How St Marys Works

St. Mary's is a relatively large and growing suburban parish church, with a weekly attendance c200 adults and c50 young people. We are a 'Cell Church'. The majority of the church membership are part of 'cells' or small groups that we call 'Life Groups'. In recognised cell church language, we have come to see church as a 'bird with two wings': one 'wing' being the weekly corporate gathering and the other 'wing' being the cell group. The Life Groups each have 'Life Group Leaders', with assistant leaders, and they are overseen by 'Group Pastors'.

St. Mary's would best be described as 'Evangelical', but in reality is without a 'label'. It is inclusive and the membership is made up of people from a fairly wide spectrum of church traditions. The preaching is expository, seeking to apply the Bible relevantly to our daily lives and we follow series in the mornings. The congregation increasingly resides in the local community; although some of the more established members live outside the parish.