We’re now holding weekly church services from 10am at the Tribeca Cinemas in Lower Manhattan.

Liberty Church is not just an event or an institution. We are a community, a catalyst and a cause.

What you can expect:
* Guest Lounge at 10am, kick off at 10.30am
* A friendly atmosphere and a real sense of community
* Beautiful, heartfelt worship
* Teaching from the Bible that’s both spiritual and applicable in everyday life
* A great program for your kids
* A Guest Lounge before and after the service to help you get connected
* And the dress code is relaxed… like the atmosphere

How To Get There:
* Tribeca Cinemas- 54 Varick St (cnr Canal St)
* Right by the 1, 2, 3 and A, C, E lines, and near N, R (see map below for details)

Hope to meet you there!
Paul & Andi Andrew, Lead Pastors

Other Helpful Links:
* Download teaching from our podcast here

It’s happening… it’s really happening. “What?” you may ask. Acts chapter 2 is happening in our midst, in the lives of those that are gathering to be a part of Liberty Church. Just sit, ponder and read this for a moment:

Acts 2:42-47 - The Fellowship of the Believers
42 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. 43 Everyone was filled with awe, and many wonders and miraculous signs were done by the apostles. 44 All the believers were together and had everything in common. 45 Selling their possessions and goods, they gave to anyone as he had need. 46 Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, 47 praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.

This verse is so significant for me, well really for Paul and I and the people that call Liberty Church home. I remember sitting back in Sydney before we made the big move to New York, praying and asking God what He wanted Liberty Church to look like and I was drawn to read the book of Acts. When I got to Acts 2, I was blown away, especially when it gets to the end of the chapter and pivots on the passage above. That sealed the deal for me and it has become part of the vision for Liberty Church. It’s meant to remain simple, beautiful just like this scripture is.

After reading this I began to dream about what it would look like when we got here and I literally could see in my mind’s eye people piling into our house eating meals, hanging out and living life together. I said to Paul, “We need to have family dinners on Sunday nights, open invitation to all that want to come even if it gets crazy.” And that is exactly what is taking place. Whether it’s 40 people busting out of our little Brooklyn brownstone one week or 10 people sitting around the table having great conversations the next, the family is building, lives are being connected to the Church, and the greatest movement on the planet that began in Acts is going strong here in New York and across the earth.

This is mind blowing for me because just a little over a year ago I had heard the “God whisper” in the midst of us spying out the land to see if NYC was where we were meant to come and plant our lives: “These people are your people”. That same week Paul heard from God “What would you give for a city?”. Fast forward just one year: and now every Sunday night we are sitting in a messy house (good mess of course) in the aftermath of a family dinner from people that are now “our people”. We have given everything to be here… time, talent, treasure… and it’s reaping a great reward… and that reward is family – an “Acts 2 church” in motion.

I am well aware that one of the primary things I am on this earth for is to cultivate and build a healthy family. My own physical family… Paul, Ezekiel, Jesse and Finley (plus probably one more because we’re crazy)… and the one that gathers within the Church. It causes me to come alive.

Liberty Church is, and always will be, a Church that consumes a lot of good food as an excuse to be with the people we love. It will be a place where needs are met and dreams are fulfilled. Where prayer is a foundation that will infiltrate our lives and miracles will in turn take place. We will not forsake the gathering together in unity, where the word of God will be taught and our God will be lifted up at the center or our worship.

Weekly we will gather and then send the “saints” out in full force to do the work of the ministry in their world. It will be a place where love, truth, and grace are all administered hand-in-hand. A place where we give and meet each others’ needs freely. It will be a house of salvation, a place where people find Jesus whether that’s in a church service on the weekend, or in the workplace where a friend has been lovingly building a bridge to Jesus…

It may be in the home of a friend, at Connect Group or in a conversation on the street, but Liberty Church will be a community where people are always welcomed home. And did I mention there would be food? Well… there will always be food, and a mess to clean up… but I am good with that. Really good with that. Because this is what family looks like.

I will never forget our first trip to New York City when Paul and I were in the valley of decision as to whether we were going to move our whole lives here (including our three children under the age of five) to plant a church. When we landed on the runway at JFK I was expecting to feel some semblance of “home” but if I am totally honest, I didn’t at first.

New York is one of the world’s greatest cities, yet from the moment we landed my heart was burdened for the people here. I felt overwhelmed by the scale of the need that surrounded me. I saw loneliness in so many peoples’ eyes. I saw a sea of people… many of them searching, looking, desiring to find what they were looking for. You only have to ride on the Subway for 20 seconds to see it. It’s a city of contrasts and extremes.

On one of the first few nights in the city in our hotel room, I was in one of those “valley” moments where I was questioning God…

What are we thinking? Why would we move our kids to a city that never sleeps? I might never have the so-called “dream home”, living in an apartment with no back yard! What if we fail? God speak to me, give me a sign! This makes no sense!!!

And He spoke in a rebuke (like only a Dad can…) Continue Reading

So who on earth are Paul and Andi Andrew?

Well, there aren’t too many people who think moving to New York City with three kids under the age of 5 is a good idea… but Paul and Andi did. Being married for 8 years there is also over 30 years of leadership experience between them.

Paul
Born in Sydney, Paul connected with Jesus when he was 16 years old. Never one to do things half-baked, he was in full-time volunteer ministry from the day after he graduated from high school. For 16 years Paul was in senior leadership in non-profit organisations – including Hillsong Church, government funded youth programs, and Youth Alive NSW. It was through those years that he developed his passion for the art and science of leadership as he led as many as 600 staff and volunteers. In 2008 Paul launched his own business called The Leadership Coach, and today he’s speaking and training around the world in the corporate sector. His business is also helping fund Liberty Church, and he and Andi are very much in it together when it comes to leading Liberty Church.

Andi
Andi grew up in Spokane WA and met Paul in bible school at Hillsong College in Sydney, Australia. Andi truly is an outstanding preacher and it’s little wonder that she leaves such an impact on those who hear her speak. Both Andi and Paul were Pastors at Hillsong Church for many years, overseeing the care of thousands of people and hundreds of volunteers, as well as preaching around the world. For the last few years Andi has been a full-time Mom (aka Mum) to their three young kids. Now she also oversees the running of Liberty Church alongside Paul, with a real focus on connecting people in church life. She also has a secret passion for 80s music (ok, it’s not a secret) and apparently she’s a talented juggler… three kids / marriage / ministry / travel / running a household!

Liberty Church is really a team, not a couple. Not superstars – just a team of very ordinary people who love Jesus with all their hearts as they serve their city.