Making and maturing disciples, for the glory of Jesus
Our vision
We strive to be a Gospel-centred, disciple-making community in Snug, the Channel and beyond.
Snug Christian Church isn’t about a building – it’s about people. We’re ordinary people who believe the good news that Jesus is the saviour of the world. He gave his life to bring us forgiveness and hope, and promises eternal life to all who follow him. This shapes everything we do – seeking to love others like Jesus and helping them discover the hope and life he offers.
Meet our leadership
Dan Headley
Elder
Joe Ware
Elder
Paul Hutchens
Elder
Jake Bylsma
Elder
Daniel Cawthorn
Elder
Haydn Stedman
Treasurer & Deacon
Lyn Stedman
Deacon
Sarah Ware
Deacon
Hamish Tilley
Deacon
Frank de Hoog
Deacon
Janet de Hoog
Deacon
Tash Taylor
Deacon
Driven by gospel values
Scipture Alone
Scripture Alone is God’s Spirit-breathed revelation to us, the sufficient and final authority by which we live and grow in godliness (2 Timothy 3:14-17).
Christ Alone
Christ Alone is the one true saviour of the world (Acts 4:10-12), taking on himself the consequences of human sin in his death (2 Corinthians 5:21). As Jesus rose from the dead, so God will raise to eternal life all those who put their faith in Jesus.
Grace Alone
Grace Alone is the only basis for our salvation which we receive by faith alone and not by works (Ephesians 2:8-9), though good works are a definite fruit of our salvation (John 15:5-8, Ephesians 2:10, James 2:14-26).
Our Beliefs
There is one unique and eternal God, who exists in an everlasting loving relationship of Father, Son and Spirit—one God in three persons.
God is sovereign in all things: including creation, revelation, redemption, judgement and the establishing of his kingdom.
As sovereign loving creator and redeemer, he is worthy of all glory, honour and praise.
Men and women together are created in the image of God, and therefore enjoy a unique dignity in creation and a unique relationship with God.
Men and women together have dominion over the created order.
Tragically, human nature is universally sinful since the Fall and all are guilty before God. This leaves us under the wrath and condemnation of God.
We are unable, without the prior regenerative work of God’s Spirit, to turn ourselves to God.
There is no other way to know God except that he reveals himself to us. The Bible is God’s revelation to us. The words of the Bible are divinely inspired and infallible, as originally given, and have supreme authority in all matters of faith, conduct and experience.
The Bible is sufficient for knowing God. It is not only central to the wellbeing of the church but is able to thoroughly equip the Christian community for life and godliness.
Jesus Christ was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. He is both fully God and truly human. He entered fully into human experience. He endured temptation and he suffered and died. He was perfectly obedient to God his Father.
Jesus took on himself the consequences of human sin. He died and was buried.
On the third day he rose from the dead bodily. He ascended to the right hand of God the Father and is now exalted as ruler over all.
He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead.
There is only one name under heaven by which people can be brought into relationship with God: the name ‘Jesus Christ’.
It is only through the sacrificial death of Jesus Christ, as our representative and substitute, that the guilt, penalty and power of sin can be removed. In that death, God demonstrates his love to us most perfectly and establishes his victory over Satan and all his foes.
The work of the Holy Spirit is necessary to make the death of Jesus effective in an individual’s life. This work is only applied to those ‘appointed to eternal life’ by the Father;; an appointment that occurred before the creation of the world and not based on foreseen virtue, merit, or faith in those appointed.
The Spirit irresistibly enables the sinner to repent and put their faith in Jesus Christ, and persevere in that faith, so that salvation is entirely of God’s grace and not of human merit or works.
Although we enjoy now the blessing of union with Christ and secure relationship with God, we await the final consummation of our hope with the return of Christ, the resurrection of our bodies and life with him eternally. God has destined that there be only one people of God (Jew and Gentile) united by faith in Jesus for all time.
The Holy Spirit is co-equal with the Father and the Son, and indwells all true believers.
His role is to bring glory to Jesus Christ, thus making Jesus Christ central in all things.
The Spirit works to illuminate believers’ minds to grasp the truth of the Bible, producing in them his fruit, granting them his gifts and empowering them for service.
He grants his gifts for the purpose of service, not self-indulgence. Their use is determined—not by personal desire for fulfilment, or satisfaction—but by the principle of building the church. Not every gift of the Spirit is given to the church at every moment of its life, only those necessary for building Christ’s body.
The visible church is the gathering of believers around Christ in his word.
The people of God who gather are intended by God to bear witness to him and actively seek the extension of his rule.
Within its community both men and women are to seek proper expression of their gifts as they work to build the church in love.
The Bible makes clear that in church as in marriage, the roles of men and women are not interchangeable. In particular, eldership is only for biblically qualified men as is preaching within the public assembly. We are committed to expressing the differences within relationships of mutual dependence.
Grievances & Code of Conduct
Each of our leaders at Snug Christian Church are required to read the Code of Conduct, sign it upon completion and adhere to the conduct stipulated by our Code of Conduct.
The purpose of this Grievance Policy is to provide guidelines for how to go about making complaints, dealing with complaints and dealing with conflicts that arise at Snug Christian Church. We want all complaints and conflicts to be dealt with in accordance with Biblical principles and in a fair, loving, wise and timely manner that honours and glorifies God.
