Anchor Charismatic Church meets at Beckenham Baptist church on Sundays at 4 pm.

The vision for Anchor was given to Rev. Andrew Allan-Johns in May 2018 while on a Camino pilgrimage to Santiago, Spain. Clearly asked by God to gather up charismatic Anglicans unable to stay in the Anglican Church of Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia (ACNZP), the call has been independently confirmed by scriptures such as, Isaiah 40:3 “prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight” and Jeremiah 4:3 “break up your unploughed ground and do not sow among thorns”.

In the context of shrinking churches, a disconnect with the culture, and a disrespect for the authority of The Bible, Anchor is laying fresh foundations in Christchurch for a charismatic church to make disciples of Jesus. Jesus’ Great Commission to us is to make disciples who will obey everything he commanded, so we’re strongly focussed on evangelism and making true disciples of Jesus – not just followers in the crowd. As a church, we’re beginning this intentional process with small groups and one on one spiritual mentoring.