Our Story

Richmond was planted in 1894 when a small and courageous group started meeting in a home in the neighbourhood. In 1895 the first part of our old facility at 141 Richmond Road was built and became the new shared home for the young church.

Over the next 130 years, our church family grew, explored more about what it means to follow King Jesus and how to connect with, serve and love our local neighbourhood. As is true with many churches, we had times of celebration and sadness, growth and challenge, encouragement and discouragement. Through it all, we have continually come back to listening to what King Jesus is saying and respond to that.

In 2025, our original building was acquired as part of the South Road redevelopment, leading to a season of disruption and experimentation. We are excited about our new home for our church family that is being constructed in Marleston and hope to move there in late 2025 or early 2026.

In the meantime, we’re taking the opportunity to experiment and try new things, seeking to continue to do what we’ve always done - listen to King Jesus and love and serve our local community. We’re excited about what we’re discovering and how it will shape our church family, our culture and our priorities as we move into our next chapters and we’d love you to be part of that ongoing story!