A place to connect, a place to explore, & a place to grow.

WHO WE ARE

WHO WE ARE

OUR CHURCH

Oldaker Christian Church is a community of faith, love and hope made up of people of varying ages, interests and backgrounds who are exploring and embracing the Christian faith together. We do most of the things that churches generally do. We worship, we engage with the bible, we eat together, we hang out with each other, we pray, we have fun, we support and love each other, we do life together, we serve the community. We believe that through Jesus anyone can find true life, love, hope and a relationship with God and so together we are attempting to follow him and live his way.

Our vision is simply to be “A Place to Connect, A Place to Explore and A Place to Grow”.  We want to be a place where people can Connect with God and with each other, Explore the Christian faith and the big questions of life, and Grow in the Christian faith and in life.  We’d love to have you join us if you’re interested in these things.

OUR BELIEFS

The following is a Statement of Faith of our church or a summary of our core beliefs:

  1. Scripture: All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness. It is true and trustworthy in everything it intends to teach.

  2. God: There is one true, eternal, triune, creator God - Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

  3. Creation: God created all things, making man and woman in His own image and for relationship with Him.

  4. Sin: Sin entered the world through human disobedience following the rebellion of Satan against God.

  5. Christ: Jesus Christ, the Son of God, was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, fully God and fully human. He lived a sinless life, was crucified, died and was buried. Rose again, defeating the power of sin and death. He ascended to heaven and is seated at the right hand of God the Father.

  6. Salvation: The death and resurrection of Christ brings salvation by grace through faith to those who repent, seek forgiveness, and believe in Him.

7. Spirit: The Holy Spirit lives within all those who have salvation, as a comforter and guide, guaranteeing their eternal hope and empowering them to live the Christian life.

8. Church: The true universal Church is a spiritual entity composed of all individuals who put their faith in Jesus Christ. God has called individual Christians to meet together as local churches.

9. Life: Those who trust in Jesus as their Lord and Saviour are called to live a transformed life and as such we have the responsibility to live his way which includes:

  • Encouraging other Christians through meeting together for worship and fellowship;

  • Upholding moral directives and ethical values contained in Scripture;

  • Sharing the good news about Jesus with others;

  • Expressing God’s love through social justice and acts of compassion

10. New Creation: Jesus will return to judge the living and the dead, set the world to rights and establish his kingdom on earth once and for all. Those who have received salvation in Christ will share in the resurrection of Jesus, the new creation, and eternal life. Those who do not believe in Christ are separated from God for eternity and excluded from the new creation.

LEADERS

Our church is governed by a team of Elders who appoint pastors and other key leaders to lead the ministry of the church. But in reality, there are a lot of leaders at Oldaker Christian Church who lead a lot of things and serve the church community voluntarily in formal and informal ways.

PASTORS

DAVID PEARSON

David has been at OCC most of his life but has been the pastor since 2016! He is married to Lisel and they have 4 adult (or nearly adult!) children and a British bulldog. He likes reading, the beach, travelling, sport, chewing the fat about the big questions of life, and relaxing with family and friends. He’s done a bit of theological study and would like to do more one day. He says, “I love our church. Obviously it’s not perfect, but it is really healthy and we have a great bunch of people and we have been blessed with a unique sense of community and unity. I love being part of the place. It feels like home for me and my family and for so many people."

JOE HAYS

Joe was born and raised on the North West Coast of Tassie, a local of Devonport and lifelong member of OCC! Joe took on the youth pastor position in 2017, and completed his Bachelor of Theology in 2022 through ACOM. He feels most at home by the seaside, enjoys playing sport, making music, reading books, nerding out about the Bible, a good whiskey and meaningful conversations. His life is the product of what God can do through a faithful, supportive, healthy local church community and so he is passionate to provide young people with an environment they can grow in faith, ask questions and discover how amazing Jesus is for themselves! Joe seeks to live a life that is impossible to understand without Jesus.