Annual Report 2012 – compressed - York St Church of Christ
Annual Report 2012 – compressed - York St Church of Christ
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BECSBallarat East Communityoperating at 730 Eureka <strong>St</strong>for over 6 years. We arepart <strong>of</strong> the fastest growingwith over 800 shedsAustralia wide. The modelhas been implementedoverseas and in Irelandwhere year ago theProtestants and Catholicswere killing each other theyare now meeting togetherclaim to be a <strong>Christ</strong>iangroup but a number <strong>of</strong> men from <strong>York</strong> <strong>St</strong> are membersand are helping to run BECS. We are continuallyreminded <strong>of</strong> the biblicalcommand to be in theworld but not <strong>of</strong> theworld. When you sitdown and talk to the menand to hear stories <strong>of</strong>their background and lifeexperience they havecome a long way just to beat the shed. It is still ourdesire that these men wouldcome to a <strong>Christ</strong>ianexperience but lots <strong>of</strong>prayer and support isrequired and this is wherethe church family can beinvolved. Some <strong>of</strong> theissues that our men arefacing are social isolation,separation, depression,anger management,bereavement , familydysfunction and numerousother debilitating situations.It is encouraging to see the change in some <strong>of</strong> the menwhen given some encouragement and support.Doug JenkinsCOUNTRY SPEAKERS<strong>York</strong> <strong>St</strong> <strong>Church</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Christ</strong>, as a large regional church, has been providing visiting speakers for some smallcountry churches for many years now. It is a wonderful opportunity for us to partner with our Brothers andSisters in <strong>Christ</strong> in places like <strong>St</strong>. Arnaud and Wedderburn. It also provides a great chance for people to stepout in faith and stretch themselves as they prepare a message and present a sermon to othercongregations.This year we have looked to expand the number <strong>of</strong> speakers to include some members from one2one church as well.This ties in with our core value <strong>of</strong> unity and widens the pool which will hopefully enable us to <strong>of</strong>fer assistance to othersmall congregations in western Victoria.Thanks to Ben Dainton, Neil Davies, Tim Drough, Bruce Harmer, David Harmer, Julian Hopkins, Aaron Maskell, CharlesMilne, Blake Moore, Rob Petty, Neil <strong>St</strong>einman, Tim Veal for making yourselves available to share in this ministry.Blessings,David J WestawayPlease pray for Julian Hopkins andAaron Maskell who are supporting our sisterchurches through preaching this month.35
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