Our Stories

The new book, So Great a Cloud of Witnesses, tells of this wonderful story of partnership and service together as a Baptist Union and a local church. The Ashburton Baptist Church is a community that knows its story well so it values participation, it supports the mission beyond its local community and it seeks to build on the legacy that it has been given.

Our Kachin brothers and sisters are facing hardship in Kachin land as the armed clashes intensify. Let’s join with our Kachin Baptist churches here in praying for those facing persecution in their homeland.

In the middle of January his year, as part of a discussion about how to engage the musical talents and gifts of church members in mission, the Melbourne Bangjoo Church Leaders had the idea of conducting a praise school.

Anglo-Australian Christians often assume that migrant Christians need to learn from them how to do church in Australia. However after experiencing the overwhelming companionship and support of the Karen community, I believe that Anglo-Australian Christians have a lot to learn from migrant and refugee Christians about how to be church.

Five years since the Rana Plaza tragedy that claimed the lives of more than 1,000 garment workers, an industry-leading research report launched today reveals the fashion industry may finally be making headway in protecting workers.

Christian Community Church Morwell, earlier this month celebrated the exciting opening of their new St Peter’s Cafe.

by Martin West

Like Peter you are getting an invitation you might want to say No to, an invitation to follow the Holy Spirit outside your comfort zone.

“Australia is a multicultural nation, and has among the highest proportions of multicultural local churches in the world”