New Appointments for 2006

2006

NEW APPOINTMENTS for 2006

Mark & Mary Holland, with their young son Patrick, have been accepted as BCA Affiliated Field Staff. Mark begins ministry in Hobart working as the Assistant with John Tongue at Holy Trinity.

Peter & Barbara Nunn comes to BCA as people who have gained a wide experience of life. They have been serving in ministry within the Diocese of Canberra/Goulburn since 1998 and recently with Greg Thompson (former BCA staffer at Sanderson in the NT and Regional officer NSW) at Reid. They take up the challenge to fill the vacancy on King Island following up the establishing ministry of Richard and Jennifer Minol who are now ministering in the Diocese of Bendigo at Tatura.

Richard & Julie Lanham are a welcome surprise to BCA. They fill the first BCA youth-worker position. With their three children they have moved from Silvan (Victoria) to the new BCA posting at Gilgandra. There is a wide support base of church, council and locals for this work to progress.

MATTHEW & NAOMI JOHNSON, with their two children Ethan and Sienna have been appointed to Newman commencing early in 2006. They have exercised a very fruitful ministry in the Parish of Kincumber for the past three years. Matthew has a great strength in making the scriptures understandable and applicable to life’s situations. Naomi has a great ability in one to one ministry, working with children, all coupled with a good singing voice. They have endeared themselves to the local congregation of Kincumber and will be very greatly missed as they are much loved members.

They have now come to BCA, believing that the Lord is in this idea of their move to Newman. They have a good and growing understanding of the challenges of that remote area; and are doing whatever is in their power to be better prepared before they take up the position.

RON & CRYSTAL SPINDLER are both Church Army Captains who will be taking up appointment with BCA in the parish of West Darling in early 2006.

They come from the parish of Caboolture in Queensland and have worked in parishes in Canberra/Goulburn and Sydney Dioceses. Ron has a desire to see lives won for Christ and says it has been a blessing and a privilege to see this take place. He hopes to further develop ministry skills and reach out into the community with 'God at the helm'. Crystal has worked with Ron in parishes encompassing 3 Dioceses and was a Nurse prior to training with Church Army. She sees her gifts in outreach, music, development of leadership and administration and believes that she and Ron complement each other in their ministry role.

GRAEME & RACHAEL MIDDLEWICK – from BCA Nomads to Ministry Training Arrangement with the Diocese of NWA in Bluff Point.

In 2006 Graeme and Rachael, with their son Joshua will commence a Ministry Training Arrangement with The Bush Church Aid Society in Bluff Point near Geraldton.

Their first experience with BCA came in March 2000 when they took long service leave from their jobs and joined BCA as Nomads. They traveled around Australia for 6 months, assisting in the parishes of Mt. Magnet, Karratha and Kununurra. In 2002 they returned to Mt. Magnet with a team of 4 men and 3 women, from St Stephen’s Normanhurst for a 10 day mission trip. Following the birth of their first child, Joshua, they commenced studies at Sydney Missionary & Bible College in 2003. During the time at College Graeme completed 2 years as a Student Minister at St Stephen’s Normanhurst and 12 months as Student Assistant at Moorebank Anglican Church. Rachael has mentored the girls in the youth group and has assumed the responsibility of pastoring to women. She is a wonderful support to Graeme in his ministry.

On October 15^th Graeme will be deaconed by the Bishop of the Diocese of NWA, The Rt. Revd. David Mulready at Parramatta, NSW.

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