This month, New Vine Church in Maryland (Hunter Region) celebrates a significant milestone — 30 years of ministry in the Hunter region. What began as a small gathering of thirty people in a Newcastle cinema has grown into a movement of churches, each carrying the same heart for mission, discipleship, and community transformation. New Vine’s story began in October 1995, […]

Crows Nest Japanese Christian Church is a Baptist church meeting on the North Shore of Sydney. Their Sunday gathering is in Japanese with English and Korean translations available. On Sunday afternoon they run Church School for children in their church community. Those who come to church are from all walks of life, including a variety

On the Central Coast of NSW there’s a growing momentum of Baptist churches dreaming about new possibilities. But this has been their story over the generations. The Central Coast has produced this video to share some of their church planting story.

Earlier this year, Oatley Gospel Community Church officially became a New Start Approved Church through our discernment process. Led by Pastor Tracy Wang, this vibrant community continues to see God at work in remarkable ways. In July, the church gathered for a weekend camp around the theme “Believe in the Lord, and you will be saved—you and your

Did you know that our NSW & ACT Baptist Churches have seen a 74% increase in the number of people baptised over the last two years, compared to the prior two-year period? We know this is the result of a growing culture of prayer and invitation. National Baptism Week is coming up in October 12-19. This is

After careful consideration, the team has made the difficult decision to cancel this year’s conference.   FORM Conference has been an amazing gathering of like-minded, mission loving leaders over the years where people have been challenged, encouraged and equipped for evangelism, multiplication and church planting.  This year, however, we haven’t been able to gather enough

Looking to start conversations about multiplication with your church team? Want to be equipped on your church planting journey? Wondering what planting a Simple Church might look like in your community? Come to Form Conference on 8-10 October 2025 at Youthworks Pork Hacking! A few years ago the Association of Baptist Churches in NSW & ACT

In late-May, Harbourside Church in Mosman launched a Sunday 5:30pm evening serivce. Harbourside was planted only a few short years ago and has a vision to see a multi-generational church passionately worshipping the true and living God. The launch service was absolutely incredible, with young people praising and worshipping God passionately and a completely packed