{"id":2238,"date":"2018-06-19T23:52:39","date_gmt":"2018-06-19T23:52:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/woywoy.lutheran.org.au\/?page_id=2238"},"modified":"2018-09-04T14:56:21","modified_gmt":"2018-09-04T04:56:21","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/woywoy.lutheran.org.au\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I love those who love me, and those who seek me find me (Proverbs 8:17).<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhat Lutherans Believe
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Mission statement<\/h2>\n
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A place for worship, community and friendship.<\/p>\n

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St Matthew’s Lutheran Church Woy Woy\u00a0is a Christian congregation serving the Woy Woy community. We are seeking, engaging and encouraging others through a life-changing Christian journey.<\/p>\n

St Matthew’s Lutheran Church seeks to be a loving, friendly community that worships God\u00a0and serves others. We place a high priority on teaching from the Bible and following the example of Jesus.<\/p>\n

Our vision is to impact and renew Woy Woy, New South Wales and beyond with the transforming message of Jesus Christ through words and actions. Everyone is welcome. Come as you are\u00a0\u2013 we’d love to get to know you.<\/p>\n

Here at St Matthew’s Lutheran parish, we\u2019re one big family. We\u2019re family because we\u2019ve all been adopted by our heavenly Father in our baptism. Our baptism gives us a common identity. As a family, we worship, grow and give<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re also part of a larger church family, the Lutheran Church of Australia. We’re under the pastoral care of the pastors of the Lutheran Church of Australia and the leadership of Pastor Allan Taruste.<\/p>\n

St Matthew\u2019s Lutheran parish ministers to parishioners at our church in the Central Coast district.<\/p>\n

Our parish property consists of our beautiful St Matthew\u2019s church following a move of location from West Gosford in 2012, and it was renovated in 2017.<\/p>\n

It is used frequently as a church; a meeting place for groups within the parish for education; a prayer space; and for social activities.<\/p>\n

Whether you are new to the area or one of the many visitors who come to enjoy our beautiful part of the world, we would love you to join us for worship.<\/p>\n

Please take some time to explore the many facets of our parish life and the opportunities afforded to you by looking through the pages of our website.<\/p>\n

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