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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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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 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...

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...

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...

At Casey Church this year we have had many reasons to celebrate, particularly 8 reasons.  That is 8 people who made a decision to get baptised. Earlier in the year we celebrated three of our young people who made decisions at summer camps in early 2020.  In...

Intern Minster Eric Johnson at Ballarat Church felt impressed to start a care group for young families after his own experience with his two young children. “I realised after a few nightly meetings how often young families would need to decline nightly Bible studies...

On Friday the 26th of November, youth from Melbourne Asian Seventh-day Adventist Church hosted a farewell party for Pr. Josh Wood as he moves into his new role as Trust Services Director at the Victorian Conference. With over 20 youth gathered at the Church, special...

The beginning of the pandemic found Mildura SDA church with a new pastor at helm, a significant computer illiterate segment of membership, and a good number of members with a language barrier, thus further complicating communication, sharing of information, and...

Some of the major changes Ringwood Church undertook in 2020 was its technological growth and embracing social media platforms. Ministerial activities continued but were delivered by these 'new' platforms so the learning curve was rapid! Finding innovative ways of...

2020 really put into perspective the bare minimum requirements of what ‘church’ looks like and helped us align our activities. We found a renewed focus on the Sabbath School time, not simply from a study perspective, but from a pastoral care perspective too. In 2021,...

Our church building really helped us launch back quickly and safely. We’re one of the only Adventist churches we know of with an undercover, slightly inclined carpark and so we jumped at the opportunity to gather together again, albeit with social distancing and...

Sale church has continued to reach out to the Sale community through a Foodbank program called 747. This ministry has continued throughout most of the lockdown and is a vital part of Sale church with many members involved and helping. We also have people attending...

Since the Covid-19 Church buildings closure, we had small group meetings going whenever permissible. Since the lockdowns, the small groups meetings have continued indefinitely, as these have met two main goals of meeting in language as well as reaching out to...