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At the beginning of this year, God spoke to Jess and I about ‘making room’, as it was evident that God is growing our Oceans family and that He plans to continue in that trajectory:
Enlarge your house; build an addition. Spread out your home, and spare no expense! For you will soon be bursting at the seams.
Isaiah 54:2-3 (NLT)
we believed that God was leading us to ‘Make Room’ through:
A) NEW BUILDINGS +
B) ADDITIONAL SERVICES
BUILDING PROJECTS
WE ARE ALLOCATING 90% OF ‘HEART FOR THE HOUSE’ GIVING TO OUR TWO BUILDING PROJECTS
SEE OUR BUILDING PROJECTS
A PERMANENT STAKE IN THE GROUND IN PERTH
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OCEANS PERTH BUILDING PROJECT
ESTABLISHING A PRESENCE
We are finally putting a stake in the ground and moving into our very own, permanent location! We have signed the lease and now need to raise an additional $60 000 in order to fit out the building so we can move in. This building will mean that we can meet mid-week in our very own venue, allowing us to run Youth Group, Playgroup, meet for Hour of Power, run Multiply and host other various meetings and activities. Your giving will go towards putting a stake in the ground, establishing a church in Osborne Park for generations to come!
KEY FEATURES:
*471 SQM
*150 PERSON CAPACITY
*2 KIDS ROOMS/OPEN PLAN OFFICES
*5 YEAR LEASE (OPTION FOR ADDITIONAL 3YRS)
ADDITIONAL FUNDS REQUIRED:
$60,000
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OCEANS ALBANY BUILDING PROJECT
A PURPOSE BUILT KIDS FACILITY IN ALBANY
MAKING ROOM FOR THE FUTURE
We believe that all children are a gift from God, and in order to make room for them at Oceans Church, we are building a kids facility adjacent to our current building. This building will include an indoor playground and will be used during the week for Playgroup and allow parents to visit our Oceans Cafe with their kids once we open it to the public. The kids facility will provide ample space for our kids to safely meet, while freeing up spaces in our foyer and other rooms to be maximised during services. Your giving will mean that kids and their families will be impacted by the love of God for generations to come!
KEY FEATURES:
*4 Kids ROOMS
*INDOOR PLAYGROUND
*CAFE OVERFLOW
*INDOOR PLAYGROUND
ADDITIONAL FUNDS REQUIRED
$1,200,000
OCEANS GO
V I S I O N
we have always had on our heart to build a strong church that can have a large impact not only in our world, but around the world.
The good news is, that over the last few years God has built Oceans Church to become a strong church with a strong vision, a strong and united team that has produced increasingly strong disciples, all of which has led to a financially strong and generous church. It is out of this strength that we can begin to discover God’s heart and the ways in which He is leading Oceans Church to look beyond the walls of our house to impact the world with the love of God.
Oceans Go is our intentional, strategic plan to reach the world with the love of God. There are two key areas that we want to have an impact on when it comes to our impact:
1. PLANTING CHURCHES
2. SERVING THE POOR & VULNERABLE
OCEANS GO
WE ARE ALLOCATING 10% OF ‘HEART FOR THE HOUSE’ GIVING TO OCEANS GO PROGRAMS
LOCAL INITIATIVES
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PLAY GROUP & FAMILY FUN DAY
As many as 1 in 5 women experience depression during pregnancy and/or following the birth of their baby. One of the greatest needs that new parents have is social connection, as the isolation of being a new parent can at times be debilitating. Oceans Playgroup provides a safe, fun, friendly and relaxed atmosphere where kids can have fun while parents connect with each other over coffee and cake.
Your giving will go towards resourcing play equipment and the planning of a Family Fun Day that will connect new parents with our loving Oceans community.
