Thanks for the partnership - The Murchison Parish |
“Dear BCA Supporters, I write on behalf of the Diocese of North West Australia to thank the BCA family for their amazing partnership in the Parish of the Murchison over the past fifty years; a partnership involving prayer, interest and financial support. Fifty years is a very long time. We can only speculate about the numbers of people who have been ministered to by a succession of ministry couples who’ve cared for the Parish which is the size of Victoria and includes the towns of Mt. Magnet, Meekatharra, Yalgoo, Cue and Sandstone, as well as the Pastoral Stations in the district. At times there have also been keen Christian laypeople who have sacrificially served the Lord alongside the Parish Ministers with energy and enthusiasm. People’s lives have been touched: some have become Christians, some have grown in Faith, many have left the district better equipped to serve the Lord elsewhere. Our Diocese and BCA have jointly decided that with the departure of Archdeacon Bill and Jackie France in May, it is time to hand over ministry in the area to the Patrol ministries of the Presbyterian and Uniting Churches. The local gold mines have closed and the population has become quite small with only a handful of people attending Services and the “Mainly Music” outreach group’s members have all left town. Like many others before them, Bill and Jackie France have served the Lord very faithfully during their term in this vast Parish. We thank God for them and wish them well as they look for new opportunities of serving elsewhere. It’s the end of an era. Very reluctantly, we walk away from the Murchison. We in the Diocese greatly appreciate your partnership and commend those who remain in the Parish to your prayers. Sincerely in Christ, Note : Both the Diocese NWA and the Society would be willing to re-engage in ministry in this area should there be renewed interest from the mining companies in the future.
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