Burwood Community Presbyterian Church sincerely welcomes you! We hope that this short profile will give you some insight of who we are.
In August 1990, with the full support of the Assembly of Presbyterian Church of Victoria, Reverend Dr John Elnatan and his wife along with five brothers and sisters in Christ who shared the same burden and vision established a Chinese church that focuses on the teachings of the Bible and the preaching of the gospel. Due to the initial location of the church ministry in Wantirna, one of the Knox City suburbs, the name “Knox City Chinese Presbyterian Church” was adopted. By God’s grace, after four years of renting various church premises, followed by the eventual numerical growth of church members and formation of various church ministries, we were able to purchase our own church premise in Burwood on May 7th 1995. The main church building underwent an extension which was completed on July 11th 1999.
Based on the structure of the Presbyterian Church, our minister (Teaching Elder) works with ruling Elders for ministry leadership. We acknowledge a unity of faith founded upon Scriptures, and fidelity to the principles of Biblical teaching. We extend fellowship to all whose beliefs and practices are founded on the Bible irrespective of denominational background.
Bible Focusing, Christ Glorifying, Prayer Exercising, Community Nurturing.
B/C/P/C
We are Protestant, Evangelical & Reformed.
The Supreme Standard of the Church is the Word of God contained in the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments.
The Subordinate Standard of the Church is the Westminster Confession of Faith read in the light of the Declaratory Statement.
We believe that there is One God who is the Creator and Judge of the world.
In the fullness of time, He has revealed Himself as Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
What We Believe
God has made Himself known in His infallible word, the Bible.
We believe that human beings are created in God’s image. However, when Adam sinned, that image was stained and tarnished. We inherit Adam’s fallen nature.
The penalty for sin is death, leading ultimately to the second death which is everlasting judgement.
The law reveals that we are sinners but does not save us.
Christ is the Lord from heaven who came to lead a sinless life and offer Himself up as the sinless sacrifice to pay the death penalty which we deserve.
We cannot earn salvation. We can only receive it when the Holy Spirit enables us to have faith in Christ alone.
Trusting in Christ and not our own merits, we seek to live godly lives, loving God and our neighbour.
We seek to serve Christ in the fellowship of the body of His people, the Church. Our joining this body is signified by baptism, our ongoing commitment to Christ is signified by taking part in the Lord’s Supper.