Donvale Presbyterian Church
Our passion is to glorify, love and live for God as followers of Jesus Christ. Through God's Word, the Bible, we disciple and equip people to grow in love for God and each other; and to spread the good news of Jesus Christ.
Our Three Commitments
When Jesus was asked about the greatest commandment, He answered:
"You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind."
— Matthew 22:37
God calls us to love Him with our minds. That means growing in understanding, learning His truth, and allowing His Word to shape how we think, believe, and live.
At our church, this shapes everything we do. Our mission is a mission of truth. Through faithful preaching, teaching, and learning together, we open the Bible so that God renews our thinking, shapes our worldview, and forms us as His people.
Scripture teaches that real transformation begins in the mind:
"Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind."
— Romans 12:2
As God's Word is taught and received, it helps us discern what is true in a confused world — that we might be able to live as followers of Christ.
"All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness."
— 2 Timothy 3:16
As we grow in truth, we learn to think like Christ — so that we might also live like Christ.
Jesus teaches that the greatest commandment is to:
"Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind."
— Matthew 22:37
We love God not just with our minds, but also with heart and soul. The Christian life is not only about understanding God — it is about being united to Him by faith and growing in maturity. As we follow Christ, God deepens our love for Him, strengthens our faith, and transforms our lives from the inside out.
Spiritual growth happens in community. Through discipleship, prayer, and fellowship, God matures His people and helps us grow in Christlike character.
"And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works… encouraging one another."
— Hebrews 10:24–25
But growth is never an end in itself. God grows His people so they may serve Him and build up His church. Scripture teaches that Christ gives leaders to His church:
"To equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ."
— Ephesians 4:12
Our mission is to see every believer strengthened and equipped — using their gifts to serve others, care for one another, and participate in God's work in the world.
As we abide in Christ, He produces spiritual fruit in us:
"Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit."
— John 15:5
We long to see people grow into wholehearted followers of Jesus — loving God, serving faithfully, and becoming mature disciples who help others grow as well.
Jesus calls His people not only to know Him and grow in Him, but to go. The Christian life is never inward-focused only; the love of God always moves outward. When the believer knows God and is growing in maturity, he or she is also called to go and bear witness to Christ in word and deed.
The Great Commandment teaches us to love the Lord our God with all our strength and to love our neighbour as ourselves. That love is expressed not simply in what we believe, but in how we live — using our time, gifts, opportunities, and everyday lives in service to God and neighbour.
Jesus gave His church a clear mission:
"Go therefore and make disciples of all nations… teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you."
— Matthew 28:19–20
This calling belongs to the whole church. Mission is not reserved for a few specialists or overseas workers; every believer is sent by God into their own relationships, workplaces, families, and communities as a witness to Christ.
Scripture reminds us that God accomplishes His purposes through ordinary people who faithfully speak His Word:
"How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching?"
— Romans 10:14