Find true belonging in Jesus
Together we seek to encounter the real Jesus of the Bible.
Everything we do is centred on Jesus and the good news of the gospel. We want everyone to encounter the life-changing joy and hope that is only found in him.
Come along to a Sunday gathering, all are welcome. Let’s do life together.
“Jesus radically changed my life when I was 17 years old. I am convinced that true forgiveness, purpose, meaning and passion are found only in him. Jesus is still in the business of radically changing lives. He invites you personally to come to him to find real life and true rest.”
Andrew Grills
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Andrew Grills
Lead Pastor
Andrew Grills
Andrew is the Lead Pastor of City on a Hill Geelong. He has spent most of his life as an officer in the Australian Army. Graduating with the Sword of Honour from the Australian Defence Force Academy, he served in Infantry and Intelligence, including operations in East Timor with the commandos. He holds a postgraduate degree in International Relations from Oxford University and an MDiv from Ridley College. Andrew later became an Army Chaplain at the Australian Recruit Training Centre at Kapooka, before leaving the full time Army in 2013 to plant City on a Hill Geelong. Andrew has been married to his beautiful wife Danna for over 20 years and has five young children. He loves the ocean, traveling, camping, playing with his kids (including attending their innumerable sporting matches), and reading military history.
Matt Keller
Executive Pastor
Matt Keller
Matt is the Director of our Next Generation ministries and Executive Pastor in Geelong. As such, each week he experiences the joy of investing in the health, unity and growth of our children’s and youth ministry volunteers and staff. Matt is an ordained Anglican minister who has been involved in kids and youth work for around 25 years, and still feels he has the greatest job in the world. He also loves reading, watching movies, playing basketball and surfing with his children Anastasia, Xander and Mali and spending time with his wife Emilie.
Brendan Wright
Planting Pastor
Brendan Wright
Brendan is readying to plant a new church in the Geelong region in early 2025. He is passionate about making Jesus known to this city after making the move from Melbourne in 2013. Just before that move he got married and became the husband to Neema and the two of them are now well and truly settled in Geelong. Outside of church ministry you are likely to find Brendan running around the Barwon, sampling one of the many amazing coffee spots Geelong has to offer or hacking up one of the equally stunning golf courses.
April Chiu
MTS Apprentice – Mission
April Chiu
April Chiu is a Ministry Apprentice in the area of Local and Global Evangelism. She is convinced that Jesus is the most beautiful and important person anyone could meet and is passionate about helping all people to get to know him. When not working at church, April is also a physiotherapist in the local hospital.
Dave Chiswell
Youth Minister
Dave Chiswell
Dave serves as the Youth Minister at City on a Hill Geelong. Married to Alexi, father of Eden and Freya, and a golf tragic, Dave loves nothing more than helping people take Jesus seriously – because he’s totally convinced that Christianity makes more sense and offers more hope than any other worldview.
Don Nguyen
Community Director
Don Nguyen
Don is the Community Director at City on a Hill Geelong. He loves equipping Christians for discipleship, evangelism and caring for the broken-hearted. His interests include deep conversations (about art, science, philosophy and theology) and creating new ministries. Don has spent the last decade investing in youth/young adults, campus ministries and establishing a street outreach for Ballarat, Geelong and Melbourne.
Harry Wilson
Music Coordinator
Harry Wilson
Harry serves as the Music Coordinator at City on a Hill Geelong.
He is deeply passionate about seeing the truth and beauty of Jesus revealed through music, leading people to worship and praise our Sovereign King through song. Harry is the husband to the beautiful Jacyntha, and they love to find the best Asian restaurants anywhere they go. He enjoys playing board games and golf with friends, and love to stay up late to watch Formula 1 races.
Jed Morrison
MTS Apprentice – City Youth and Students Ministry
Jed Morrison
Jed is a Ministry Apprentice in youth and students ministry at City on a Hill Geelong. He is passionate about sharing the truth and relevance of Jesus with young people, in an age and culture where these are becoming increasingly blurred, especially for our children and youth. He is married to Alysha and God has placed a passion to pursue cross-cultural mission in their hearts. He is also an advocate for the fantastic sport of Roundnet, and will often be found travelling far and wide for tournaments of this new sport.
Josh Sgro
MTS Apprentice – Services & Events
Josh Sgro
Josh Sgro serves as a Ministry Apprentice for the City on a Hill Geelong team, specializing in Services and Events. Josh discovered the beauty and relevance of Jesus through the Geelong church, and is passionate about witnessing the same transformational love of Jesus in others. Alongside his wife Anna, Josh is enthusiastic about combining their love for cooking with a heart for sharing the Gospel through sharing meals. With a background in Project Management, Josh previously served as an Operations/Compliance Coordinator at a Major Hazard Facility in Melbourne before embarking on his MTS apprenticeship.
Megan Macaluso
City Kids Coordinator
Megan Macaluso
Megan is the City Kids Coordinator at City on a Hill Geelong, and the Next Gen Ministry Coordinator for the City on a Hill movement. Before working on staff for City on a Hill, Megan studied Child and Adolescent Development and taught for seven years as a Christian Kinder Teacher. She and her husband Dom moved from California to Melbourne in 2012. Although they had only planned to be in Melbourne for a few years, they joined the City on a Hill staff team and never wanted to leave. Dom, Megan and their son Luca enjoy time at the beach, the pool, and anywhere else they can swim and bathe in the sun. But most of all, Megan loves to teach the good news of Jesus to younger children praying that they might know Him as their Saviour, Friend and King.
Monty Winter
Administration Coordinator
Monty Winter
Monty serves as the Administration Coordinator in Geelong as well as the Living Room Coordinator for the Geelong region. She is passionate about caring for the isolated and lonely. Being Mexican, she firmly believes in community and that good connections soothe the soul. Monty enjoys having meaningful conversations about who Jesus is, and loves this part of her role. When not working at church you might find her nursing animals as a veterinary technologist.
Rachel Francis
Connections Coordinator
Rachel Francis
Rachel is the Connections Coordinator at City On a Hill Geelong. She is super passionate about helping people get connected into the life of the church family, and loves meeting new people and helping them feel at home. Rachel is married to Andy and has three sons. She has spent six years of her life serving in Northern India and is now enjoying feeling settled in beautiful Geelong.
Olivia Steven
MTS Apprentice – City Kids
Olivia Steven
Olivia is an MTS Apprentice with City Kids, driven by her passion for kids’ ministry. With a heart for the next generation, she commits herself to supporting their growth and faith. Currently studying a Bachelor of Primary Education, Olivia’s is determination to equip herself with the tools to make a lasting impact in the lives of children.
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