Missional Priorities focus on living out the gospel daily—loving our community, sharing Jesus with intention, and following the Spirit as we serve our local context together.
Part of our vision is to become a hub of missional engagement for all ages, with provision for everyone. Initially this will include an education hub for primary age children, and a contact centre where we plan to serve children and families in the care system.
In September 2024, and due to our building being full on Sunday mornings, we started a second morning service, meaning we now meet at 9am and 11am. In addition we are continuing to pray about church planting opportunities.
We are blessed with many incredible young people at OCC, from a thriving toddler group, to Sunday Children's ministry, and our OCC Youth, which now meets every Friday. We are committed to investing in them, so that they will thrive in their walk with Jesus.
OCC was planted from St Barnabas, North Finchley. Reverend Mike Pavlou, who at the time was a market trader (pictured in the article on the right) and a small team from St B's set out with a vision to pray and worship, and to see what Jesus would do. Twenty years later, Mike would retire having planted a faithful, growing, diverse congregation, with some of the original team still present.
Today we are committed to reaching our community, and to that end we continue on in our legacy of being a missional church, knowing that each one of us has a part to play as a witness to the life-changing work of Jesus, and engaging in His mission wherever we find ourselves.
As well as being a Bishop’s Mission Order of the Diocese of London, we are evangelical and charismatic in our worship and outworking of Biblical teaching, and are affiliated with the New Wine Network.