We see people encountering god, finding family, being empowered & extending his kingdom in our beautiful city & beyond in a multi-cultural, multi-generational context.
We are an apostolic family who Honour God, Love People & Serve Nations.
Our Story
beginnings
Every Nation Christchurch has been honouring God, loving people and serving nations in the beautiful city of Christchurch, New Zealand since 2000. We are delighted that you are here, and we invite you to experience the benefit of being part of a spiritual family.
When you hear the word church you may think of a building with a cross on top, a religious organisation, or even a worship service. The New Testament Greek word for church - ekklesia - always referred to an assembly of people, not a building. The church in the New Testament was first and foremost a spiritual family.
The Call
In response to a vision of the fire of God breaking out in Cape Town, South Africa and spreading to the nations, Pastors Bernhard and Colleen and their young family were sent out from the Every Nation Church, Cape Town (previously His People) and came to Christchurch full of faith and certainty that God had called them to establish an apostolic centre.
In March 2023 we celebrated both the official opening of our newly refurbished Korowai Centre and the transitioning of leadership to Pastor Nathan and Kirsty McGowan.
- Matthew 28:18,19
“Go and make disciples of all the nations. Nā reira haere, meinga hei ākonga o ngā iwi katoa.”
Spiritual family
In this community you will learn that serving one another is a joyful and mutual way of life under divine authority, and that your life and gifting can grow in Jesus through discipleship. This family is committed to faith in action, to living authentic, intentional, Spirit-led lives, to sharing the truth of God’s word with all people, and to developing fully devoted followers of Christ who will go for Him. It is our desire to help you flourish in life and find your place in church life.
Multigenerational + multicultural
The Bible says that “Every tribe, every tongue, every nation will worship before the throne." God's favor has enabled us to establish a multi-generational and multicultural church of many different backgrounds and ethnicities who have been united for one cause - to worship Him.
A global family
We are currently in 80 nations. In Oceania we have churches in Auckland, Christchurch, Brisbane, Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne, Perth, Fiji and Papua New Guinea.
Every nation global exists to honour God by establishing Christ-centred, Spirit-empowered, socially responsible churches and campus ministries in every nation. See www.everynation.org for more information.
“Nō ngā iwi katoa, nō ngā hapū, nō ngā huihuinga tāngata, nō ngā reo.”
Our Team
LEADERSHIP TEAM
Every Nation Christchurch has full-time pastors/elders who lead and steward the vision, values and affairs of the church. This team are called full time to serve, pastor and administrate.
MINISTRY TEAM
Our worship service ministry team includes hosts, preachers, pastors, worship leaders and prayer leaders. They host and release the presence and power of God.
EXECUTIVE TEAM
This team is made up of all staff, pastors, ministry team, event coordinators, life group leaders and volunteer team leaders. This group executes the direction set by the leadership team and lead with strategy to fulfil the mission.
financial board
The board stewards and administers the finances and resources of the church.
Our Cultures
A MISSIONAL CULTURE
God’s heart is for the lost of the world. We are commissioned to GO into all the world, whatever sphere of influence that is — campus, community, our city and our nation. We value impacting our communities and the nations by lovingly serving them in their need and imparting God’s love. In this we are loving the Lord our God and loving our neighbour as ourselves (John 3:16; Luke 19:10; Proverbs 14:31 Romans 1:16; 2 Tim 1:7,8).
A DISCIPLESHIP CULTURE
We are committed to following the heart of Jesus’ mission on earth, to usher in the Kingdom of God and to “go and make disciples of all nations” (Matthew 28:18-19). Not only leading people to Christ but also walking alongside them in their God-given destinies.
A CULTURE OF FAITH
Faith is the currency of Heaven and miracles are part of the normal every-day Christian life. We believe in the impossible. We are not wishers, hopers, or spectators. We are believers! We pursue and expect the impossible knowing that we are meant for the “greater things” (John 14:12).
A CULTURE OF FAMILY
We value relationships and community. We seek to build a healthy spiritual family built upon genuine relationship, trust, honesty and fun amongst people of all walks of life from every nation and culture (Psalm 127:13). We believe that Godly families are the building blocks of society (Psalm 22:27, Ephesians 2:19).
A CULTURE OF EMPOWERING
We’re intentionally multi-generational and we deliberately create opportunities and platforms to develop the next generation of leaders (1 Timothy 2:2, Psalm 145:4).
A CULTURE OF DIVERSITY
God is glorified when all people groups live in unity and worship Him. Diversity needs to be celebrated. We celebrate all generations, all cultures, all tribes, men and woman (Revelations 7:9).
Presence culture
We believe we are called to be Spirit-empowered and that we have been freely given God’s presence so that we can freely release it “on the Earth as it is in heaven” as ambassadors of Christ (Matthew 6:10). To represent Jesus is to literally re-present Him to the world: works and greater works, miracles and extraordinary miracles - these are the expression of a lifestyle that hosts God’s presence (Acts 1:8).
A CULTURE OF HONOUR
When we honour people, we honour and please God as well. The church should be a place of freedom, respect, empowerment and healthy discipline, treating each other like the royalty we are. Honour brings life and creates an environment for the miraculous (Eph 4:7-16 and 1 Peter 2:17).
A CULTURE OF WORD, WORSHIP & PRAYER
Preaching, teaching, reading, studying, obeying and applying scripture is our pursuit & practice. Worship remains a core value as we desire to be a people who passionately worship God and attract and enjoy His Presence. Prayer is foundational to all we do and we believe it is powerful and effective (Col. 1:17-18, 2 Tim 3:16-17, 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18, James 5:16).
As followers of Jesus Christ, we embrace and adhere to the World Evangelical Alliance of Faith. We believe in the infallibility and authority of the Bible, and the indwelling of the Holy Spirit for sanctification.
Prophetic Words
Prophetic yearly theme
This year — 2023 — After a year of being renovated (quite literally), reformed and aligned, we know Heaven is meeting us here on earth and while we do not know exactly what that looks like, we are not to be concerned as we make space for God to have His agenda.
John 12:23 says, “the hour HAS COME for the Son of man to be glorified.” This moment in time, when Jesus obeyed His Father and went to the cross, revealed His Glory. We believe this is our year to see the Glory of God revealed in us and through us and to make Him known.
God is calling His body to be set apart from the world. It'‘s time for us to die to self, to surrender all, to consecrate ourselves to Him and repent from world alliances. This call to Holiness is part of the great global reset. In this atmosphere of repentance and hunger, there will be an awareness of the Holiness of God, which will bring revelation of the fear of the Lord, and a complete obedience to the call and assignment of God, and in this atmosphere there will be the fruit of signs, wonders, miracles and harvest.
We believe that God works miracles today and that he wants to show His power which will reveal His magnificent glory, and create new opportunities for many to encounter Jesus.
AN AIRPORT
"This church will be an airport - many will come and go and be refreshed, trained, empowered, equipped, established and healed. The church, like an airport, will welcome and send people to the four corners of the world."
EPICENTRE
The word we received for the building before we moved in was "epicentre." This was long before Christchurch experienced years of earthquakes. An epicentre for the fires of revival.
A HOUSE OF HEALING
The inheritance and call of the house is healing. We must partner with this birthright. The inheritance of signs and wonders and miracles will be unlocked and it will unlock an inheritance.