About Anchor
A church on the waterfront
We started in 2011 in a rented hall by the ferry dock. Here’s how we got to Wharf Street, what we believe and who leads us.
Our story
Folding chairs in a rented hall
Anchor started in 2011, when nine people began meeting in the hall by the ferry dock. Every Sunday they set up sixty folding chairs and usually needed about twenty. Ruth, who was then a youth pastor across town, came to help for a month and stayed.
In 2018 the city sold the old customs house on Wharf Street, and the church bought it with a lot of help and a very patient bank. We still put out folding chairs for the overflow at the 11.
What we believe
What we believe
01
Jesus
He is the steady centre when everything else moves. We trust him with our lives and our questions.
02
The Bible
We read it together every week, and it has the final word on how we live.
03
Grace
Nobody earns a place here, so nobody gets to act like they did.
04
Each other
We carry each other’s groceries, kids and grief. Home groups are where that mostly happens.
05
The waterfront
We want our part of the city to be better because Anchor is in it.
Our team
Who leads us
Ruth has been our lead pastor since 2014. She grew up on a fishing boat and still can’t sit through a sermon about storms without taking notes.
Ruth
Lead Pastor
Tomás
Associate Pastor
Grace
Worship
Ben
Kids & Families
Aisha
Groups
Nathan
Students
Lena
Care
Owen
Operations
Come on a Sunday
That’s the easiest way to get to know us. If you have questions first, email the office and Ruth will write back.