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Our history

Orange Evangelical Church (OEC) commenced meeting on the 14th September 1995 with approximately fifty members. OEC was begun by local people as an independent church committed to the Bible as its foundation for what we believe and how we live.

The word evangelical means Bible-based and Gospel-centred. OEC has been, and will always be committed to teaching and declaring God’s word, and telling people the good news of salvation through Jesus Christ.
We believe that Jesus gave our church its purpose when he commanded his disciples to go and make disciples. OEC’s mission statement is ‘Making Disciples of Jesus’ — God’s people taking God’s message with God’s help to Orange and beyond. Every ministry that we undertake is directed toward the purpose of helping people to believe in and follow Jesus Christ.
OEC is as an independent church which has developed strong links with other Christian organisations. We support and work with Western Plains Christian Convention; AFES (Australian Fellowship of Evangelical students); MTS (Ministry Training Strategy) and FIEC (Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches).