About

I loved going to Church for many years, but one day I left and didn’t go back.  I had served and was very blessed over the years but I started to question a few things – why was church becoming such a performance with so much time, energy and resources being consumed to keep the increasingly complex infrastructure going, but at the same time the presence of God seemed more distant?  

There were a number of Sundays where I just wanted to go home straight after and recover from the hours of setup, preparation and pack down.  I didn’t have time for people because I was ‘busy’ doing Church!  Funny isn’t it?    

There was a drive to build more and bigger buildings, but very limited funds for those going through a really tough time.  At the same time New Zealand had become the World’s most expensive property market.  And naturally many people were struggling, losing hope – but nothing was said.  Why was swept under the carpet?  Was it that leaders didn’t want to offend the large givers?  I wondered how Jesus would face living in New Zealand – was massive debt the answer he would have espoused?  

The idea of house churches began to make more and more sense to me.  More emphasis could be put on enjoying each others company, studying the Word and how it applied to our lives, and funds could be used to support those struggling as well other needs of the gathering.  Controversial subjects could be teased out and discussed, rather than swept under the carpet.  People who were struggling weren’t ignored – people had more time and funds to care, rather than plowing all our time and energy into buildings and a Sunday event.  The simplicity of meeting together took all the pressure off and made church fun again.

I knew there were others like me and had heard of the occasional house church, but I struggled to find where they were.  I looked and asked but couldn’t find any.  So I started this website to help others like me find like-minded Christians that want to live out the simplicity of an authentic Christian life.

I hope in some way we can help connect you with others nearby that have a similar desire to go back to the future and meet house to house.