Macquarie Life Church has a long rich history, built on the vision of great pioneers with kingdom vision.

Our church began in Beeson Street Cardiff in 1955 with pastor Leon Kolb as a church plant from a Polish community. Decades later with a dream for a greater future the church purchased land in a new estate in Macquarie Hills, and the church building was carried there from Beeson Street on the back of a truck and relocated in 1975.   During this time the church built new facilities onsite, which were dedicated as Cardiff Assemblies of God by Pastor Leon Kolb in 1978. 

Mark Zaia along with his wife Roz, became pastors of the church in February 1991.  The church was renamed Macquarie Christian Life Centre, and later Macquarie Life Church.  Mark led the church for 30 Years, growing it from a small congregation to a thriving church with a new 500 seat auditorium built in 2011.  In Mark’s season he fostered a gospel of grace, planted 5 churches, fathered a worldwide network of church pastors and lead Macquarie on a journey of indigenous reconciliation.  

In 2020 Mark Zaia retired as senior pastor, and handed the leadership to his wife Roz Zaia charging her with the responsibility to transition the church to the next generation, under instructions from the Holy Spirit:  

“I will now transition My church into The Age that is quickly approaching.  It needs a different anointing, a different generation, and a different insight to take reigns”

Under the leadership of Roz Zaia, the church embracing a new model of team leadership, with a commitment to our history and DNA, and a structure for growth and perpetuity that would carry the future of the church through all generations and to greater impact. To find out more about this new season click the button below: