Naremburn Cammeray Anglican Church

Naremburn Cammeray Anglican Church is a dynamic and growing Anglican Church on Sydney's North Shore. It is has three centres of Ministry - Naremburn, Cammeray and NAAC.

History

In post-World War I Sydney, many church buildings were built - Naremburn and Cammeray were just two of these. For decades Naremburn Anglican Church and Cammeray Anglican Church existed as separate churches.

Throughout the 1950s, '60s and '70s the Parish of St Cuthbert’s Naremburn and the Parish of All Saints' Cammeray had their ‘glory days’. In those days, the Sunday Schools had 350 children attending each Sunday and St Cuthbert’s won 3 cricket premierships in the local competition.

In the late 1970s a decision was made to join the two Parishes. At that time there were four Anglican church buildings, three church halls, and two church rectories.

By 1997, two of the Anglican churches had been ‘disposed of’, the three halls had been demolished, and the two rectories had been sold, and a new one built on site.

Present

In recent years the decline reversed quite radically, evidenced by the fact that by the end of 2008 the Naremburn Cammeray Anglican Church has eight congregations and a normal Sunday attendance of over 500.

In 2008, the Naremburn building was deemed too small and run down to cater for the ongoing expansion of ministry and building work began on a new Parish Ministry Centre. This work is ongoing and seeks to provide for a growing ministry in a growing suburb. it is anticipated that these works will be complete by September 2009.

Further building works (this time at Cammeray) are in the planning stages.

Regular Activities

8 Church services every week - Weekly and Monthly Prayer Meetings - Monthly Parish Council - Monthly Church Committee meetings - Weekly staff meetings - Weekly staff lunches - Monthly student minister lunches - Weekly Ministry Training Strategy (MTS) Training Sessions - Theological Student meetings - Christianity Explained - Simply Christianity - Welcome suppers - 45 Bible studies groups - Bible study leader’s meetings - School of Ministry - Mid week service monthly - Kid’s church at att centres - School Scripture – Book clubs - Kid's Playtime groups - MINIMOVERS - Youth groups - MAG - Discipleship 1 on 1 - Preparation for Baptisms and Weddings - Marriage Enrichment Courses - Hospitality - Working Bees.

Naremburn

St Cuthbert's Naremburn - Cnr Willoughby Road and Merrenburn St, Naremburn

These congregations are currently meeting in the Catholic Church hall across the road.

Sunday Church Services

8 am Holy Communion or Morning Prayer

10 am Morning church with Kid's Church

6 pm Contemporary Evening Church

Mid-week Services

10 am Third Wednesday of the month, followed by morning tea. NOTE: During the building works at Naremburn this congregation is in recess.

Cammeray

All Saints' Cammeray, 5 Carter Street, Cammeray

Sunday Church Services

9 am Morning Church with Kid's Church

5.30 pm Contemporary Evening Church

NAAC

Naremburn Asian Australian Church meets in two locations

Sunday Church Services

10am Morning Church with Kid's Church (Naremburn School Hall, Willoughby Road)

5.30 pm Contemporary Evening Church (Crows Nest Centre)

Sydney Japanese Evangelical Church

The SJEC meet at Cammeray from 2pm each Sunday afternoon. In April 2009, Grahame and Cathy Smith were inducted as the new ministers of this congregation. they spend the previous 16 years in Japan serving as missionaries with CMS. An article appeared in Southern Cross, the magazine of the Anglican Diocese of Sydney in May 2009 profiling the SJEC ministry.

The SJEC Church service is in Japanese and visitors are always welcome.

External links

• Naremburn Cammeray Anglican Church Website
• Anglican Church - Diocese of Sydney
• Sydney Japanese Evangelical Church

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