Hopelands Church Arrives in Tieri

Robert, we last spoke in June, at which point you were still in the planning phase of bringing the services to Tieri. Have you since held your first service?
We certainly have! We held our first service as Hopelands Church Tieri on July 20th. It was a very exciting time for us and our home church (Hopelands Church Emerald) who have sent us here. We had a live feed set up at our home church and they introduced us to the community and gave a big shout out to Tieri.

Three families from Tieri and four from Emerald joined us for the inaugural service. We began with praise and worship, followed by the communion message, and then the main message. After the ‘official’ service, we all enjoyed getting to know each other over an informal chat with ham and pickle sandwiches, coffee and cake.

We received a very positive vibe from all those who attended, which we were grateful for, especially as it was our first one –
so thank you.

We’ve since held four services at the church. Along the way, we have enjoyed seeing some regular faces and welcoming some new ones each week, which is always a good sign.
It is only early days and we are still learning about the town of Tieri and the requirements of the community. The more time we spend here, the more I hope people see and believe that we are fully committed to the town of Tieri – we’re here for the long haul.

As we have already learned through chatting with the locals and through first-hand experience, people are constantly coming and going from Tieri. In fact, one of the families who attended that first service has already left town.

Whether you’re here in town for the first time, for a short time, or have called Tieri home for your entire life, Doris and I would love to meet you. In addition to the bi-monthly church services, we’ll be at as many community functions and events as possible, and look forward to saying hello and having a chat.

Whatever life throws at you, we want you to know that you are not alone. Church is a place to be heard, loved and uplifted. We are here to listen and to care, and to remind you that you matter. If you need support and encouragement on your journey through life – today or every day – we’ll be glad to journey with you, together.

Come along to one of our Sunday services, held twice a month, or reach out any time during the week; we would love to connect with you.

To find out more about Hopelands Church, visit
hopelands.church/. For details of upcoming church services, see the Hopelands Church Facebook page.