Chosen…
This regular Australia wide teen leadership conference is an awesome experience for those who are able to go, as these testimonies will confirm... Who will your church send in 2020?
Advent Brass Band Book Launch
Launched at their recent fundraising concert, A Brief History by Milton Hook, tells the story of our Brass Band. This band of volunteers, under the baton of William Gilson, followed by his son, Bruce, and grandson, Reynold, has engaged in numerous charitable...
ADRA – Annual Appeal is here… soon
We share with you a story of homelessness - what it meant for one of our church members to fall through the cracks... Please consider how you will support the ADRA Annual Appeal this year...
AdSAFE training update
The new online Safer Churches Training was made available from August. It is still a generic training format which all people holding leadership and /or child-related roles in the local church need to complete. Over the next few months AdSAFE will replace this...
AdventCare News
Sleepout for the Homeless, second stage at Yarra Ranges, new units at Whitehorse, respite services, new website and more... get it all here!
Restore One
This is an organisation which the women at the RENEW conference supports, and this year they saw what their donations last year had achieved
Gilson Mernda opened new secondary classroom and library block
On the 18th of July, Gilson College, Mernda Campus, hosted the Deputy Premier and Education Minister, The Honourable James Merlino, who opened the new Secondary classroom and library block. Mr Merlino was particularly keen to open the block as the State government...
VicYouth Evangelism
Live with Purpose - presented by Simon Gigliotti, look out for a similar event in the future as this becomes a regular part of the VicYouth program...
Our Churches are Growing
Foodies Excel for Fundraising
As a fundraising event, Werribee church members held an International Food night. Food from countries such as the Philippines, Burma, Japan, Mauritius and many African countries was sold to consume on the spot or to take home. Other churches were invited along with...
Celebrations and Witness
June 30 was a very important day for both the Greenvale Church and the Williams families, with the baptism of their friend and son Joshua. Josh, who is a medical science student in his second year at Melbourne University, invited a number of his non-Adventist...
A Crafty Idea
Plenty Valley member, Gwen Pascoe shares this 'recipe' for sharing God's love with the church's community...For the second year in a row, church members held an art and craft show one Sabbath in July. Would your church like to try it? • Take some inspiration. (Ours...
Sharing Christ…
From Warragul Church, Tara shares this testimony of how many ministries within their church have helped s new friend learn more about Christ. One of the deacons happened to be out at the church gate one Sabbath morning. He greeted a passer-by called Amanda. She made...
Conference news…
Since I last reported I’ve seen more signs of growth and indications of progress – let me share: Newly Organised Church – Endeavour Hills I was delighted to be involved in the organisation of the Endeavour Hills Samoan Seventh-day Adventist Church. Sabbath 21 July...
It’s What We All Crave
Trafford Fischer, from Family Ministries at the Division, talks about how we all need nurture and compassion
Clothe Yourselves
By Tarnya Gardner, Women's Ministries Director looks at compassion and nurture, and asks how we can be more like Christ...
Who are you praying for?
She would have loved to be able to walk to her neighbours’ home and share the story of Jesus but physically she couldn’t. She would have enjoyed feeling the breeze in her hair as she letterboxed advertising for the up-coming Prophecy Today meetings, but her health...
Mud Guy and the Dinosaurs
Saturday night, 16th June, was buzzing with excitement as over 320 kids and parents piled into the auditorium at Nunawading Christian College. The lights dimmed and Richard, known as the Mud Guy through his column in the Guide magazine, came on stage entertaining us...
On His Mind
“This can’t be happening!” I was out shopping and about to meet a friend and something was not right - my handbag felt too light... Nunawading church member, Violet Lear, shares a touching testimony... The day had started like any other. I gave praise to God for...
Forging Ahead
As usual, Yarra Valley church members have been very busy. In April, members hosted Dealing with Family Conflict. Several people came along to hear a panel of people who have experience dealing with family conflict in course of their work and included police, legal...
Mission Possible
God’s Megaphone
Taking a look at who we are as a church.
Welcome
Victorian Conference’s Two Newest Church Companies On 18 June two new Church Companies were recognized by the Executive Committee, Bendigo Karen Company and Bundoora Company. The Bendigo Karen Seventh-day Adventist Company commenced as a small group in 2010 with just...
ADRA updates
New Community Centre A new community centre and op shop will be coming soon to Springvale. A working group with Afri-Aus Care, Chisholm TAFE, South Sudanese Equatorians, Try Australia and ADRA will be creating pathways to education and employment. Redwood Centre...