IntraVic

Bendigo Karen Church Company have continued to meet, throughout the first and second waves of restrictions.  Saw Edward, their Youth Sabbath School Teacher shares with us some of what they have been doing. It is my great honor to have an opportunity to write about our...

The Church Structure Review process is currently working on various structure models for the church. Please join us at the official ‘Structure Review – Seventh-day Adventist Church in Australia’ page to learn more about these models....

Get a team together Make it a team of trustworthy people who have transport and WWC checks. Contact Bec at ADRA for advice, assistance and help!  (see reasons to involve ADRA below) Have your church board approve the pantry for policy purposes. Get a place to store...

The Adventist Book Centre has been kept very busy with web store orders since the start of Covid 19.  However since Stage 4 restrictions came in three weeks ago our orders have nearly doubled each day and the staff have had a number of God-driven encounters. In the...

Johnny Wong, Gateway Adventist Centre member, has found something good that has come out of the COVID-19 lock down.  Opportunities for people’s heart to turn to Jesus for hope in an uncertain future are being created. “We rejoice in the four baptisms despite the...

At Wantirna, new challenges have also provided new opportunities. The “usual” continues to occur on a weekly basis – livestreamed services via YouTube and Facebook, Sabbath schools via zoom, and weekly meetings called “Virtual Family Rooms” (VFR), both immediately...

Congratulations Emanuel.  Avondale University College approached Emanuel to fill a need in teaching position that will be online.  The initial plan had been for him to go to Avondale for the first two weeks, in August to meet people and get set up, however Victoria's...

During this time of pandemic, our church families have continued to meet online and within the government guidelines. Recently we ran a short survey on our social media, with some interesting results… 76% of these respondents were under 40. 90% of our churches have...

We as Avenue church have the vision to be a younger generation of God-driven influencers who enhance the Advent message; awakened by the Holy Spirit to make the love of Jesus tangible to the unchurched. In October last year, the dream of Avenue church was placed on my...

Steve Munsuang was born in Myanmar, a son of a Seventh-day Adventist preacher and teacher of the Gospel. He is now a ministerial intern, working with Ringwood Church. Here is his testimony. I was born to a Seventh-day Adventist family and as a son of a preacher and...

Pr Laien Hao made the move to Australia after receiving a call to serve in Gateway Adventist Church. He has previously served as youth director and regional director for the Chinese Union in Hong Kong. He is passionate about sharing the gospel and especially in...

Have you given any thought to how our country churches are coping with the ever changing status of restrictions?  In that brief hiatus of 'freedom' we had, some of the churches with memberships small enough were able to carry on as 'usual'.  Sadly it did not last...

All her life, Karren had been told she had a disability and no one trusted her to make decisions.  Get told you are not smart enough often enough and you'll believe it. As a result, Karren did not learn to read or write,  and believing she was not smart enough, felt...

Dorothy Davis was born and raised on the family farm at Weerite in Victoria where she still lives today. Her father, Joseph Stewart, was a founding member of Camperdown Adventist Church and had held the office of treasurer from the church’s beginnings in 1926 until...

Supporting Local Churches to Support their Communities... CONCEPT In response to the stage 4 lockdown, we have the opportunity to be an encouraging, supportive voice in our communities. Harvest Victoria and Adventist Media are offering to support local churches to be...

In the bible we read how God’s light shines through even in the darkest of times. Covid19 has brought uncertainty and darkness in 2020, but God’s light shines brighter. As a church community, Dandenong Filipino-Australian Church was called to serve our community as a...

Avondale College, the “experiment on the Dora” is in its 124th year. And what a year that has turned out to be with the challenges of coronavirus. Professor Kevin Petrie is the newly appointed Vice Chancellor for the College. The Adventist Record recently shared this...