Activate Christchurch

30/05/2026

Welcome to today's service

09/05/2026

Welcome to today's service

13/09/2025

Hi church. We will be having baptisms this Sunday so the service will be a bit different. We will still be livestreaming for those who want to watch it from home. It will be a bit different to a normal service - there will be no message and simple worship. Enjoy.

29/05/2025

1 Peter 4:13 NLT

17/04/2025

We hope you can join us tomorrow morning!

05/03/2025

Today marks the first day of LENT (Ash Wednesday).

Lent is a time of reflection, repentance, and preparation for Easter (the biggest event on the church calendar!)

Traditionally lasting 40 days (excluding Sundays), it commemorates the 40 days Jesus spent fasting in the desert, enduring temptation. The importance of Lent lies in its call for spiritual renewal and growth, encouraging believers to deepen their relationship with God through practices such as fasting, prayer, and almsgiving. By abstaining from certain luxuries or engaging in acts of charity, individuals are reminded of the sacrifices of Jesus and are inspired to cultivate virtues like humility and compassion. Lent serves as a powerful reminder of the core tenets of Christianity, urging believers to focus on inner transformation and the celebration of resurrection and new life at Easter.

We would like to invite you to join us by reading a Lent devotional starting on 5 March as a way to prepare your heart and make this Easter more meaningful. Ask yourself if there is something you'd be willing to give up for 40 days (sweets? caffeine? movies? social media?), or ways you can incorporate prayer more (while driving in the car to work or the grocery store), or anything you can give away (make a meal, donate time to clean or help with a chore)?

Remember this season of LENT can be as simple as you'd like (giving up coffee) or as involved as you'd like!

Here's the link to the devotional for the 6 weeks leading up to Easter.https://www.cru.org/content/dam/cru/train-and-grow/life-and-relationships/holidays/cru-lent-devotional-2-2024.pdf

28/12/2024

See you back on 19 Jan for our first service of 2025!

31/10/2024

24/10/2024

Matt 9: 35-38

35 Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness. 36 When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. 37 Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. 38 Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.”