Welcome
We are a life giving church of many nationalities; passionate about the God we serve and the awesome potential to be released in those who come our way. We are committed to seeing this potential unlocked, regardless of economic background, ethnic origin or age. Our ministry programmes include vibrant Sunday worship services; dedicated ministry for all age groups and teaching tracks that will take you from Christian Foundations through to equipping courses designed to bring out the best in you.
We are an outreaching Church actively engaged in taking practical and spiritual help to people in need across the earth. Each week, people just like you are finding new life through faith in Jesus Christ. We hope we can be a Church where you too can find your destiny realized.
Andrew and Ginnie Martin
Senior Pastors
Article One
Category: News Written by: Andrew Martin
OUR VALUES
Values are those things we put high store on and as such shape our behaviour and determine what we invest in . VRIC is a value driven church. Our core values stand guard over our integrity of heart, our mission and our relationships. We firmly believe that what we are will determine the fruitfulness of what we do:
GOD AND HIS WORD
We value relationship with God. Intimacy with God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit is at the forefront of our Christian lives. We value wholehearted devotion to Jesus Christ; God incarnate, our Saviour, Lord, and friend.
We value prayer as and essential "habit" of faith and effectual in seeing God's power realeased and kingdom established.
We value the manifest Presence of God. We are expectant of a personal meeting place with Him every time we meet.
We value the Bible as the inspired word of God; living and active and the final authority on all matters of doctrine and practice.
We value the Grace of God working through faith to release and transform His people into all He has purposed for them to be.
RELATIONSHIPS
We value Christian family. We see the local church as the centre of relationship and ministry actvity for God's people; a place where people truely belong.
We value covenant relationship; marked by "other-centrredness", openness, and generosity of spirit. Covenant is characterised by sacrifical living and a genuine desire to help each other succeed; modeling our attitudes and bahaviours on those found in Christ. We value a culture of honour.
We value the multiculural identity of the church where all are equally honoured and share as members of the one family under God.
We value the greater body of Christ. We believe in building good relationship with other church families cooperating and partnering in the common cause of Christ we we are able.
MINISTRY
We value generosity of spirit in giving and participating, as fully as each is able, in the ministry and upkeep of the church.
We value the ministry of all believers. Each member of the church family is endowered with gifts and abilities given by God for the buiding of the church and extension of the kingdom.
We value building for the next generation. A prime goal of our ministry is to equip every younger generation to take their place as leaders and ministers in the church and the world at large.
