HISTORY  

The Churchill assembly of CRC Churches International (then known as Christian Revival Crusade) was commenced as an outreach from Moe in 1983 under the leadership of Steve & Remey Gunsser. In 1994, after several years of meeting in school halls and the local leisure Centre, the assembly leased the old childcare Centre in Maple Crescent. During this time, many international students from Monash University were part of the fellowship.

In 2016 the church ceased Sunday services in the Maple Crescent venue. After some years meeting only as a weeknight fellowship, we resumed Sunday services at the beginning of 2020, initially meeting in Studio 1 and later in the Churchill Public Hall. Pandemic restrictions in 2020-2021 meant that there were times when we were only able to do online meetings, and other times when we met on Sundays in a private home.

In 2021, we began searching for a more secure home base for our fellowship. We enquired about the old Hazelwood South Hall on Tramway Road with the result that, in April 2022, we signed a licensed agreement to use the hall for five years.  After much work fixing up the old building, we had our first Sunday service there in October 2022 with an official opening night on 19th November.

Churchill Christian Fellowship is an Incorporated Association, affiliated with “CRC Churches International.” Our style of service is a mix of both traditional and contemporary. Our basic beliefs and style are known styles are known as Pentecostal.

Pentecostal churches believe and teach the Baptism in the Holy Spirit with the initial Bible evidence of speaking in unknown tongues and the developing evidence of the fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22,23.) Also, that the gifts of the Holy Spirit as described in Romans 12:6- 8 and 1 Corinthians 12:7-11 are still relevant for today. We regularly pray for the sick, often using the biblical pattern described in James 5:13-15.