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PREGNANCY PROBLEM HOUSE
At Oceans Church as followers of Jesus, we believe that all life is a gift given to us from God - and this especially includes the most vulnerable among us: those precious lives who are still in the womb. However we know that due to a range of circumstances, people may become pregnant unexpectedly, and as a result these new parents are left to make some hard decisions. In order to help these parents keep and care for their baby, PPH provides a range of confidential support services, giving each baby the best opportunity to become all God has destined them to be! Your giving will go towards providing 10x Kits to encourage expecting Mums that they are not alone and that the life they are holding is precious.
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HIGH SCHOOLS
Our heart at Oceans is to serve and raise up the next generation of young people. With mental health at an all time high, this moment provides us with a huge opportunity to make a lasting difference. This is why we have a heart to serve our local schools by working along side principals and chaplains through various initiatives and programs.
Your giving will enable us to serve high school students and teachers in a meaningful way throughout the year.
YOUTH ALIVE WA
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Youth Alive seeks to Reach youth through events and also Raise up and Resource youth leaders and ministries across our state. Your giving will contribute to seeing thousands of young people reached with the Gospel and leaders raised.
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CHAPLAINCY
A portion of your tithe goes towards releasing chaplains to serve in schools across Western Australia.
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CARE DAY
We have it in our heart to join our collective strength as a church to serve and care for our local community in a meaningful way, in one single day. Your giving will go towards resourcing this opportunity and mobilising an army of servant hearted people showing the love of Jesus to those in need.
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OCEANS CARE
Your giving will go towards a pool of money we set aside for those in need in our local community.
Global INITIATIVES
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TEJAS ASIA
Tejas Asia is a ministry in India run by Ps Marlo & Sheril Philip. Ps Shaphan met Ps Marlo in India and has since then developed a strong relationship with them. Our aim is to raise enough money to purchase a bus for Tejas Asia. This mobile clinic travels to over 25 different underprivileged communities in Delhi, providing essential medical care, health services and health education. Over the last 10 years, this mobile medical clinic was able to impact the lives of over 72 000 people, making a significant impact by improving the overall health and wellbeing of the communities they are currently serving. However, in order for them to continue this mission they need to replace their existing bus which is no longer road worthy with a new bus that will last them for many years into the future. When we combine your giving from 2023 with your giving this year, we believe we will have enough to see this project complete and purchase the bus this July/ August in time for the cold season in India.
Mobile medical bus:
Vehicle Make: Force Motors, India (Force Ambulance).
Approximate Market Price: AUD $41 000
Current Total Raised: $14 200
Additional Funds Required: $26 800
Contribution from Heart for the House 2023: $15 000
Expected contribution for Heart for the House 2024: $11 800
Total Raised by Oceans Church (2023-2024): $26 800
CLEAN WATER PROJECT:
Delhi is currently experiencing a severe water crisis driven by multiple factors including reduced supply (reduced operational capacity of water treatment plants), increased demand and contamination issues. Ps Marlo & Sheril and their team want to be able to hand out jerry cans of water to families in the communities they are serving. We are believing that we will be able to provide 100 jerry cans to serve 100 families (at a cost of $10 per can, totalling $1000).
PLANTING CHURCHES
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Oceans Church is a Harvestnet Church. Oceans Perth was planted in partnership with Harvestnet, which seeks to raise up and release church planters across Australia to plant thriving churches. Your giving will go towards supporting Harvestnet by releasing three couples who will go onto plant three churches in Western Australia over the coming 18 months!
HARVESTNET
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EMPART
India has the largest concentration of poverty in the world, with five states containing more poverty than 26 African nations joined together. It is in the top 5 most persecuted nations and has the largest number of unreached people with the Gospel. Empart seek to reach the lost in India by planting churches that reach their communities with both the proclamation and demonstration of the Gospel. They do this by raising up local, indigenous church planters who on average Your giving will go towards sponsoring one church planter in North India who will on average go on to plant between 3-5 churches!
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LIFEHOUSE
Your giving will go towards sowing a seed into Lifehouse Church, who are planting churches in Japan and Indonesia, which along with India are three of the top five most unreached nations on the planet.
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OCEANS CHURCH
Your giving will go towards establishing our first Oceans Church Campus.