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1. History | 2. About Us | 3. What We Believe | 4. Our Programmes and Activities | 5. Heights Missions | 6. Contacting Us

Welcome to Heights Christian Church! Photo of Jeremy and Bernice

We are a group of Christians who love God, love life and love people.  We are committed to touching our city, our nation and our world.  Heights is a church with a marvellous heritage spanning 80 years -- and our influence is spanning the world.  We want to help you change your own world, so that together we can change the whole world, one life at a time.

Pastor Jeremy and Bernice Griffiths

1. History

outside of churchThe origins of Heights Church can be traced back to the 1920s, when Adelaide was visited by well-known international evangelists, Smith Wigglesworth and Aimee Semple McPherson.  In those days the church in Australia was experiencing a powerful move of the Holy Spirit, with many conversions and amazing miracles.

From this outpouring of the Spirit, a number of small churches began.  One of these was known as the Bible Standard Mission.  Meetings were at that time being held in hired facilities; however, by 1950 the church had purchased land and constructed a building in the Adelaide CBD and was known as Compton Street Assembly of God.  Over the next 30 years, thousands of lives were influenced by the ministry of this church, and it planted several other churches.

During the late 1970s, the church was relocated into the northern suburbs of Adelaide with the new name of Calvary Community Church.  The current site was purchased, and stage 1 of the building opened in 1982.  The church grew rapidly and by 1989, stage 2 was completed under the new name Heights Christian Church.  Heights Church continues to be a church with a local and global vision.  We have a passion to connect with the surrounding suburbs, to influence the city of Adelaide, and to make a difference in our world.

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2. About Us

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Our Vision

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3. What We Believe

picture of bibleHeights Church is affiliated with the Australian Christian Churches (Assemblies of God in Australia).  The following are our beliefs:
  1. Our beliefs are fundamental and evangelical -- our sole textbook being the Bible.  (2 Tim. 3:16, 17; 2 Pet. 1:19-21; John 5:39)
  2. We believe in the Trinity -- the eternal Godhead.  (John 14:16, 17; 2 Cor. 13:4; Matt. 28:19)
  3. We believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God and Saviour of the world.  (John 1:14; 14:9; Col. 1:16)
  4. We believe in the Second Coming of Christ.  (John 14:1-3; Acts 1:11; 1 Thess. 4:15-17)
  5. We believe in the Person and work of the Holy Spirit with His Fruit and Gifts abiding in the Church.  (John 14:26; Gal. 5:22, 23; 1 Cor. 12, 13 & 14)
  6. We believe in the Baptism of the Holy Spirit for all believers with the initial evidence of speaking in other tongues as the Spirit gives utterance.  (Acts 1:1-8; 2:1-38; 8:14-19; 10:9-47; 11:15-18; 19:1-7)
  7. We believe in the spiritually lost condition of man.  (John 3:17, 18, 36)
  8. We believe in the essential need of the New Birth by faith in Jesus Christ.  (John 3:3, 16; Rom. 10:9, 10)
  9. We believe in the sacraments of the Lord's Supper and baptism by immersion for all believers.  (1 Cor. 11:23-26; Matt. 26:26-28; Mark 16:16; Acts 10:48)
  10. We believe in Divine Healing by personal faith in Jesus Christ.  (Matt. 8:16, 17; Mark 16:17, 18; James 5:14, 15)
  11. We believe in Everlasting Life -- in either Heaven or Hell.  (John 3:36; 2 Thess. 1:8, 9; Rev. 11:15)

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4. Our Programmes and Activities

Regular Sunday services: 10am and 6pm (no evening services during school holidays and occasionally at other times; please contact us to check)

Other programmes and activities include:

Regular weekly/fortnightly meetings (many of these do not run during school holidays; please contact us to check):
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5. Heights MissionsGlobe

Heights is a local/global church.  We believe we can make a difference both in our community and throughout the world.  Our Missions programme is at the heart of Heights.  The programme has three main areas:


i. Ongoing Support

Heights sets aside a tithe of its offerings to support missions and related programmes.  The tithe is distributed among the following:



ii. Missions4

 

In addition to the tithe, Heights raises other funds to support a variety of missions projects.  Several worthwhile projects are nominated, and a total Target is calculated for the amount to be raised.  Once the Target has been reached, we move on to a new set of projects.  We began in September 2007 with Missions Plus, followed by Missions2 and Missions3.  Heights is now in the process of raising funds for Missions4, which was launched 30 May 2010.


 Projects under World mapMissions4 include:



iii. Bolivian After-School Care Programme

In November 2009, through a series of miracles, Heights was able to provide the funds to begin an after-school care programme in Bolivia.  Thirty children from disadvantaged backgrounds are enrolled in a special afternoon school at the Assemblies of God church in Alto Cochabamba.  This programme gets the children off the streets and equips them with much-needed skills for their future.  It provides:


This care programme was a vision of both the pastor of the church in Bolivia and of members of Heights, and is the answer to twelve years of prayer.  Through God’s grace and the generosity of many people, Heights is able to fund the school on an ongoing basis.

 

In August 2010 a second school of thirty children, also funded by Heights, was opened in another location in Cochabamba.  We are believing God for further schools to open in the future.


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6. Contacting UsContact

Senior Pastor:  Jeremy Griffiths
Address:  231 Milne Road, Modbury North  SA  5092, Australia
Postal address:  PO Box 168, Modbury North  SA  5092, Australia
Phone:  (within Australia) (08) 8265 1644; (international) +61 8 8265 1644
Email:  office@heights.cc   Web:  www.heights.cc

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Last update 23 July 2010  Wen and Sue Soong