About Us

We Are a Multi-Cultural, Multi-Generational, Socially Responsible Church that Makes Disciples

And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age. " - Matthew 28:18-20 NKJV

We Honour God by planting churches that redeem campuses and communities throughout New Zealand

Lordship - We recognise that Jesus Christ is our Lord and Saviour and believe that we should submit everything to Christ wholeheartedly. By doing this, we are declaring that His Word is the anchor of our Christian faith. Lordship simply means that we submit everything to the authority of Jesus Christ and the Holy Bible (God’s Word).  

Evangelism - Through evangelism, we seek to reach those who don’t know God by sharing the gospel. The gospel is the good news that Jesus Christ died on the cross to atone for our sins. Because of that we now have a chance at eternal life.   

Discipleship - When it comes to discipleship, everything is about relationship. Your relationship with God, fellow believers and the people God wants you to reach out to. It's having fellowship with other believers and making other people follow Jesus. It's intentionally building a personal and purposeful relationship with God, His people and lost people.  

Leadership - We believe that being a leader means learning how to be a servant first. Jesus is the ultimate example of this. He not only performed hundreds of miracles, but also served people. Our heart is to serve people like Jesus did and to prepare and equip them with the right tools to lead and serve others as well. We prioritise leadership training and deliberately create opportunities for potential leaders to develop their God-given gifts. 

Family - We believe the the family is the foundation and validation of all ministry.We promote encouragement and prayer. God has called us to be a spiritual family and we put Him in the centre of everything, trusting the work of His hands in every aspect of our lives. We reject the idea of disposable relationships and choose to walk in lifelong covenant, love, respect and unity.  

Our statement of faith gives a description of truths as agreed upon by the National Association of Evangelicals which we hold as foundational to the Christian faith as guided by the Scripture. We have this statement of faith not to exclude but to proclaim truth that transforms. Our heart is to deal with doctrinal issues and stay humble, open and approachable. We want to provide you with the foundations of who we are as a church. 

1. We believe the Bible to be the inspired, the only infallible, authoritative Word of God.    
2. We believe that there is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.    
3. We believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and in His personal return in power and glory.    
4. We believe that for the salvation of lost and sinful man, regeneration by the Holy Spirit is essential.    
5. We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a godly life.    
6. We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost, they that are saved unto the resurrection of life and they that are lost unto the resurrection of damnation.  

History of ENAC

Every Nation International 

Every Nation started in 1994 by the Founders: Steve Murrell, Rice Broocks and Phil Bonasso under the name Morning Star International. They shared a heart for reaching campus students, conducting world missions and planting churches across the globe. They were and still are friends and successful ministers, who realised that they are better together. 

In 2004, the name change to Every Nation Ministries to better align with the mandate the Lord has given us in the Great Commission. We continue to plant churches and campus ministries around the world. More information is available at www.everynation.org. 

ENAC is currently a part of the Every Nation Oceania Region, with churches in New Zealand, Australia, Fiji & Papua New Guinea. 

Auckland's Story: 

Back in 1999, four families from Tennessee (USA) arrived to establish a church and apostolic hub for the South Pacific (later named Oceania). 

In 2002, a team was sent from North Shore to Melbourne, Australia to plant a church and Victory Leadership Institute (VLI) was launched in Auckland. VLI was the training and equipping arm of Morning Star to build strong disciples and leaders. In conjuction with the global name change in 2004, our local church changed to Every Nation Christian Church. At the same time, VLI became ENLI (Every Nation Leadership Institute) and we have been raising and releasing leaders ever since. 

Since then, we have helped plant churches in Sydney North (2005), South Auckland (2006/2014), and Brisbane (2012). Hundreds of people have been saved, received leadership training and become modern day missionaries to the plaes the Lord calls. We aksi briefly serve Samoa for 3 years through establishing a branch of our Leadership Institute there with the support of Peace Chapel Church in Apia. 

After extensive prayer and careful strategic planning in Ffebruary 2014, three important changes occurred: 1) the North Shore church relocate to Auckland Central, thus requiring 2) a name change to Every Nation Auckland Central (ENAC), and 3) Richard and Chrissie Urbahn (born and bred Kiwis) were set in as Senior Pastors for Auckland Central, now Auckland City. ENAC remains fully committed to honouring God, making disciples and planting churches that redeem campuses and communities. We've been honoure to continue the church planting tradition via Suva (2016), Tauranga (2016), and Hamilton (2019). 

The rest of our story is yet to be experiened and written.