statement of faith

We Believe:

  1. That the Scriptures (Old & New Testaments) are the inspired word of God.

  2. In one true living God, eternally existing in three persons: Father, Son & Holy Spirit.

  3. Jesus Christ is God the Son: Completely God united with perfect humanity in one person.

  4. The Holy Spirit is a person whose work includes glorifying the Lord Jesus Christ, and who permanently indwells every believer.

  5. Humankind was created by God but sinned against Him by selfish rebellion and is therefore eternally separated from God and under his judgement.

  6. The Good News is that Jesus Christ died in the place of each person and that His death was a perfect and complete sacrifice for his/her sin. He rose back to life again, was seen alive by many witnesses, ascended to heaven where He now lives as our High Priest and Advocate before God the Father.

  7. In total immersion water baptism by which people confess their personal faith already in the Lord Jesus Christ and publicly identify with Christ's death, burial & resurrection.

  8. Jesus Christ is personally coming again soon, to take all true believers to be with him forever. After that he will come in glory to reign on earth and then establish a new heaven and a new earth. All the dead will be bodily resurrected; the believer to everlasting life with the Lord, but the unbeliever to judgement and everlasting conscious punishment.

mission statement

We aim to encourage each other to:

  • Worship with Reverence
  • Evangelise with Confidence
  • Learn with Eagerness
  • Serve with Faithfulness

That the name of the Lord may be lifted high.

changing yet unchanged

The present Chapel was built in 1973, but this church has been functioning in Hamilton for over 100 years. Right until the present, Whitiora has tried to be relevant to a changing society. So some of the ways it has evangelised, for example, have changed. As a church though, we are committed to beliefs and principles which are unchanging.

part of a worldwide movement

Whitiora Bible church is one of a network of about 240 churches scattered throughout New Zealand. This kind of church is found in almost every country of the world as well. For more information about the Brethren movement go to www.brethren.org.nz