Our Vision

The vision at Charis Life Church is to see Christianity expressed in a fresh and relevant way. We believe that what’s on offer in the Christian faith is so dynamic and meaningful that it must be communicated so that people can understand the message and not get put off by the trappings that so often surround it.

With this in mind the first thing to strike anyone attending Charis Life Church will be the open and friendly atmosphere. We want to connect with people where they’re at and we are working hard at building a Church that’s accessible.

What’s on offer at Charis Life is not a religious way of life, but an introduction to a relationship with God through Jesus Christ. A relationship made possible not through hard work or human effort but God’s kindness and mercy as presented through his good news.

'People need to see the Church not as a place for perfect people’, writes Stephen, Charis Life’s leader, ‘in fact, quite the opposite!

We welcome people on the basis of the Christian invitation to forgiveness, acceptance and belonging. We openly acknowledge that for many people life is a search for meaning, acceptance and identity and for people who are on that journey, the Church is an exciting place to be’.

‘All the time people try and understand why they exist and provide answers to what life is about and the Church must recognise its role to assist people in that quest. Church is not a place for people who have all the answers, but for those who want to ask the questions. We believe that the Church should be a safe and welcoming environment in which people can raise their questions, air their doubts and learn to overcome their fears. It should be a safe haven in an unstable world’.