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Sunday services • Location • Our beliefs • Our history • What is Christianity? • Our constitution • Position papers

Sunday services

9am

Service Minister:
Ed Springer

10:45am

Service Minister:
Tim Goldsmith

4pm

Service Minister:
Greg Blanch

6:30pm

Service Minister:
Chris Holding

If you are unable to join us in person, please livestream our service.

 

What can you expect at one of our Sunday services?

  • Church means gathering and so gathering is what OEC is all about. Orange Evangelical Church has four congregations that meet every Sunday, and many other groups that meet throughout the week. If you come along to any of these gatherings you can expect to find everyday people of every age enjoying one another’s company, and encouraging each other in their Christian life.

  • The Bible is the basis of everything we do and so at OEC you can expect to hear the Bible read and explained to people who are keen to learn. We also respond to God in prayer thanking him and asking him for the help and strength we need to trust and obey him.

  • Another thing that you can expect at OEC is lots of families with children— as a result we work hard at catering for families with kids with things like Creche, ‘Kids Talks’ and ‘Kids Church.’

Visit us

2 Cottonwood Way (Cnr Cargo Road)
Orange NSW 2800

Sunday Services
9am, 10:45am, 4pm + 6:30pm Sundays

Office Hours
Monday - Friday
9am–1pm

Phone
(02) 6362 1025

 
 

We believe:

  • ONE

    The Bible as originally given is the divinely inspired Word of God, which reveals God clearly. It is the supreme authority and can be relied on in all matters of faith and conduct today.

  • TWO

    God is the sovereign creator. He is one and yet three persons; the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, living and interrelating in perfect unity forever.

  • THREE

    All people are by nature sinful, rebellious and dead towards God. They are guilty before God and stand condemned to hell.

  • FOUR

    God in his love sent his Son, Jesus Christ. He was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of a virgin Mary. He is human, yet without sin.

  • FIVE

    God’s chosen people are redeemed from the penalty and power of sin only by Christ’s single, perfect sacrificial death which was sufficient for all people. He willingly acted as our representative and substitute before God. Our redemption is not by works, but by God’s unmerited grace.

  • SIX

    Jesus Christ rose from the dead in bodily form and ascended to heaven and is seated with all authority at the right hand of the Father as the one true mediator between God and people.

  • SEVEN

    By God’s mercy, his Holy Spirit brings about spiritual rebirth in his people by granting the individual sinner repentance towards God and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ through God’s Word.

  • EIGHT

    The Holy Spirit indwells and works in believers to empower them to live godly lives, to give gifts for the ministry of the church, to inspire love for one another and to bring glory to the Lord Jesus Christ.

  • NINE

    According to his promise, Jesus will return personally and visibly for the final judgement of all people. Those who are his will be rescued from his wrath and raised to be with him forever. This is the Christian’s great hope and confidence.

Our history

Orange Evangelical Church (OEC) commenced meeting on the 14th September 1995 with approximately fifty members. OEC was begun by local people as an independent church committed to the Bible as its foundation for what we believe and how we live.

 

  • The word evangelical means Bible-based and Gospel-centred. OEC has been, and will always be committed to teaching and declaring God’s word, and telling people the good news of salvation through Jesus Christ.

  • We believe that Jesus gave our church its purpose when he commanded his disciples to go and make disciples. OEC’s mission statement is ‘Making Disciples of Jesus’ — God’s people taking God’s message with God’s help to Orange and beyond. Every ministry that we undertake is directed toward the purpose of helping people to believe in and follow Jesus Christ.

  • OEC is as an independent church which has developed strong links with other Christian organisations. We support and work with Western Plains Christian Convention; AFES (Australian Fellowship of Evangelical students); MTS (Ministry Training Strategy) and FIEC (Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches).

What is Christianity?

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Our Constitution & Position Papers