The most important thing is that you are welcome.

Our Values

• We strive to be present for ourselves and our community, practicing love, compassion and hospitality. (Romans 12:13, Luke 14: 12-14)
• We value caring and service, seeking to uphold one another in faith and pastoral needs. Similarly, we strive to reach out into the community and respond to the needs we encounter,
  in whatever capacity we can.
  (Micah 6:8, Luke 10:25-37)
• We value inclusivity and diversity
  (Galatians 3:28, Romans 12:4-5)
• We are a Church where children are allowed to be noisy and encouraged to participate.
  (Mark 9:36-37)
• We are outspoken for Gospel justice and the realisation of God’s Kingdom on earth.
  (Micah 6:8, Matthew 12:18)
• We recognise the First Peoples of our land and that sovereignty was never ceded. We are committed to reconciliation and being a community who listens and learns.

Our Mission

As God’s people, we exist to nurture the spiritual health of our local community, with outreach embedded in compassion and inclusivity.

Our Vision

That the congregation feel intentionally and authentically cared for, and that meaningful and mutually beneficial relationships are developed with local and global communities. That people see Ashgrove West as a place of safety and nurture, and a positive representation of Christ’s love in the world.

Our Story

Ashgrove West Uniting Church began in 1977, with the formation of the Uniting Church in Australia. This saw the existing Ashgrove Methodist Circuit, St David’s Presbyterian Church and the Alderley Presbyterian Church amalgamate. Prior to 1977, the church itself was West Ashgrove Methodist Memorial Church, founded in 1932. Across its lifetime, the church building has undergone a variety of changes – beginning with a fairly traditional church layout, to the more contemporary orientation that is there today. The choir stalls were replaced by a vestry/cry room, and is a welcome haven to the children of the congregation to play noisily.

Membership has fluctuated throughout the life of the church, at one point being in the early 100s, now sitting at a modest 30 odd. The hall has been a fixture of the community, historically being the home of the Grove Theatre Company, where many productions were staged. The hall continues to be used by a diverse range of organisations and groups – from choirs to karate, dance, drama and much more.

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