Groups and Ministries
Home Groups -Youth Group - Kids Church- Play Group-Seniors-Ladies
Evangelism - Presbyterian Womens Association
Pastoral Care Team - Cross Cultural Missions
Church Family Outings - Church Camp
Home groups
During the week we meet together in smaller more intimate groups to study the Bible, share our joys and struggles, and pray together. We call these groups Home Groups because they mostly meet in somebody’s home. Each Home Group has a designated leader and there are groups just for women, just for men, and groups for both men and women together. Home Group is where we get to know each other much better and encourage each other in following Jesus.
Youth Group-Impact – (Impacted by the Gospel,
impact the world with the gospel)
When one thinks about youth ministry, it is a pretty common perception that youth ministry is about providing a social night consisting of entertainment with a bit of Bible tacked on the end. However the youth ministry team at CEPC believe that the goal of youth ministry is to build up Christian young people to 
be strong followers of the Lord Jesus and this only happens when they discover the difference that Jesus’ death and resurrection makes! Our goal at Impact is to glorify God and to see young people become "perfect in Christ", to equip them and build them up to be strong followers of Jesus so that they can reach out to those who are not following Jesus and have a great time doing it.
Impact Meets every Friday night from 7-9pm.
Kids Church
During the Sunday morning church service we hold ‘Kids Church’ (Sunday School) for children from pre-school to Year 5 age. At the same time, a Youth Bible Study is run for children/ teenagers from Year 6 to Year 9.
The children are divided into classes according to age groups and go to separate parts of the church property for their lessons. Currently we have classes for pre school and young starters, infants and primary age. The children are taught by parents or other members from the congregation.
The regular programme for Kids Church consists of singing (for pre-school to Year 2), bible story, games and craft or written activities. The lessons are based on books from the bible (we currently use Scripture Union material) and are presented in a variety of creative ways with the teachers using different methods and resources to engage the children in learning more about God.
Playgroup
We have two playgroups for mums and their pre-school children meeting on Wednesday and Thursday mornings each week at 10am in the church Hall in Smart Street. The playgroups are run on a Christian basis with a Bible story for the children each week plus loads of fun and activities. Our Playgroup director is
Kylie Irvine who can be contacted on 4954 4917.
Evangelism
We are committed to telling the good news about God’s offer of salvation through faith in the Lord Jesus. We believe that the best evangelism takes place when Christians share the gospel with their friends and family. So we are committed to help people in this task by giving them training in such helpful tools as “Two Ways To Live”. From time to time we also work together to do evangelistic events to which people can invite their non-Christian friends. We use the “Introducing God” course and hold “Christianity Explained” classes as required. We also ensure that the gospel is clearly explained at our church services on a regular basis.
“Living Long and Loving It”
Is the name of a fellowship group designed for those who are in the senior age range. The people currently attending are mostly over sixty. We meet in the church hall on the third Friday of the month, commencing at
11.00am. We come together to learn, to laugh, to listen to speakers and for those who can stay to have lunch together. We have all been encouraged and blessed through
this fellowship and there is room for any who would like to join us.
Ladies Social Group
This is an opportunity for women and their children (if any) to get together socially just to get to know and enjoy each other about six times a year. Sometimes we do some craft or play a few games and we always enjoy a good coffee or a cuppa and some yummy food. The contact is Elizabeth Hyslop on 4947 1412.
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Presbyterian Women’s Association (PWA)
The PWA is a state wide organisation of women in Presbyterian churches that meets for fellowship and to raise money for ministry ventures within the local church and denomination. PWA meets at the church property on the first Tuesday of each month. The contact is Annette Phillis on 49430531.
Pastoral Care Team
This is a ministry of people who seek to care for the sick, frail, shut-in and other needy members of our church family. This is mostly achieved by visiting people wherever they are. The Pastoral Care Team also facilitates a prayer chain of women who will pray for particular urgent needs within the church family. The co-ordinator is Ruth Myors on 49458484.
Cross-Cultural Missions
As a church we support a number of families and individuals who are serving overseas in cross-cultural mission. Missionaries are supported from the church budget and the congregation receives regular updates and prayer requests from our link missionaries. The convener is Kath Donovan on 49458484.
Church Family Outings
Once each month on the third Sunday we have an afternoon outing such as a picnic or swim or a walk, simply so we can spend some time together in a relaxed way to build relationships. The activity is notified in our weekly church bulletin and everyone is welcome to attend.
Church Camp
We believe that to build a strong community of Christians who care for each other we need to work at building relationships. Our annual church family camp is a weekend away together in 
comfortable fully catered accommodation where we enjoy good Bible teaching, litres of coffee, and loads of fun.
