About New Song Family Church
From 12 people in a school hall to a church family from all walks of life.
How it started
November 2001
Twelve people meet in the St George’s School hall. The church starts in response to needs expressed by students who have recently become followers of Jesus.
From a youth group to a church
New Song grows out of YWAP, Youth With A Purpose. The young people’s parents come too, and over the years a youth group becomes a church.
Today
Families from all walks of life, a picture of the cultural diversity found in Windhoek, held together by the unity only God can bring.
Love God.
Love each other.
Serve the world.
Our aim is to reach Namibia, starting in Windhoek. People come to Windhoek from all over the country, and when they meet Jesus here, they can take the good news home to their families.
What we believe
What we believe shapes the decisions we make and how we live in society.
About God
God is the Creator and Ruler of the universe. He eternally exists in three persons: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. These three are co-equal and are one God.
(Genesis 1:1,26,27; 3:22; Psalm 90:2; Matthew 28:19; 1 Peter 1:2; 2 Corinthians 13:14)
About the Father
He is the first person of the Trinity. He gave His only Son that no one would perish. He is father to the fatherless. He has adopted us as children. He has made man through His son co-heirs of creation. No one can snatch His children from His hands. His fullness dwells in Jesus Christ. He is the defense of the poor and the oppressed.
(Psalms 68:5; James 1:17; John 3:16; John 1:13; Romans 8:15; 2 Corinthians 6:18; Ephesians 5:1)
About Jesus Christ
Jesus Christ is the Son of God. He is fully God and fully man. Jesus lived a sinless human life and offered Himself as the perfect sacrifice for the sins of all men by dying on a cross. He is the friend of sinners. He arose from the dead after three days to demonstrate His power over sin and death. He ascended to Heaven’s glory and will return again to earth to reign as King of Kings, and Lord of Lords.
(Matthew 1:22,23; Isaiah 9:6; John 1:1-5, 14:10-30; Hebrews 4:14,15; 1 Corinthians 15:3,4; Romans 1:3,4; Acts 1:9-11; 1 Timothy 6:14,15; Titus 2:13; Philippians 2:5-11)
About the Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit is equal with the Father and the Son as God. He is present in the world to empower men to be witnesses of man’s need for Jesus Christ. He also lives in every Christian from the moment of salvation. He gives gifts to each believer to be used to administer God’s grace to build up the body to the full measure of Christ. He provides the Christian with power for living, understanding of spiritual truth, and guidance in doing what is right. The Christian seeks to live under His filling daily, manifesting the fruit of the Holy Spirit. Whereas not everyone has every spiritual gift, every believer is expected to exhibit the spiritual fruit.
(2 Corinthians 3:17; John 16:7-13, 14:16,17; Acts 1:8; 1 Corinthians 2:12, 3:16; Ephesians 1:13; Galatians 5:19-26; Ephesians 4:7-13)
About salvation
Salvation is a gift by grace from God to man. Man can never make up for his sin by self-improvement or good works. Only by trusting in Jesus Christ as God’s offer of forgiveness can man be saved from sin’s penalty. Eternal life begins the moment one receives Jesus Christ into his life by grace through faith. All believers have direct access to God through Jesus Christ.
(Romans 6:23; Ephesians 2:8,9; John 3:3; John 3:16; John 14:6, 1:12; Titus 3:5-6; Galatians 3:26; Romans 5:1)
“…complementing and helping one another precisely by their differences.”
C.S. Lewis