Join with others at the Garratt St Centre to worship as we begin the teaching series Forward in Faith
Bookings are not required, and you may sit where you choose.
What to expect:
We expect each attendee to accept responsibility for their own health and that of others.
As we approach the winter (the flu season) some measures to reduce the risk of infections from viruses are in place.
Hand sanitiser, antiseptic wipes, tissues and masks are available if you require them.
Team members at the entry of the auditorium will not routinely offer physical greetings as handshaking may spread infection throughout the congregation.
Open the PDF for details about the style of our worship services and to find out how to load the Church App and use the RSVP function.f the auditorium will not offer physical greetings as handshaking may spread infection throughout the congregation.
Open the PDF for details about the style of our worship services and to find out how to load the Church App and use the RSVP function.
In the light of events that are causing increased fuel and other cost of living expenses, the conference will now be an on-line event.
The 2026 conference will be a live-in event and include a dedication service for the first group of pastors accredited by the Open Baptists Committee for Ministry.
The conference is based on the Open Space Technology method where conference participants bring their own questions and ideas for group discussion, and will explore the topic:
HOW DO WE, AS OPEN BAPTISTS, EXPLORE, AND COURAGEOUSLY AND GENEROUSLY SHARE LIFE LIVED TO THE FULL?
The live-in conference will commence at 6:00 pm on Friday 12 June and finish at 2:00 pm on Sunday 14 June and will be held at Mt Carmen Retreat Centre, 247 St Andrews Road, Varrowville NSW
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
The keynote speaker (7pm Friday) and preacher (11am Sunday) will be Dr Tanya Riches, Director of the Master of Transformational Development, Eastern College Australia. Tanya will be exploring how we, as Open Baptists build a resilient, courageous, and generous faith - and how we do this together. How do we encourage drawing on community – rather than withdrawing – when the journey is long and arduous? What does it mean to be part of the communion of the saints?
REGISTRATION:
To register, and for information about the range of affordable accommodation, open the attached PDF and scan the QR code or visit www.openbaptists.org
During school holidays the following do not operate:
Girls' Brigade
Boys' Brigade
Kids' Church
Bible Study at Greenway on Tuesday mornings
Tuesday Explorers
The Op Shop will be closed for Winter Break during the School Holidays.
The Op Shop will re-open on 22 July, 2025.
The following ministries start in the first week of School Term:
Tuesday Bible Study at Greenway
Tuesday Explorers
Wednesdays Coffee with Rob
Girls' Brigade
Boys' Brigade
Kids' Church
Witness the baptism of believer as they make this public declaration of their faith in the Lord Jesus Christ as their Saviour and Lord.
The attached PDFs
- Explains Believers' Baptism
Refreshments are served in celebration after the service.
As we return from the Winter School Holidays, let's enjoy a light lunch of soup and rolls in the warmth of the ground level rooms - the Seminar and Board Rooms and the Community Room.
Enjoy some time together to reconnect before the school term and its events start.
The Explorers will gather again to come bring all sorts of experiences and understanding to share as they search out God's plan for their lives, His church and the world.
Explorers follow the example of the Bereans:
The Bereans lived in the Greek city of Berea, also called Beroea, in the time of the Apostle Paul, about AD 50. These people, mentioned in Acts 17, are best known for searching and studying the Bible for themselves and not merely accepting what they were taught.
Acts 17:11 NIV, records that the people in Berea “received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true.” This, he said, made them “of more noble character” than people in other places who just listened but didn’t actually study the Bible carefully for themselves.
Explorers ask questions like those suggested by the journalist and author Rudyard Kipling:
I keep six honest serving men, they taught me all I knew.
Their names are What and Why and When
and How and Where and Who.