Grand Opening of the Primary Precinct at Officer Campus
Heritage College held the Grand Opening of the new Primary school facilities on Thursday 5 May 2022 to commemorate the finalised project. Member for Eastern Victoria Ms Harriet Shing was in attendance to commemorate the opening, as well as representatives from Kneeler...
Clyde Connect Now a Company
Clyde Connect has been worshipping together since 2020, with the support of Filipino-Australian SDA Church - Dandenong. What started out as a group of 10 people has now grown to over 30. Since it's formation, Clyde Connect has had 7 baptisms and 2 professions of...
Victorian Conference Announces New Fund for the Needy
The Victorian Conference has announced a new Fund for Needy Persons which aims to assist those who suffer from disadvantage, to provide financial and other support. Financial support may also be provided to church groups within the Seventh-day Adventist church who are...
Teen Easter Camp 2022
Teen Easter camp, like many other VicYouth events this year had an anxious prelude, with last minute staffing changes and complications to overcome. But once again, God is good! At 6:00 pm on Good Friday teens from across the Victorian conference began to roll in to...
There’s Life at AdventCare Whitehorse
More than in other parts of the community the aged care sector has been hit in a bad way during COVID. Here at AdventCare Whitehorse (ACW), residents and staff have had to endure a number of hardships. Family and friends have not been able to visit in person, leaving...
Maria’s Testimony
On February 27, Pr. Manuel Tikulin baptized Maria Peters into the Croatian St. Albans Church. Maria previously attended a Greek Orthodox Church, however she wasn't happy. She didn't know that she could study the Bible on her own, and was afraid of God. During the...
Relationships Uncensored
Are you in a relationship? Single? Married? Well, you’ve come to the right place! My Edge Magazine recently hosted a relationship panel featuring Terry and Kimberly Johnson, Jayden, and Hayley Croft, along with marriage counsellor, Yvonne Kraemer from Crossway...
Knox Community Christmas Support Program
Wantirna Seventh-day Adventist Church has partnered with other churches and community services in conjunction with Knox Council to provide Christmas food hampers and new toys for children from disadvantages families in the local community for the last 11 years....
Summer Camp 2022
2022 Summer Camps, well, 2022 Summer Camp – almost! It was with an air of anticipation and apprehension that the staff met the night before GAP camp (16–18-year-olds). As we got to know each other and discuss our roles and responsibilities, I realised that the fact we...
More Than Just Survivors
When you think of the word ‘survivor’ what kind of person comes to mind? Typically, we imagine someone like Bear Grylls, Aron Ralston, or Hugh Glass. These people are portrayed as rough, and tough, using sheer determination and grit to get through their situation....
Testimony of Nyawanglel (Mary) Lul
Nyawanglel known as (Mary Lul) was baptized together with her mother who is 101 years old and 7 other people on the 11th of December 2021. She had been going to the Presbyterian church since 1962 and held various positions including church planter, Sudan Presbyterian...
2022 Pastoral Staffing Update
Welcome to 2022 ! I’m so grateful for the pastors who have served over the last couple of years. It’s been challenging but they have responded and followed Gods call to work in the harvest faithfully! We have even expanded our team a little this year to meet new...
Expecting the Unexpected – Bundoora Church Baptisms
Do not think in your heart, after the Lord your God has cast them out before you, saying, ‘Because of my righteousness the Lord has brought me in to possess this land’; but it is because of the wickedness of these nations that the Lord is driving them out from before...
Road To Bethlehem – A Month on the Road
What a story it must have made for generations to come. I imagine as time went on, the family would talk about when great grandad was a boy, he shared his five loaves and two fishes with Jesus and 5,000 people where fed! A seemingly ordinary kid (albeit exceptionally...
AdventCare Update
AdventCare2021 has been a challenging year for the aged care industry and AdventCare has managed to maintain its services and high occupancy due to great work from all our staff and with the support of the community. Like other businesses we have seen some staff...
Casey Church Building Update
Have you ever been on a long journey? A journey that starts out with all good intentions and excitement? Thoughts of the Israelite journey firstly springs to mind, where there is no thought of trouble ahead, with God’s leading, who can be against us? Well, this...
ADRA Updates
A Life of Service"On the 16th of December 2021, our volunteer managers received a box of cookies to thank them for their year of service. The cookies (including an ADRA one) were made with love from the Support 4 Employment NDIS students. Leon is our Volunteer Housing...
Ordination of Manuel Tikulin
On the 12th of February Manuel Tikulin was ordained as a minister at the St. Albans Croatian Church by Pastor Graeme Christian. Manuel accepted the call to ministry after three people suggested that he think about becoming a minister. Recognizing that this was God...
MASDAC Church Welcomes Jonathon Gillard
MASDAC Church welcomed Associate Pastor Jonathon Gillard and his wife Catherine on the 12th of February. Jonathon has spent the last few years serving as chaplain for Gilson College, and before that, serving as a pastor in Queenstown. Catherine is a secondary teacher...
Bairnsdale Welcomes Pr. Rian Van Deventer
On Sabbath 8th January 2022 Bairnsdale Seventh-day Adventist church welcomed their new pastor and his family to a worship service. The Victorian Conference called Rian Van Deventer from his ministry in North New Zealand however, due to COVID-19 his arrival was delayed...
Werribee Baptisms
On the 15th of January our congregation was blessed with baptising six candidates, all of whom have sought to give their lives to Christ. Significantly, the baptisms were the first baptisms in our new church, an emotional event, given the years our congregation has...
God Led the Way – Road to Bethlehem Mildura
It was mid-2020 and the RtB Executive team in Mildura were able to meet in between lockdowns. Below is an excerpt from our Agenda. Do we cancel?Do we go online?Can we even do this? Cancelling was not an option, and it was felt that an online event would not be popular...
Lilydale Church Celebrates Six Baptisms
On the 18th of December, Lilydale Church celebrated six baptisms! We have summarized their testimonies for you. Congratulations to our new church members for making this very special decision. When asked about how he came to know Jesus, Matt Gaydon described the...
Colac Church Celebrates First Baptism in 10 Years
Michael first came to Colac Church in 2019, after Pr. Tau Poasa stumbled across his house while visiting the local neighborhood. Over the years, Colac has been active in planting seeds in the local community. “I was talking to a man who was mowing his lawn but for...