What We Believe
Christ Church and St Andrews are churches that take their commitment to the people of Herne Bay and surrounding areas seriously. We recognise that each church has its own flavour and so we have a vision statement which we hope will help you understand something about our priorities and outlook.
Our vision is to:
Glorify God by building a Christ centred community through the power of the Holy Spirit. We do this by making and growing followers of Jesus
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Church Family Motto 2025
Each year we chose a verse for the church family to have as a verse that lives with us throughout the year. Each year we have chosen one which we hope will either challenge or encourage or ideally do both. This year’s verse is
““And what does the Lord require of you?
To act justly and to love mercy
and to walk humbly with your God.“
Micah 6:8
We have chosen this verse for two specific reasons.
Firstly, we want to be a church family that acts justly in a world where there is much injustice. We recognise that the church has itself acted unjustly and as a church family we want to reflect the God of justice this year. We also want to love mercy as God does, so be a church family where we recognise we all fail and therefore we all need to experience God’s mercy and be merciful to one another.
Secondly, 2024 was a great year for us as church family in many ways. God has been incredibly good to us and we have seen him do amazing things growing our church family numerically and spiritually. We recognise the part we all play in this but that it is at heart the work of God. We want to continue to humbly recognise our dependence on God individually and as a church family.