Hunter Presbyterian
A Confessional Reformed Congregation
of
the Presbyterian Church of Eastern Australia,
located in the Greater Newcastle Area, NSW, Australia
Preaching Christ and Him crucified
About Us
By the grace of God, Hunter Presbyterian Church was organised, as a congregation of the Presbyterian Church of Eastern Australia since 1865. Our congregation is located in the Greater Newcastle area, in both Raymond Terrace and Cardiff. We are a congregation that seeks to faithfully preserve the Scriptural integrity and biblical truths rediscovered at the time of the Reformation, in worship, life and practice, to the glory of the Lord Jesus Christ, the only King of the Church. Our congregation comprised of families from different parts of the Hunter region in Australia.
Our Aims
As a fellowship of those who love the Lord Jesus, we come together to worship Him, we study the Bible to learn more about him and we seek to make Him known to others. Briefly, our worship is simple, Biblical, and Christ-centred.
We warmly invite you to join us in our worship services
Our Worship
We believe that the Word of God, the Bible, directs us as to how God is to be worshiped. The reading and preaching of the Word of God are at the heart of the worship of God. What is not of divine appointment is excluded, on Scriptural principles. Therefore, we refrain from the use of musical instruments and hymns of mere human composition. Because the Psalms only are divinely appointed to be used in praising God, we employ them only in the praise portion of our worship. In this we follow the practice of the early church, rediscovered at the time of the Reformation. We do not use set forms of worship or liturgies, because they lack Scriptural authority.
For the biblical doctrine concerning the regulative principle of worship, a video sermon on the 2nd Commandment can be found: Here
For further information regarding psalm-singing, please visit our Psalmody page.
Our Congregation currently has two places of worship on the Lord’s day, and they are in Raymond Terrace and Cardiff.
What We Believe
*PDF format is available here: What We Believe
Our Church is a Confessional Church. As such, our church has formulated much of the teaching of Scripture in certain documents which form part of the basic law of the church, and which are commonly called Subordinate Standards:
The Westminster Confession of Faith 1647
CHURCH GOVERNMENT:
Second Book of Discipline 1578
Westminster Form of Presbyterial Church Government 1645
WORSHIP:
Westminster Directory for Public Worship 1645
Westminster Directory for Family Worship 1647
CATECHISMS:
Westminster Larger Catechism 1648
Westminster Shorter Catechism 1648
Raymond Terrace
Service Time: 9am
Sunday (Lord’s day)
Address: 155 Adelaide Street, Raymond Terrace, NSW 2324
Cardiff
Service Times: 11am & 5pm Sunday (Lord’s day)
Address: 3 Queens Ave,
Cardiff, NSW 2285
Activities
Bible Study
Our weekly Bible Study/Prayer Meeting takes place every Wednesday evening, at 7:30pm during term time.
We meet at Cardiff Church Hall and also online. Link Here
Sunday School
The All-Age-Sunday School meets every Sunday afternoon during term time at the Cardiff church at 4:15pm.
Everyone is welcomed to join our All-Age-Sunday School!
Christianity Explored
As part of our mission to reach out into the communities in the Hunter, we run a Christianity Explored course in both Raymond Terrace and Cardiff.
Please contact our Minister for further info.
Minister: Vacant
Tel: (02) 4987 2093
Session Clerk: Mr. Ian Miller
Email:ian@hunterpcea.org
Clerk of Deacons’ Court:
Mr David Barnes
Email:david@hunterpcea.org
Mailing Address: Po Box 30, Raymond Terrace, NSW 2324
Back row: Rev Robin Tso, Mr Ian Miller (Elder)
Mr Alex Steel (Elder)
Front row: Deacons: Dr John Fluit, Mr Ken George,
Mr David Barnes, Mr Ian King, Mr Richard Alley
Giving
Electronic Funds Transfer
BSB: 062818
Account: 00900338
Online Giving
Psalmody
Psalters app
Sing Psalms
A Sing Psalms App for mobile devices is now freely available through iOS and Android stores.
Scottish Psalter
A Scottish Psalter for mobile devices is now freely available through iOS and Android stores.
Also, please visit http://www.thepsalmssung.org for Psalm singing recordings.