A church is not a building – it’s all about people. Meet our vibrant community, made up of people from all over the world. We invite you to join us as we seek to love and serve God in Amsterdam.
Church as family
Although God is one, He is also a community of three persons who love each other eternally. He reflected this unity and diversity when He made people in His image. So community isn’t just a good idea; it is vital to who we are in Christ. Jesus had His Church in mind when He went to the cross and He’s rescued each of us into God’s family. Here in Amsterdam, we want to build a local community of believers that reaches across the dividing walls around us, particularly the racial and economic divides in our city, believing that Jesus came to bring peace and reconciliation through the cross.
Community Groups
As well as gathering together every Sunday, we also meet midweek in small groups across the city. These groups are a great way to get to know more people, build friendships and encourage one another in our faith. We have groups meeting across the city on midweek evenings. If you’d like to join one of these community groups you can sign up at lbty.ch/groups
Get to know a few of our group leaders…
TAYLOR, RYAN & DANIËL | HAARLEM
Daniël came to Amsterdam with his wife, Kelly, for a work/travel adventure and have recently welcomed Isla to their family. Ryan, Taylor and Flora came for work in 2025 and are helping facilitate the group this season. We enjoy sharing our faith, friendship and sometimes food in our Community Group. We meet in various locations in/near Haarlem.
EUNNA & THOMAS | IJBURG
We are Thomas from the Netherlands and Eun Na from South-Korea. We came to Amsterdam in 2023 and we love it here! We enjoy connecting to people and to grow in friendship as we follow God and are getting to know Him more. We meet on IJBurg every 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month. You are so welcome in our Community Group!
DANIEL, MARJOLEIN & ANNE-FLEUR | ROTATING
Hello! Our community group is a space where we do life together. We meet every week to know more about God and about each other. We often meet in each others’ homes where we encourage one another and point each other to Jesus through both joys and sorrows, so that we grow closer to Jesus.
WILL & MYRTHE | VONDELPARK
Our community group brings together a diverse mix of young people who have found their way to Amsterdam. Will moved from New Zealand for work. Myrthe is Dutch and came to Amsterdam for her studies. What we love most about our group is the opportunity to do life together—sharing both the highs and lows of everyday life, growing in faith, and building meaningful friendships.
ANNA, LISA & CHRISTINA | DE PIJP
Anna is Dutch, Lisa is South African and Christina is Bulgarian. Our community group has a range of different cultures, ages and life-stages which makes for a wonderful setting where we share moments of life together. We love snacks, meaningful discussions, an occasional song or two and humor! Our goal is for this to be a safe place for us to meet each other as we are, pray for one another and support each other in our relationship with God and each other.
MIRIAM, WULFERT, EVERT & JESSICA | ALMERE
Miriam comes from Spain and moved to Amsterdam to look for a new adventure. Wulfert, Evert and Jessica are from the Netherlands. They love getting to know Jesus better, building deeper connections and meeting new people. They meet once every two weeks on Wednesday, alternating between Almere Muziekwijk and Almere Poort.
KAMILA, HADASSA & MARK | OUD-ZUID
Led by Kamila from Kyrgyzstan, Mark from the Netherlands, and his wife Hadassa, a Dutch-born Vietnamese, this group brings together diverse backgrounds to share faith and life. Most members attend the service in the Thomaskerk, while some regularly go to the Vondelkerk—and everyone is welcome! We meet every Thursday near the Olympic Stadium in Oud-Zuid, and enjoy fellowship, good conversations, tea, and food.
SHIMROY & KIM | NIEUW-WEST
Kim came to Amsterdam for work and she loves meeting within our community to learn more from everyone’s perspectives and being able to grow together in our walk of life. Shimroy was born in Amsterdam and loves having deep and meaningful conversations. Community Groups offer that to him and also more; it’s a place to get to know each other better and support each other in different walks of life. Kim & Shimroy’s group meet in the center of Lelylaan.
