Our Stories

Whitley is proud to announce that alum Dr. Julia Rhyder has won the 2021 David Noel Freedman Award for Excellence and Creativity in Hebrew Bible Scholarship. Well done Julia, what an amazing effort!

Kilsyth Baptist Church became a TeenStreet hub from 7 July – 10 July. The successful four days saw many young people challenged to live their faith fully, discipled through Biblical truth, inspired into missional action and make life-long connections.

Now known as the ‘mum’ of the local residents at Olivine, Michelle Mitchell reflects on her role and ministry as a Placemaker in the local community.

We celebrate John Sampson and the BUV archivist team for the tremendous and valuable work that they’ve done and are continually doing as they assemble, catalogue, preserve and manage valuable records and collections of historical information within the greater Baptist community. Read on for more about the great work that they do!

Lee and Norm Palumbo from Aintree Garden and Café make the world a better place, both locally and globally, one coffee at a time.

Rev Lindsay Smith’s life and ministry is a testament of a life well lived under the guidance and strength of God. Read on to be encouraged by how God has used Rev Lindsay in his missional ministry both abroad in Papua New Guinea and within churches here in Victoria.

NewHope Baptist Church, Crossway Baptist Church and Croydon Hills Baptist Church have opened up their doors for the Winter Shelter program to rovide a warm, safe and supportive space for people seeking shelter during winter.

The Baptist in Mission Conference 2021 was held last month in July in hubs and online all across Australia. The successful conference, which was about the mission of God, brought about a fresh awareness of where one is located in the story of God’s mission and a learning opportunity to grow in mission, evangelism and community transformation.

Phil from Global Interaction in South Asia shares the joy of increased enthusiasm and participation by all for the weekly Bible Studies in the midst of the challenges brought on by the pandemic.

During lockdown, Abi Simcoe from Burnside Camp embarked on a giant mural project to brighten up the onsite hall space. Hear Abi share her ideas behind the work.