WHO WE ARE
WE ARE A NEW TO THE AREA CHURCH LOCATED IN GOSFORD. POCC IS A CAMPUS CHURCH OF
WE ARE COMMITTED TO SHARING THE GOOD NEWS, THAT EVERLASTING LIFE IS FOUND IN JESUS CHRIST, WITH OUR COMMUNITY.
OUR CONGREGATION REFLECTS THE MULTICULTURAL POPULATION OF THE CENTRAL COAST. YOU CAN EXPECT VIBRANT WORSHIP, RELEVANT TEACHING FROM THE BIBLE AND A COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE WHO LOVE GOD.
Mission Statement
Vision
Our Mission Statement is our response as a Church to the commands of our Lord Jesus Christ to reach the lost and can be encapsulated in 3 words/headings.
READY – To help get people ready for Heaven-going
SET – To make disciples of all nations through fellowship, teaching and involvement
GO – To release them for service and disciple making
To be a family of Apostolic Believers who are reaching the world through the love, message and power of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
WHAT WE BELIEVE
About the Bible
The Bible is the infallible Word of God and the authority for salvation and Christian living (II Timothy 3:15-17).
About God
There is one God, who has revealed Himself as our Father, in His Son Jesus Christ, and as the Holy Spirit. Jesus Christ is God manifested in flesh. He is both God and man (Deuteronomy 6:4; Ephesians 4:4-6; Colossians 2:9; I Timothy 3:16).
About Sin and Salvation
Everyone has sinned and needs salvation. Salvation comes by grace through faith based on the atoning sacrifice of Jesus Christ (Romans 3:23-25; 6:23; Eph 2:8-9).
About the Gospel
The saving gospel is the good news that Jesus died for our sins, was buried, and rose again. We obey the gospel by repentance (death to sin), water baptism in the name of Jesus Christ (burial), and receiving the gift of the Holy Spirit (resurrection) (I Corinthians 15:1-4; Acts 2:4, 37-39; Romans 6:3-4).
About Christian Living
As Christians we are to love God and others. We should live a holy life inwardly and outwardly, and worship God joyfully. The supernatural gifts of the Spirit, including healing, are for the church today (Mark 12:28-31; II Corinthians 7:1; Hebrews 12:14; I Corinthians 12:8-10).
About the Future
Jesus Christ is coming again to catch away His church. In the end will be the final resurrection and the final judgment. The righteous will inherit eternal life, and the unrighteous eternal death (I Thessalonians 4:16-17; Revelation 20:11-15).
Meet our Campus Pastors
Greg and Steph Hackathorn met in 2008 at a Bible College in St Louis, U.S.A.
In 2010, they married and welcomed their children Ava in 2016 and Raegan in 2019.
Greg has served at The Pentecostals of Sydney in multiple administrative and teaching roles. He is a licensed minister and evangelist with the UPCA.
Steph is the music director at the Pentecostals of Sydney and works with churches and their music teams around Australia and the Pacific.
They have a heart to see the Gospel spread across Australia and are passionate about what God is doing in Gosford!