MARTHA, TIM, JESS, CUAN, SHANNON & KIKI | VONDELBUURT
We’re excited to know you and help you grow in your faith. Our leadership team is an enthusiastic group of Dutchies, Brits, a South African & an American. We love the fun friendships that God creates through community groups. Our group is a range of ages, life-stages and personalities, which makes it even more fun to get to know each other. It’s great “unpacking” what we learn on Sundays with others & discovering how to apply the message in everyday life. We love to encourage each other, pray together and enjoy snacking. We meet on the 2nd & 4th Wednesday evenings and rotate between two homes, in the area around Vondelpark and Museumplein.
BRETT, NERINE & SOPHIE | AMSTELVEEN
Our community group meets in Amstelveen. Brett and Nerine moved to the Netherlands from Doha 7 years ago. Sophie’s family have lived in Amstelveen for 4 years. Our heart for our community group is to create a safe space for all of us to connect, dwell and grow in our faith in Jesus. We meet every 2 weeks on a Thursday evening, and every few weeks we have a weekend gathering. All are welcome!
VINCENT | OOST
Hi, I’m Vincent from Amsterdam, and I love this city! One of the best parts of my week is our community group, where we pray, read the Bible, and have honest conversations about faith. It’s been a huge blessing to walk this journey with others, especially in a culture that values individuality. We meet Wednesdays in Amsterdam Oost, alternating between 2 locations in Oost. Come join us—we’d love to welcome you!
DONNA | OUD WEST
Andre and I arrived in Amsterdam from Australia in July 2024 and planned to stay for 12 months. It turns out God had other ideas. We fell in love with the city, its people, and Liberty Church, and began seeing God moving in ways I hadn’t seen in years. We didn’t want to miss out, and so we stayed. I love that our CG feels like extended family. We celebrate God’s word and care about each other’s personal milestones and challenges. We also laugh. A lot. Our group meets on Monday evenings.
GERDY & MICHIEL | NOORD
We came to Amsterdam 40 years ago. We can honestly say, that both Gerdy and I followed the call from God. And the Lord’s grip on us has not let up! We love the city, served in different capacities ranging from street evangelism, drama, music, kids’ church, pastoring a church and now we have loved being a member of Liberty for 11 years already! We believe the CG is like a family and we enjoy being a family.
ANNA & GIO | OOST
We came to Amsterdam a few years ago because of Gio’s work. What we enjoy most about CG is that it feels like an oasis in the middle of the week — a place where we can read the Word together, have great discussions, pray for one another, and simply enjoy being in community. We meet every Wednesday evening in Oost.
HEIDI & ELISABETH | WEST
Heidi moved from the Philippines to do her PhD here. Elisabeth moved from the US for work 3 years ago. We enjoy facilitating connections among our group, seeing how God speaks to us in different and meaningful ways, and living lives together!
You
Are you interested in being part of Liberty Church? Our community is made up of people from all over the world – including ‘born & bred’ Amsterdammers and many from much further afield.
We’re always keen to welcome new people and we’re sure you’ll feel at home with us. We’d love to hear from you.
Leadership
We believe that Jesus leads His church and we are first and foremost called to be followers of Him. Where we are called to be leaders, we seek to follow Jesus’ example and try to lead gently, humbly, and approachably, in a down-to-earth manner. We believe that leadership is a gift that God gives to both men and women. We have many men and women who lead community groups, lead at our Sunday gatherings in different ways, lead social justice ministries, and in many more ways.
We have a team of four appointed elders to oversee Liberty Church, following the example we see in the New Testament (Acts 14:23). In this fathering/shepherding role, elders are called not to a hierarchical position or status but rather to follow Jesus’ example and lovingly, self-sacrificially lay down their lives for the church. Our current elders are Alan Parfitt (staff), Ludo Mees, Michiel de Jong & Wilson Bento (staff).