Fourth Bike Ride Against Homelessness
They persevered through crosswinds, heavy traffic areas, gravel rash and of course aching muscles, and now the MADRIDE team have navigated the fourth segment of their trek around Australia in support of MADCOW, (Make A Difference, Change Our World), an organisation of Bendigo Baptist Church which provides services to make a positive difference in the […]
Welcoming the Stranger
“As followers of Jesus we’re called to care for the vulnerable, displaced, forgotten – and I saw that (this) was a practical and powerful way to live that out.” – this is the conviction of the new refugee support group which began this year at NewHope Baptist Church. The group is part of CRISP, or […]
Helping the Homeless with MADCOW
Matt Parkinson is in awe of what has been accomplished and how God has blessed the organisation he leads, MADCOW, a registered charity connected with Bendigo Baptist Church that will soon open a purpose-fitted facility to further extend their work to help combat homelessness. MADCOW stands for Make A Difference, Change Our World –the organisation […]
Catalyst Winter Appeal Delivers Warmth Across Two Communities
List Item #1 List Item #2 Catalyst Baptist Church is celebrating the success of its 2025 Catalyst Winter Warm-Up campaign, which saw 283 winter coats, jackets and warm clothing items donated to support individuals and families doing it tough in their local communities of Werribee and Bacchus Marsh. With cold weather settling in, this year’s […]
Shining a Light Through Prayer
Families gathered to pray for the town of Portarlington, and also to honour the life of 3-year-old Heidi Foote, on May 25 at the Bellarine Kids’ Prayer Adventure organised by Baptist churches The Wave Ocean Grove and Church by the Bay Portarlington. The event aims to give kids an opportunity to share their faith while […]
Journey of a Church Plant in Pakenham
After years of prayer, seeking, training and planning, more than 30 people joined together in an encouraging launch service of The Way Church Pakenham with Pastor Jared Williams at the helm. “The launch was a real blessing. Since starting a missional micro-church community in March 2023, we’ve been on that journey, meeting week by week, […]
Night Service a New Outreach
Just springing up at Aberfeldie Baptist Church (ABC) is a new missional outreach service that is currently held once a month on Sunday nights. The contemporary service was started after Aberfeldie members completed the BUV Support Hub’s Church Health Survey last year. The survey’s community portrait showed the area had a large demographic of people […]
Creating Spaces to encourage each other
Starting with a trickle of combined events over recent years, a beautiful collaborative relationship has emerged amongst many churches in Victoria’s southwest – most recently seen in a camp for five Baptist churches in May, and a Blokes’ Brekky involving a dozen churches in April. The camp will bring together Naringal, Warrnambool, Port Campbell, Portland […]
Caring for the Carers
Since 2023, after seeing the toll on healthcare workers during the Covid-19 pandemic, New Life Baptist Church (NLBC) in Echuca-Moama, has created and delivered thoughtful pamper packs to small groups of these faithful professionals twice a year. These “care packages for the carers” contain items donated by churches from the Echuca-Moama area, including movie tickets, […]