28th October 2026 Gathering from Johnny This weekend, 145 of us will be gathering together down at Crosslands for The Gathering Camp. There will also be those gathered in Narara on Sunday morning. The church in the New Testament was called the 'ekklesia' - the greek word for a gathering or an assembly. We gather together every week, at church services and connect groups, ministry programs and meetings, for a coffee or a meal or a catch-up. Gathering is what makes us the churc

21st October 2026 Living as those Set Apart from Travis The Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.” - Acts 13:2 On Sunday we had the privilege of hearing from Uncle Russ and Aunty Lorraine in our morning service, as they shared their sense of God's calling and being set apart for the work in Purfleet. Our Bible passage then echoed a similar story, of when the Lord directed Barnabas and Saul to be set apart for the work

Initiative Launch: Ministry Apprenticeship Program from Travis (on behalf of the leadership team) We believe in raising and developing leaders here at NVBC!! All this year we have spoken into our commitment to see every believer activated to serve in their area of giftedness. This what it means to be part of a movement. For some, we know, that will involve stepping into significant areas of ministry responsibility and discerning God's calling into some form of church ministry

7th October 2026 Opener from Johnny On Sunday, Travis will be preaching from one of my personal favourite stories in the book of Acts - Peter's miraculous escape from prison. It's a wonderful and encouraging story, when Peter is arrested and the church prays through the night, and as they pray, an angel breaks Peter out of the prison (although he thinks he's just seeing a vision). When he comes to the house where the people were praying, and the door is locked, Rhoda the serv

A Morning Prayer from Travis There are countless experts, books, blogs, podcasts all giving advice on the same topic: the importance of starting your day right! Whether they come from a health, leadership, productivity or mental-emotional wellbeing perspective, the point is the same: how we begin each day matters. For the believer, one of the most transformative morning practices to set up our days well is to pray. As we pray at the beginning of each day, we then enter the da