WinterCamp Sparks a Fire of Faith
“When we step away from the daily grind and spend time away together, it often gives God a chance to open our hearts to him”, says Ben Stephenson, Youth Pastor at Crossway Baptist Church. Around 480 young people went on Crossway’s Wintercamp, where time for learning, discussion and focusing on God prompted 22 first-time commitments, […]
Sharing the Joy at a South West Camp
Five Baptist churches from south-west Victoria recently went on a combined camp in Port Fairy, and the result was a great time of fellowship and encouragement that everyone would love to repeat in the future. The camp brought together Naringal, Warrnambool, Port Campbell, Portland and Hamilton Baptist churches, with five pastors sharing the lead on […]
Joy the main ingredient at Bairnsdale Breakfast
A women’s breakfast held at Bairnsdale Baptist Church in May included food that you can’t buy, a message that you can’t take for granted and fellowship that you can’t manufacture. Around 55 women from around the Bairnsdale community, from young teens to great-grandmothers enjoyed the event – the largest Women’s Ministry attendance in recent years […]
Renewal at Rock City’s First Camp
Rock City Church, a church plant in Nunawading, held its first camp over Easter and it was such a blessing to everyone that plans are already under way for next year’s camp. “As well as drawing us closer to Jesus, the camp also drew us closer to one another,” said Senior Pastor Ferdinand Haratua. “The […]
Clean Up Australia Day – GraceTree Baptist Community
As a little house church in Coburg, GraceTree Baptist Community seeks to live out the love of Jesus in practical ways. In recent years, this has involved participating in the annual Clean Up Australia Day event. Clean Up Australia has been going for more than 30 years and is aimed at conserving the environment, helping […]
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 […]
Pivoting to English Youth Service for the Next Gen
A desire to see the young people in their congregation connecting with God in meaningful ways prompted Melbourne Immanuel Baptist Church, a Chin speaking church, to start a new youth service in the English language. (Chin is the language spoken in the Chin State of Myanmar – previously known as Burma.) The evening service started […]