Grace Community Church
A congregation of around 280 adults in Ashfield, twenty-two years old, recovering the New Testament pattern of a team of elders, activated saints, and funding disclosed line by line before the body.
Committee / governance
A budget committee of three, distinct from the eldership, reviewing every costed ministry before it goes to the body.
Eldership
Ten elders serving as a team, each shepherding around twenty-eight saints, with six deacons assisting. No single senior pastor carries oversight alone.
Five-fold ministers
Recognised in part. A teaching ministry is established; a $12,000 apprenticeship in evangelism and apostleship began this year. Our benchmark shows this as our weakest area and we name it plainly.
Annual plan status
The 2027 plan was presented to the body, voted on, and approved — 187 in favour of 212 cast.
High-level finances
Base operations of $258,000 disclosed line by line, plus $67,200 of new ministry funded by faith giving. Giving is anonymous; totals against target are published to the body every six weeks.
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