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We are a community of believers with a mission "to be conformed to the image of Christ and make discipples through the power of the Holy Spirit."

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Welcome to Punchbowl Baptist Church (PBC)!

We are a multicultural, evangelical, Christian church affiliated with the Baptist Union (Baptist Association of New South Wales & ACT).

At Punchbowl Baptist Church, we aspire to be a caring community of faith, devoted to living out God's command to love him fully and to love others deeply.

We warmly welcome you to join us as we gather to worship and glorify God. After the service, please stay for a cuppa, we would love to get to know you better and introduce you to our church family.

Our prayer is that the Lord's work will continue to grow and flourish in this community and beyond.

 

PBC Leadership Team

Congregation gathered at Punchbowl Baptist Church for a community service

Our Services and Community

Punchbowl Baptist Church offers a warm and welcoming environment for worship, spiritual growth, and community connection. Our regular Sunday services provide opportunities for meaningful worship, prayer, and teaching based on Biblical values. In addition to worship, we host Bible study groups, youth activities, and outreach programs designed to support families and individuals in our local community. Whether you are looking to explore faith, deepen your relationship with God, or find a supportive community, Punchbowl Baptist Church is here for you.

Sunday Services

We have services every Sunday morning from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM

Regular Sunday Schedule

9:00 AM - Praise and Worship Team Preparation
9:50 AM - Prayer Time
10:00 AM to 11:30 AM - Worship Service
11:45 AM - Fellowship Cuppa (Morning Tea)
Potbless Lunch on every last Sunday of the month

We also run a K-12 Sunday School every Sunday morning from 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM :)

Our Beliefs

The Nature and Unity of the Godhead

There is one God Who is eternal personal Spirit. He is infinite in power, wisdom, holiness and love. He is the creator of heaven and earth, all that is, seen and unseen. He is Triune in essential being and revealed to us as Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

The Deity and Humanity of Jesus Christ

Jesus Christ as the second Person of the Godhead is eternally one with God the Father of Whose Person and Glory He is the accurate expression. To become man He was conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary, so that the two whole and perfect natures, the nature of God, and the nature of man, were united in one Person; truly God and truly man.

The Holy Spirit

The Holy Spirit as the third Person of the Trinity is eternally one with the Father and the Son yet He is sent by Them to achieve the Divine purpose in the world and in the Church.

The Divine Inspiration of the Scriptures

The Scriptures, consisting of the 66 books of the Old and New Testaments, were written by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, and is the word of God. The word of God is the revelation of God himself both in word and deed to all humanity and is to be accepted in faith as the Word of God. It is the supreme authority in matters of faith and life for the Christian and the Christian Church.

The Sinfulness of Humanity

Men and women are made in the image of God and for fellowship with Him. By transgression of God’s command they fell from fellowship with God and their nature was corrupted. As a consequence all people are spiritually dead and subject to God’s wrath and condemnation. Therefore, apart from God’s Grace, people are helpless and hopeless.

Christ’s Atonement for the Sin of Humanity

In order to redeem people from guilt, penalty and power of sin, Jesus Christ became man and died a sacrificial death as our representative substitute. By His resurrection, God’s acceptance of His atoning death was demonstrated. This atonement is sufficient for the whole world but effective only in those who receive it. The sinner is justified and reconciled to God, not through any personal merit, but solely on the basis of God’s precious gift of salvation in Jesus Christ received through faith.

The Work of the Holy Spirit in Salvation

The ministry of the Holy Spirit is necessary for the acceptance of God’s provision of salvation. The Holy Spirit convinces sinners of their sinfulness, leads them to personal faith in Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour and so brings them to spiritual birth as God’s children and to fellowship in Christ. Working within the life of believers the Holy Spirit makes real the presence of Christ, witnesses to their relationship with God, leads into all truth, bestows gifts for effective service and produces graces for holy living.

The Church

The Church is the body of people whom God has separated from the world through faith in Jesus Christ as their Lord and Saviour. All regenerate persons are members of the universal Church of God which takes local form wherever groups of believers unite for worship, fellowship, and service, in accordance with scriptural principles. All believers are called to a priestly ministry in the offering of spiritual sacrifices and sent into the world to be witnesses. God calls individuals to positions of oversight and leadership or to special ministries. The Church recognises such by ordaining pastors, commissioning missionaries, appointing deacons, and other leaders, following New Testament practice.

The Baptism of Believers, by Immersion

Baptism is an ordinance of the Lord Jesus Christ. It is a public declaration of a person’s faith in Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour. In accordance with New Testament Scripture it is administered by total immersion which symbolises the believer’s identification with Christ in death, burial and resurrection, the remission of sins and the believer’s dedication of himself to God to live and walk in newness of life.

The Communion

The Lord’s Supper is an ordinance of the Lord Jesus Christ, instituted by Him to be celebrated with the elements of bread and wine(juice is often the substitute for non drinkers) by believers in Christ until the end of the age. It commemorates and declares our thanks for the Lord’s substitutionary death. The celebration of the ordinance expresses our fellowship with and in the Lord Jesus Christ as members of the Body of which He is the Head.

The Return of the Lord Jesus Christ

As the end of this age, according to His promise, Jesus Christ will return personally and visibly in His Glory to the earth.

The Resurrection of the Dead

At the end of the age there is to be a resurrection both of the righteous and the unrighteous. After death the bodies of people return to dust but their spirits return immediately to God – the righteous to be with Him and the unrighteous reserved for the judgement.

 

Rewards and Punishment

God has appointed a day of final judgement for the world. At that time Jesus Christ will judge every person and each will receive reward or punishment according to their deeds. Those judged righteous, in their resurrected and glorified bodies, will receive their reward and will dwell forever in Heaven with the Lord. The unrighteous will be consigned to Hell, the place of everlasting punishment.

 

Marriage

Marriage is the God ordained union which an adult man and woman willingly enter into for life. This marriage is performed in the presence of God and witnesses.