Our Staff
Our church does not currently have a minister. If you have any
questions about the church, you can contact our Session Clerk – John
Thoms, at enquiries at hurstvillepresbyterian.org.
Hurstville Presbyterian is part of the Presbyterian Church in NSW.
Our Mission
Our church exists to glorify God by calling all people into the kingdom of his Son and growing them to maturity through his Spirit and Word.
We have three goals:
Evangelism
To grow Christ’s church by telling non-Christians what God has done for them in his Son and calling them to respond.
Edification
To grow Christ’s church by teaching Christians to live in obedience to Him because of what God has done for them.
Exaltation
To grow Christ’s church by developing reverence and love for God within each individual and within the congregation.
What We Believe
We Believe…
The Bible teaches that life can’t be understood or enjoyed until our broken relationship with God is restored by submitting to his Son, Jesus Christ, as Lord and Saviour.
God has spoken to us in the Bible. He tells us that we have rebelled against Him and for this we deserve his punishment for eternity. In his mercy God sent his Son into our world as a man. He was put to death when he was crucified on a Roman cross to take upon himself the punishment that we deserve for our rebellion. Jesus rose from the dead three days later. God now offers forgiveness to everyone who recognises their rebellion against Him and submits to Jesus as Lord and Saviour.
One day Jesus will return to this world and will judge everybody according to their response to him.
Our understanding of the Bible is set out in our doctrinal statement, The Westminster Confession of Faith.
How We Are Organised
Our church is led by a team of elders. The secretary of the elders is known as the Session Clerk. The elders are responsible for the spiritual leadership and oversight of the congregation. Our ministers are part of the eldership and have special responsibilities in teaching people the Bible.
Our property and finances are managed by a team of people known as the Committee of Management.