Raymond Terrace Community Church

27/03/2026

26/01/2026

We are humbly thankful for having been a nominee for the Port Stephens Australia Day awards 2026. We received nomination for our contribution to the local community - Recognised for being an emergency centre during the January storms last year, the wonderful work of the volunteers at Hands and Feet, Kids Hope mentoring, and being a safe hub for the community for the many programs including AA and NA. Congratulations RTCC.
We were also very excited to witness Andrew Barron from our RTCC family receiving the award of Port Stephens CITIZEN OF THE YEAR!! Congratulations, Andrew.

08/01/2026

It’s getting to THAT time of school holidays where the kids are looking for something to do (or maybe the parents are looking for something for the kids to do 😜)!
RTCC is hosting a holiday club from 10am-1pm each day on the 12th-16th January. There will be music, craft, games, lunch and snacks… loads of fun! Parents you are welcome to drop off and pickup, or stay for a cuppa if your child is more comfortable with you staying while they settle in.
If your child is starting Kindy in 2026 all the way through to starting year 7 we’d love them to join us!
Follow the link below to register and if you have any questions please don’t hesitate to ask!
P.S make sure you enter the birthdate MM/DD/YYYY for it to work 👍

Come Join Us!

24/12/2025

The bible shows us that Jesus is light in the darkness. This Christmas, we invite you to join us at Raymond Terrace Community Church, 9:30am for our Christmas Service. Celebrate Jesus with us. Carols, Coffee, Cake, all wrapped up in a bow of Joy. Jesus - the greatest gift to all.
"The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned.”
Isaiah 9:2

19/05/2025

Is it wet? yes. IS DYNAMITE STILL ON? YES. Will there be milk hot chocolate drinks today Absolutely... YESSSSSS. Spread the word. See you soon.

11/04/2025

Hi all. We invite you join us at our Easter services. Feel free to share these images with anyone you would like to invite as well.

20/01/2025

Happy Tuesday all.
Today will be the last day that RTCC is a community hub for assistance with regard to last weeks storm and power outage. We are open from 10am - 6pm.

Today we continue to have the SES and Service Australia (Centerlink) to help with any enquiries.

We are also open to simply be a place for someone to talk to, debrief, give a little cheer and encouragement. It's been a big week!

Ausgrid unfortunately is NOT here today. We continue to have forms here for anyone who would like to come and fill it out as a claim for spoilt food in the fridge/freezer etc. There will be people around who can help you in filling out the form and we are collecting the forms to deliver to Ausgrid, however there are no official representation from Ausgrid to advise.

We continue to have drinks, biccies/snacks for people to have while you chat.

We have limited hampers available today for people who are in need.

In addition:
The Laundry service will be available today 3-5pm at the Salvation Army church. To make an appointment, please contact Jean on 0418741172.

19/01/2025

Good morning everyone.
RTCC continues to be a community hub as part of the aftermath of storms and power outages in our region.
Hours will be 10am - 6pm.
The following services will be available over the next two days for assistance in finding the right help and any claims enquiries.

Ausgrid (Today 10 - 12pm)
Centerlink
SES
Red Cross
Council
Service NSW (TBC)

In addition:
There will be a Laundry service and Showers available between 3pm and 5pm today and tomorrow.

Tea, Coffee and snacks available throughout the day and a chance to have a chat with someone.

Light meals will be available Lunch and Dinner.

Food Hampers are being arranged. More details to follow.

We will keep you updated periodically over the next few days.

18/01/2025

Thanks everyone, again, for how you have been patient and helpful community today. Tomorrow we will be having the Raymond Terrace Community Church service as per normal at 9:30am (all invited). At 12 Noon we will reopen as a relief center with hot food, tea and coffee, a chance to charge devices and someone to talk to.

16/01/2025

Hi all. How is everyone doing? With the power out everywhere it’s a good opportunity to be looking out for your neighbours to see if there is any way to help serve. We are making the church building to be available from 4pm for people wanting to cook food defrosting or if you have nothing for dinner, to drop in and we will try and work something out!! We have no power either but the gas bbq will be there and also stove top.

We will try and have a generator available to charge phones, boil water etc. If you have time to spare, or have a generator we can use, why not drop down to the church to help out.

14/12/2024

Sorry to those hoping to join this morning on the live stream. Our live stream is down today. It’s being recorded so you will be able to catch up later this week 🙂.