Kauai Christian Fellowship- Tools for the Journey of Faith with our community.

Our History-

Kauai Christian Fellowship is actually a youth ministry gone berserk. Our founding leaders felt that there needed to be a church on the island that put a high priority on reaching youth and their families. In September of 1991 we held our first meeting at Koloa School and soon thereafter rented out space in Rainbow Plaza where we met in cramped conditions until October of 2002 when we moved into our current new campus in Poipu. Since our founding, Kauai Christian Fellowship has remained a non-denominationl Christian church...but we happily hang out with believers of various Christian backgrounds.

Our Leadership-

The lunatics truly do run the asylum. Kauai Christian Fellowship is an actual Elder run church but it is the extreme and different combination of gifts and personalities that make the leadership team so dynamic. (If you think of the crew of The Wind & The Willows, you get the picture; we have toads, moles, rats and badgers on the team) All our leaders have been drawn from the congregation and most have a long history on the island. Our current Pastoral leadership team consists of Rick Bundschuh, Tom Finley, Dain Spore, and Mike Wellman, along with Justin Bundschuh overseeing youth ministry. Rick, Tom, and Mike are all founding Elders. If you are not familiar with the idea of an Elder run church, the "elders" of the New Testament church were the "pastors" (Ephes.4:11), "bishops or overseers" (Acts 20:28), "leaders" and "rulers"(Hebrews 13:7; 1Thes.5:12) of the flock. Everywhere in the New Testament bishop and presbyter are titles given to one and the same officer of the Christian Church. We meet every Tuesday morning at 6am and when we have decisions to be made we strive for unanimity among the team. Because we meet so regularly, KCF tends to be a "plan/go" type of place instead of a committee-laden entity. We are also advised in financial matters by the F.A.T. boys (Financial advisory team) who give us solid business perspective when desired.

What makes us tick-

We get real fired up about the core of timeless Christian beliefs; like the things mentioned in the ancient creeds of the church. And of course we are deeply committed to the Bible as God's revealed message to human beings. We think that the church comes into the building to worship and be challenged or encouraged and then goes out to be the "church" at home, at work or in school. We love our new building but know it isn't really the church but rather a place where the church meets. We love to worship God and are always looking for new ways to connect people to God in that way. We believe there is strength in diversity and something invigorating about never quite knowing what to expect. So you will find we often have different styles of contemporary music, different speakers and even celebrate giving the "unpolished" a shot to grow their gifts and skills. When we get together for worship gatherings or other community things we practice those things that are clearly taught or modeled in the Bible. And we avoid stuff that causes confusion, theological controversy or makes people think we are nutty. But you are free to do nutty stuff in the comfort of your own home. Just don't try to get disciples.

We try to form our Sunday gatherings to connect to our whole family of faith; those new in Christ, those who have been believers for years, the young, the old, the simple and those with an academic mind set. And we hope that things are put in such a way that those who are seeking after a relationship with God will understand. You can expect to find teachings on most Sundays a blend of elementary and profound, Biblical yet not so theological as to be impratical in everyday life. We are pretty big on using multimedia, story and object lessons so don't let it scare you. If you tell us you are a believer in Jesus we take you at your word and welcome you to be part of our fellowship. So much for our membership policy. We figure that if you are clueless as to what a believer really is you will figure it out pretty soon by hanging out with us and become the genuine article. We aren't looking for pretty or perfect people. We don't mind helping you get your life untangled. We do think it is important for those who are part of the church to support what God is doing here by giving of their time, talent and treasure. But we don't set a percentage for any of that stuff and we just trust that God will turn each person, in due time, from being mere "tippers" to sacrificial givers and committed workers. Along that line please not that our financial books are open to anyone in the body and our budget is a family affair renewed each year. (We currently have a weekly budget of around $5,800)

We are into kids and their families. Our ministries towards young people are a hallmark of Kauai Christian Fellowship. We take this resposibility very seriously. For example, we think it is a sin to bore a kid (or an adult for that matter) and so we do whatever it takes to keep our youth ministry and kids programs attractive and meaningful to each age level. We put lots of our time and resources into kids. We think it is worth it in the long run.

Connection points- are key to the Kauai Christian Fellowship spiritual growth strategy. As our church gets larger, it will be harder and harder to truly know people...unless we get into a small accountability group. We call some of these small groups "Base Camps" and they are springing up all the time. In addition we have other small group opportunities such as women/men's Bible study groups, one to one discipleship, hula/signing and maybe even a forthcoming biker group.

Opportunities & Responsibilities-

Folks at KCF have the 100% support of the staff to try out new and even crazy ideas. Naturally we ask you to plan carefully and have clear goals and objectives that are in line with the heartbeat of the church. But it is easy to get the green light from our leadership team. What doesn't work so well is to come to us with your big idea and expect us to implement it for you. We have enough big ideas of our own. We also expect that each person who belongs to KCF will in some way use the gifts, resources and talents that God has given them to serve this community of faith. In practical terms that means things like teaching Sunday School, helping with meals, hosting Bible study groups, sweeping up, riding the vacuum cleaner, playing in the band, helping drive kids to camp, kicking down the extra cash it takes to do some ministry, emptying trash cans or digging up the weeds. We ask that every member of our family seek to grow and stretch spiritually, that they make themselves accountable to other believers and that they carry their weight in our community (unless they get into a personal train wreck in which case we will jump in and help carry them around until they are back to health).

If you are looking for a place to help we have lots of them. Here are a few spots you can start with:

Audio Visual - We need folks who love to twiddle knobs, play with lights, sound and mess with video and computers. We are up for big dreams in this area. See Rick, Dain or Jim Pilgram.

Divine Nuisance - A new ministry idea that is designed to bless people who are not part of our congregation by honoring them, serving them or doing something special for them, thus making ourselves a divine nuisance in the community (known for our good deeds and reputation). See Rick or Kellie McEvoy if you are interested in being part of this hit squad of love.

Youth Ministry - Both our Middle School and High School ministries could use a hand. See Justin if you are interested.

Theater Arts - Drama, dance, comedy, music. You name it, we are up for it! We are always on the lookout for people who can translate the thoughts of God into a new medium. See Dain for this one.

In addition you can find more places you might want to jump in and get involved in the list below. Just give the contact person a call and tell them you are interested!

Sunday Angels (set up & clean up) - Christine French

Kitchen -

Kid's Party - Tom Finley

KCF Kids (nursery-3rd) - Lauren Bundschuh

Ushers & Greeters - Kerry Forker

Discipleship Training - Mike Wellman

Women's Ministry - Peggy Roberts

Men's Ministry & Graphic Arts - Rick Bundschuh

Worship - Dain Spore

Praise Hula & Prayer Chain - Susie Wellman

Maintenance Guru - Stan Gore

Church Office Manager - Glendy Gore