About NWCBC

Our mission

"Northwest Community Baptist Church exists to reach the community for Jesus and to make disciples as part of a supportive and loving fellowship."

How we work

The people of Northwest Community Baptist Church will never force these beliefs on anyone but will happily share them with any person willing to listen.

Northwest Community Baptist Church is a led by a Pastoral Team which is accountable to the members of the church through a Governance Board. The members of the Pastoral Team are appointed by the congregation to exercise pastoral authority over them. The Pastoral Team is led by the Senior Pastor.

The members of the Governance Board represent the membership of the church and are voted in by the congregation at the Annual Vision Meeting held around April to May each year. The Governance Board terms are from July 1^st to June 30^th each year.

The finances of the church are administered by a Finance Team who is accountable to the church through the Pastoral Team. Church budgets are approved by the members of the church at the Annual Vision Meeting each year. The previous year accounts are viewed and approved by the church at the Annual General Meeting held in August each year.

Every member of the church is able to express their view at each church meeting and has the ability to influence church direction through their voting right. The aim of each church meeting is to collectively discern the will of God for the church. While our church meetings are open to all only members may cast a vote.

People become members of Northwest Community Baptist Church by completing and signing the Belonging to Northwest Covenant. This covenant is made available to those who have completed the "Belonging to Northwest" course, a 1-2 hour course that outlines the beliefs and practices of the church. The Belonging to Northwest course is offered regularly so that people who wish to belong to the church are able to do so. Signing the covenant is a way of expressing commitment to the beliefs, practices and vision of Northwest Community Baptist Church.

The roll of church members is regularly kept up to date in order to reflect the active membership of the church accurately. Members who cease to attend Northwest Community Baptist Church have their names moved to an inactive members roll.