Welcome to Wangaratta Wesleyan

No matter who you are, you are welcome here.

Welcome to Wangaratta Wesleyan

No matter who you are, you are welcome here.

Where and when

You may have heard us referred to as the “Blue Church on the corner”, and that’s because our building is a lovely blue colour and you’ll find our building on the Corner of Parfitt Road & Great Alpine Road, Wangaratta. On the road out from Wangaratta to Bright, Beechworth and the snow fields of Hotham, it’s hard to miss.

You can also join us live from anywhere during our Sunday 10am service which is broadcast live each week.

The view from the car park of Hills Church

Teaching

Each Sunday you will hear a thought-provoking and engaging message based on the Bible from either our Lead Pastor, Steve Van Der Poel, or from one of our other pastors.

Watch a previous message
Pastor delivering a sermon, available for online viewing.

Worship

Starting at 10am Sundays, our worship service lasts between an 60-90 minutes. We sing contemporary and traditional worship music, share in corporate prayer, and hear bible-based teaching. Afterwards, hang around and share a cuppa and a chat. We’d love to chat with you!

Congregation gathered at Hills Church Everton Hills during Sunday service

Safe Kids Environments

All of our volunteers are friendly, qualified, and hold a Working with Children Check card. During our 10am service, we provide a fun and engaging environments for kids of all ages.

During the school term, kids will start in our main service for the first part, then usually about 10:30am, the Worship leader will pray for the Kids and they will head out for Kids Church (Prep-Grade 6) where they will have LOADS of fun with songs, games and Jesus-focused teaching from our Kids Church leaders. (Our Kids Church volunteers all have working with children’s checks & are approved by Church Leadership). During the school holidays, we’ll often have a kids talk during the service and activity packs.

We also have creche (Kids up to prep age) available for the younger kids all year round.

Learn more about Kids Church
A child is sitting on a bench laughing and also holding a bible on his lap.

Frequently Asked Questions

We believe that God extends His love to people of all ages, from all walks of life and from all nations and cultures and we treasure the contribution that each can make to the life of our church family.
While most people who come to our church service have already found a new life through Jesus, some are just starting out down the road of spiritual searching. If that’s you, then be assured that our open door definitely extends to you. Feel free to come and ask us questions during the time after a Sunday morning service or drop by our cafe or make a booking at the church office during weekdays to chat with one of our team. We’ll do our best to listen to your personal and spiritual needs and guide you in some of the next steps.

Come as you are! Some people wear thongs, shorts and t-shirt in the summer, trackies and a hoodie in the winter. Others go smart casual all year round. Wear whatever makes you comfortable, everyone is welcome here.

By coming along to a Worship service, another event we run or joining us online, you already are a part of our Church Community!

To go deeper, we have a range of ministries you can join, including Playgroup for younger kids, Youth Group for Year 7 – 12, Young@Heart for the young at heart and other ministries to cater to all people.

We also have various small groups within our Church family.

If you’re interested in getting more involved in the Church community, please chat to one of our Pastors or reach out to us via Connect.