About us
A church by the harbour
Lighthouse started in 1987 in the community hall, with six families and a borrowed piano. Here’s our story, what we believe and who leads us now.
Our story
Why “Lighthouse”?
The church was started by a lightkeeper’s daughter, Margaret, who said a church should do what the old light did: stay on, every night, so people could find their way home.
We met in the community hall for nineteen years. In 2006 we bought the old net loft on Harbour Street, and a lot of people gave up their Saturdays to turn it into a church. You can still see the hooks in the ceiling.
What we believe
What we believe
01
Jesus
He shows us what God is like, and he offers new life to anyone who follows him.
02
The Bible
We read it together every week, and it has the final say on what we believe and how we live.
03
Grace
Nobody earns their way in here. We all came in the same way.
04
Each other
Most of the real church happens in home groups and around kitchen tables.
05
Our town
We clean up, fix up and show up, because Jesus loved us first.
Our team
Who leads us
Ben has been our pastor since 2014. Before that he taught high school science on the island for eleven years.
Ben
Lead Pastor
Claire
Associate Pastor
Isaac
Worship
Maya
Kids & Families
Owen
Students
Leah
Groups & Care
Noah
Outreach
Grace
Office Manager
Come by on Sunday
Sundays at 9 and 11. If you’d like to talk to someone first, email the office and Ben will write back.