News

(2014)

Adventist Church Mourns Tragic Death of Child

23 Dec 2014

An eight-year-old boy has been killed after an accident on an Adventist church property in Sydney. The child was playing down the back of the Sydney Tongan Seventh-day Adventist Church’s 5-acre property when stored construction material fell on him. The boy passed away as a result of injuries sustained in the accident after being taken by…

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Official Opening of Sydney Adventist Hospital Milestone Redevelopment

21 Oct 2014

Prime Minister Tony Abbott and CEO of Adventist HealthCare Limited, Dr Leon Clark, after whom LW Clark Tower, the new hospital addition, is named Prime Minister Tony Abbott, Federal Health Minister Peter Dutton and NSW Health Minister Jillian Skinner officially opened the San Redevelopment on Friday October 17th. New mums, babies, midwives, surgical staff on…

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Sydney Team Transforms Tenakoga in Solomon Islands

21 Oct 2014

Project leader Brett Partridge (on right) with the new generator. First person: Steven Fehlberg, electrician, Norwest; Second person, Paul Harrington, Kellyville. A team led by Sydney electrician, Brett Partridge and Doctor Alex Currie, recently performed an amazing transformation in the Solomon Islands.  The team comprised members from the Kellyville, Thornleigh and Avondale Memorial Churches as…

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Illawarra Pathfinder Club Thrashes ADRA Director at Knocktober Fundraising

21 Oct 2014

Last year Malcolm Rea challenged the Illawarra Pathfinder Club to beat him in ADRA’s Knocktober Appeal. The Pathfinder Club beat him by $10. Undaunted Malcolm retorted, “Next year I will beat you!” Malcolm called in reinforcements, Wesley Raymond and Heidi, but this was matched by a growth in Pathfinder numbers.  On the other side, Wesley’s…

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Parramatta’s Church Worship Ministry Team “Tribe Meetings” Aims to Create Culture of “Believe and Belong”

24 Sep 2014

Parramatta Church’s Worship Ministry team meets once a month at a meeting known as Tribe.  Like-minded creatives gather at Tribe for the equipping and empowering of the team who serve in their local church.  The Parra Worship team aims to create worship services which tell the story of Jesus in a creative and inspiring way.…

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Men’s Ministry Gets off to a Promising Start at Ryde Church

24 Sep 2014

The greatest want of the world is the want of men—men who will not be bought or sold, men who in their inmost souls are true and honest, men who do not fear to call sin by its right name, men whose conscience is as true to duty as the needle to the pole, men who…

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A Fresh Look at Wahroonga ABC

24 Sep 2014

The Adventist Book Centre was given a well-deserved facelift.  Following a successful week-long sale, the ABC closed its doors Friday the 12th of September and reopened them on Wednesday the 17th with an exciting new transformation. In the first few days of being open after the refurbishment, feedback from our customers has been very positive. …

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Ebola: ADRA Protects Liberian Communities

24 Sep 2014

The World Health Organisation has warned 20,000 people could die from West Africa’s current Ebola outbreak. In response the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is continuing to provide relief and protect threatened communities in Liberia. “ADRA has already flown in more than $100,000 worth of protective equipment to support under-supplied hospitals,” said Beryl Hartmann,…

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Too Much to Ask?

08 Sep 2014

You’ve received your ADRA Appeal resources and have started planning collections – maybe you’ve even secured permission to collect at your local supermarket. But a question remains. How can I ask everyone attending my church regularly to raise $40 during the ADRA Appeal? Is it too much to ask? Let’s put it in real terms.…

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Bankstown Church Blessed by Dr. Allan Lindsay

08 Sep 2014

Bankstown Church was blessed to have Dr. Allan Lindsay take a series of programs on our SDA church history. It was refreshing to have our past explained in a compact but simple way reminding all present that our church was raised to be a prophetic movement. Dr. Lindsay reminded the church that  “We have nothing…

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