OUR VISION IS

To be a community that is equipped and empowered to be everything God has created us to be

COMMUNITY

A unified group of people that share common goals, interests, and beliefs. A place for people to belong.

EQUIPPED

To be given the tools, guidance, knowledge, and training to achieve goals and fulfill purpose.

EMPOWERED

To impart the confidence, strength, and authority to be who God has created you to be.

OUR VALUES

Relationship

We are building on a foundation of relationship, with God and with each other

Excellence

We strive to do the best we can with what we have, at all times

Acceptance

We accept anyone who has a heart for this Church

Generosity

We have a heart to be generous in every situation

Committment

We are committed to each other and to the health and vision of the Church

Teachability

We have a desire to learn, grow, and be discipled.

OUR PEOPLE

SENIOR PASTOR SHEPPARTON

Ps Matt Ellerton

Ps Rachel Ellerton

SENIOR PASTOR SHEPPARTON

Nathan Symes

MOVE YOUTH COORDINATOR SHEPPARTON

Mirryn Symes

EQUIP KIDS COORDINATOR SHEPPARTON

LOCATION PASTOR NUMURKAH

Ps Matt Doery

Ps Ash Doery

LOCATION PASTOR NUMURKAH

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Smiling bald man with glasses and a beard wearing a headset microphone on stage
Smiling woman wearing clear eyeglasses and earrings indoors
Smiling young man posing outdoors under leafy trees at a social gathering
Woman singing into a microphone on a stage with colorful lights
Smiling bearded man in a blazer and checkered shirt
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Hayden Le Sueur

EQUIP KIDS CORDINATOR NUMURKAH

Our History

“It was not easy those early days of the sixties, every soul had to be won with tears, but they were beautiful and wonderful days, as we saw God work”

-Pastor Arthur Amery, Founder of what is now known as Encounter Christian Church

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Beginning as a small group in 1960’s in the Davidson’s home. Three years later they officially formed the ‘Shepparton Assembly Of God’, under the ministry of Pastor Arthur Amery. In ‘78, they began construction of ‘Charisma Chapel’, a building we still call home today. In 1995 we started a Christ centered school on the same land, and in 2013 we took on a new name; Encounter Christian Church.

Over the decades, as the orchards and farms around us turned into neighborhoods and shopping centers, God has moved in powerful ways. By his grace, through the church and the school we have introduced many individuals and families to Jesus, countless young people have gone on to become missionaries, and community leaders.

Our history is not a monument to our achievements, but a testament to God’s faithfulness and grace.