Find Grace. Learn Hope. Be Light.

Christ Church Inner West is an Anglican Church in Ashfield, Drummoyne, Five Dock and Haberfield.

What we believe

We hold to the Church’s historic statements of faith in the Apostles’, Nicene, and Athanasian Creeds, as well as the Thirty-Nine Articles of Religion and the Book of Common Prayer, which together form the doctrinal foundations of the Anglican Church. 

Our prayer

We pray that we would grow more and more
into fully devoted children of God,
who know, love and serve,
the Lord Jesus Christ, his church and his world,
in the power of the Holy Spirit,
to the glory of God the Father.

Our vision

In 10 years time, CCIW will be a community of Christ’s people who are...

Thriving not just surviving.
More fruitful , less fearful.
Beyond ourselves, not just for ourselves.

We prayerfully work towards this vision year by year, season by season. Find out more about our vision and where we are up to here.

Discover CCIW's vision

Rhythms of grace

All our community life and activity is focussed on five 'rhythms of grace': patterns of life through which God works by his Holy Spirit to pour out his grace upon us, conforming us to Christ.

We gather regularly in corporate worship.
We share the life of faith in joyous fellowship.
We use our gifts to serve others in ministry.
We are rich and regular in personal devotions.
We share the hope of Jesus through gracious witness.

Our values

We seek to live out the following convictions, and to have them shape our life for God.

Grace Renewal: being Christian is grace from first to last.
Gospel Fluency: learning to speak the gospel into every every corner of our loves.
Spiritual Rhythms: intentional rhythms of grace that knead the gospel into our hearts and lives.
Full Devotion: because the more you are in Jesus, the more you are you.
Cultural Literacy & Engagement: understanding our culture and investing in doing what is good so we can speak and adorn the gospel to the people around us.
A Community of Grace: standing shoulder to shoulder, never over one another in judgment, in our striving to grow like Christ.

Find out more about our values here

What we believe

We hold to the Church’s historic statements of faith in the Apostles’, Nicene, and Athanasian Creeds, as well as the Thirty-Nine Articles of Religion and the Book of Common Prayer, which together form the doctrinal foundations of the Anglican Church. 

Our prayer

We pray that we would grow more and more
into fully devoted children of God,
who know, love and serve,
the Lord Jesus Christ, his church and his world,
in the power of the Holy Spirit,
to the glory of God the Father.

Our vision

In 10 years, CCIW will be a community of Christ's people who are...

- Thriving not just surviving
- More fruitful; less fearful
- Looking beyond ourselves

Find out more about our vision and where we are up to here.

CCIW's Vision

Rhythms of grace

All our community life and activity is focussed on five 'rhythms of grace': patterns of life through which God works by his Holy Spirit to conform us to Christ.

We gather regularly in corporate worship.
We share life in joyous fellowship.
We use our gifts to serve others in ministry.
We are rich and regular in personal devotions.
We share the hope of Jesus through gracious witness.

Our values

We seek to live out the following convictions, and to have them shape our life for God.

Grace Renewal
Gospel Fluency
Spiritual Rhythms
Full Devotion
Cultural Literacy & Engagement
A Community of Grace

Find out more about our values here

Our team

Andrew Katay

Senior Minister
Christ Church Inner West
andrew@cciw.church

Angus Courtney

Site Pastor
St Oswald's Haberfield
angus@cciw.church

Simon Elliott

Site Pastor
St Bede's Drummoyne
s.elliott@cciw.church

Richard Glover

Site Pastor
St John's Ashfield
richard@cciw.church

Jonas Lee

Site Pastor, 총신대학원 졸업
Mathetes Church
jonas@cciw.church

Ian Hadfield

Site Pastor - Starting January 2024
St Alban's Five Dock

Alison Moffitt

Associate Pastor; CCIW Communications
St Oswald's Haberfield
alison@cciw.church

Saffron Davies

Director of Children's Ministry & SRE Coordinator
Christ Church Inner West
saffron@cciw.church

Christian E. Sukkar

Youth Pastor; SRE Coordinator
Christ Church Inner West
christian@cciw.church

Chloe Hua

Missional Gospel Tree Leader
Mathetes Church
huachloe990@gmail.com

Ben Thielemans

Student Minister
St Alban's Five Dock

Ike Saleh

Finance Administrator
Christ Church Inner West

Doug Shoemark

Property Manager
Christ Church Inner West
doug@cciw.church

Veronica Tam

Office Manager
Christ Church Inner West
veronica@cciw.church

History of CCIW

Christ Church Inner West is an Anglican Church comprising of the historic Anglican parishes of Ashfield, Five Dock and Haberfield.

Church communities have been gathering on site since 1840 at St John's Ashfield, 1859 at St Alban's Five Dock and 1908 at St Oswald's Haberfield.

St Alban's Five Dock and St Oswald's Haberfield amalgamated in 1997 and these two sites amalgamated with St John's Ashfield as Christ Church Inner West in 2008. St Bede's Drummoyne joined Christ Church Inner West in 2022.

Find out more about the history of Christ Church Inner West
A History of St John's Ashfield
A History of St Alban's Five Dock
A History of St Oswald's Haberfield
St John's Cemetery Burial Records
St John's Cemetery Map

Governance

Christ Church Inner West is governed by our Wardens and Parish Council.
Our Wardens are responsible for the administration of church finances and property. Together with the Wardens, the Parish Council have overall responsibility for the finances of the church, and confer with the Senior Minister regarding the initiation and development of church work.

Our Wardens

David Davies | Todd May | Tim North

Safe Ministry

All leaders in our children and youth ministries have completed training and checks in line with the NSW Government and Sydney Anglican Diocese protocols around safe ministry for children and vulnerable people.

Giving

If you'd like to give to the ministry at CCIW, please use the details below.

CCIW ACCOUNT
Christ Church Inner West Anglican Community
BSB: 062 169
Account No: 1025 6905
Reference: *Your Congregation* Offertory

MINISTRY CENTRE ACCOUNT
St John’s Ashfield Christian Education
BSB: 032 082
Account No: 325 162
Reference: Your name (for a tax-deductible receipt)

St John's Preschool

St John's Preschool is a community based Christian pre-school on the St John's Ashfield site.

St John's Preschool is not for profit preschool and aims to provide a program that allows children to foster a sense of belonging while also motivating independence and an eagerness to learn. In partnership with families, Christ Church Inner West and the community, the preschool has developed and grownfor over sixty years while acknowledging and embracing the changes in our community.

Visit the preschool website