Questions and Answers

Q 1. Why doesn’t an offering get taken up during Church?

We decided not to pass-the-plate during church. Instead we ask regulars to contribute financially through the box on the morning tea table, or directly into the church bank account. We encourage our regulars to think and pray about what they will regularly give, and then to be committed to what they have decided. Direct debit is one sure way of being regular.

Q 2. How do I become a member?

You do not have to become a formal member to be able to be a part of the life of our church. However we would encourage you to talk to us about membership. Our church follows the membership requirements of the Presbyterian Church of Queensland.

Q 3. Are there plans to buy a church building?

Our priority is to grow followers of Jesus rather than building a building. So we will put money into paying additional staff before buying land. We have not set out to build a mega-church either, so we will plant other churches before entering into building plans. So, owning a church building could be many years away.

Q 4. How do I get onto the rosters?

We encourage everyone to serve, and one way to do that is to be a part of a roster. There’s set-up, pack-up, morning tea, KPC Kids, crèche, music, welcoming and much more. If you would like to help out by being on a roster, please talk to Steve.

Q 5. How do I receive the weekly email-updates?

Just send an email and ask Steve to add you to the distribution list.

Q 6. How did KPC start?

We started with a core group of around twenty adults (and children) from Ann Street, Acacia Ridge and Ipswich Presbyterian Churches. Brisbane Presbytery formed the new charge, and asked the Ithaca church elders to be the interim Session. Steve Blencowe was appointed to Kenmore by the denomination.

You can see that this church plant required a fair bit of team work. Acacia Ridge Presbyterian and Ithaca Presbyterian were particularly supportive in the early stages – but there was also support from many other churches and from the denomination.

Since then we have grown, elected our own elders, and been declared, by Brisbane Presbytery, to be a church in our own right with the ability to call our own minister.