monday of each month from 7:30 pm.

The Church Prayer Group meets weekly on Sundays at the hall from 9am.

The Mission's Committee meeting every second month in the hall on the second Sunday in the month from 2pm.

How you can serve

At St Andrews there are many ways in which we can show love by serving each other. These are some of the ways you might choose to serve:

in the kitchen for morning tea
as Sunday school teacher or assistant
reading the Bible in worship service
children's talks
in technical and sound area
Board of Management
cleaning church and hall
admin and office with newsletter
part of the music team
welcoming people at the door
helping in the creche
assisting with the youth group
joining one of our diaconate teams

Connect Bible Studies

St Andrews hosts a number of Bible studies and other activities you might be interested in. We believe joining a study is a great way to grow in faith and to develop relationships with one another.

Weekly Bible study: Monday Morning in the church hall from 10:00 am til noon.
Kyneton Ladies' Bible study Tuesday Morning weekly at Joy's home in Kyneton from 10am til noon.
Kyneton Mens' Bible study: Tuesday evening fortnightly at Noel's home in Kyneton from 7pm -9pm.
Mens' Bible study: Every Wednesday week for men at the Manse from 7pm - 9pm, except the third Wednesday in the month
Craft Group Every second Thursday in the church hall from 11am - 2pm.

Know Your Bible - every Monday in the hall from 1pm - 3pm. (KYB is not a church group but a non-denominational organisation supported by the church)

Communion and Baptism

St Andrew's takes seriously the work of the gospel and the commands of the Lord Jesus Christ by regularly practising the sacraments of the church.

Communion

St Andrew's recognises that the church ought to regularly conduct holy communion as Christ has directed the church to do so.

Therefore, Session has agreed to conduct communion on the first Sunday of each alternative month. Months where Communion is observed are February, April, June, August, October, & December.

We would encourage all to come and join us in our short courses on communion.

Baptism

As a Reformed Church committed to the Scriptures, St Andrews recognises that the Lord Jesus commanded the church to baptise the nations in accord with Matthew 28:18-20.

We believe that baptism is to be administered to those who are believers and to their children. We therefore practice Biblical baptism of children.

The elders of our Session according to their promises to the church will encourage parents to baptise their infants.

We would encourage everyone to attend our short courses on baptism to find out more.

Kid's Ministry

St Andrews values and appreciates children. We like to include them in as many ways as possible. During our church service we often have kid's talks.

Children

Each Sunday, our Sunday School meets from 9:15am - 9:45am in the Church Hall. All our leaders are Safe Church approved and provide teaching and oversight of Biblical truths and craft activities.