Welcome
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Welcome to Restoration Church
We’re a growing church community in Ōtautahi Christchurch, passionate about Jesus, people, and the city we call home. Our heart is simple: to see lives restored through relationship with Christ and to build a church where people truly belong. We love worship and the presence of His Spirit, we love the Word and being transformed by truth, and we love Church — the people and whānau of God.
Whether you’ve been following Jesus for years, you’re exploring faith, or you’re just curious about church, you are welcome here.
Restoration is an intergenerational church. We love seeing kids, youth, young adults, families, and older generations walking together in faith. We have a vibrant kids church, a weekly youth gathering, and a community that values connection, prayer, and doing life together.
We believe church isn’t just something that happens on a Sunday. Faith is lived out in everyday life in our homes, workplaces, schools, and neighbourhoods. Our prayer is that people would encounter the real and tangible presence of God, grow in confidence in their faith, and live it out from Monday to Saturday, not just Sunday.
No matter your background, culture, or story, you belong here. Nau mai, haere mai.
Sundays
- Service starts
- 10am
- Location
- 25 Wilmer Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011
“Our doing for Jesus flows from our being with Jesus.”What we often say at Restoration
Humble beginnings
As Jesus teaches in John 15, we are called to remain in Him so that our lives bear lasting fruit.
Restoration Church was planted by Rocky & Alexis in October 2022, but the journey began several months earlier around a lounge room. A small group of people started gathering midweek to worship, pray, and seek God together. As that group grew, it became clear that God was forming something new — a community centred on Jesus and committed to His mission.
Even in those early days meeting in a lounge, the heart of Restoration was outward-facing. Together the group raised funds to help build a well in Zimbabwe, reflecting our belief that the gospel moves us toward both spiritual and practical restoration in the world.