OUR CHURCH
Grace Anglican Churches is a group of churches in the growing south-west of Sydney. God has given us the wonderful gift of His grace: generous kindness and favour that is completely undeserved. We are committed to knowing and following God through His Son Jesus Christ and gather on Sundays at these locations and times:
- Harrington Park Public School at 9:30am.
- Gledswood Hills Public School at 9:30am.
- Our Church Hub in Smeaton Grange at 6pm.
We also host various kids, youth, and adult activities throughout the week. Whether you are new to the area or have been here a while, whatever your background, you are very welcome to join us!
Our Vision
A community of God’s people
who are so anchored in and compelled by
God’s grace to us in Jesus
that we give ourselves wholeheartedly to see
a multitude of people, who
are saved and transformed by God’s grace, and
form a network of churches in the Camden Valley.
Our Mission
Living in God’s grace, as disciples of Jesus, who
- pray,
- rest,
- rejoice, and
- grow,
and
Living out God’s grace, by making disciples of Jesus, as we
- Seek the lost
- Share the gospel and our lives
- Strengthen by God’s word, and
- Serve others in love
Our Strategy
The fourfold strategy for engaging in our mission in order to bring our vision to reality is to:
- Seek the lost
- Share the gospel and our lives
- Strengthen by God’s Word
- Serve others in love
"I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full." - John 10:10
Our History
Grace Anglican Churches, then called Harrington Park Anglican Church, started in 2002 as a church plant from Narellan Anglican Church, meeting in Harrington Park Public School with a core team of about 20 people – many of whom are still part of our church family today. This included Jono – our Senior Pastor, and Mel – our previous Children’s Ministry Leader. Since that time, our church has grown to now include over 350 members across three churches.
2006
We joined together with Rossmore Anglican Church and became our own Parish as part of the Anglican Diocese of Sydney.
2012
Gavin Oram and his family joined the staff team full-time. Gav led our youth and young adults ministry, including our evening church which also met at Harrington Park Public School.
2015
In response to the rapidly growing population in the new and surrounding suburbs, Gregory Hills Anglican Church began. For this to happen, Ben Pakula joined the staff full-time as our youth and young adults pastor, enabling Gav to lead a team to plant Gregory Hills Anglican Church.
This coincided with us acquiring an industrial unit in Smeaton Grange that we call the Church Hub. This provides us with a venue for mid-week events, office space and an initial home for Gregory Hills Anglican, along with other future church plants.
2016
Our Sunday night church was moved to the Hub and relaunched as Night Church at the Hub
Since then, our three congregations (HPAC, GHAC, NCAH) have continued to grow as disciples of Jesus who make disciples of Jesus in this rapidly growing Camden Valley area.
2020
At the beginning of 2020, Kate Dingwall joined the staff team as the Children’s Ministry Team Leader – a new role with a parish-wide focus.
Between 22 March and 26 July 2020, “CVAC Online” happened. This is was how we did church as a parish for 20 weeks throughout the coronavirus lockdown season. On the 2nd of August, we recommenced church gatherings!
Gregory Hills Anglican Church moved into its mission field, beginning to meet at Gledswood Hills Public School.
2021
In March of 2021, Camden Valley Anglican Churches became Grace Anglican Churches. Harrington Park Anglican Church became Grace Anglican Church, Harrington Park. Gregory Hills Anglican Church became Grace Anglican Church, Gledswood Hills. Night Church at the Hub became Grace Anglican Church at Night.
2023
In June 2023, the Sydney Anglican Diocese purchased a block of land in Catherine Field. With time, this new purchase will become a fully-fledged church building for our parish to function out of.