Happening over 2 days The Gathering will provide time for worship, equipping and connection together to discern important matters in the life of our movement.
The theme of The Gathering is “Ready”
“But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect.”
1 Peter 3:15
Our speakers, Bible Breakouts and Workshops will inspire and equip us to be ready to love and serve God and others together as fellow disciples and leaders. Our new 3 year Strategic Plan will be presented for approval, as we continue to ready ourselves towards our Gen1K goal of 1000 healthy churches in a generation.
158th Annual Assembly
As part of this shared moment, The Gathering will also include our 158th Annual Assembly. Together, we will celebrate and affirm those proceeding to Accreditation, welcome new Affiliated Churches, prayerfully consider and approve the 2026 budget, respond to a recommendation regarding the reappointment of the Director of Ministries and appoint leaders to serve on the Assembly Council, Morling College Council and Baptist Churches of NSW Property Trust — all as we seek to move forward with clarity, unity and readiness for what God has ahead.
Venues
Main Venue
Ministry and Learning Centre (MALC)
5 Saunders Close, Macquarie Park NSW 2113
Regional Venues
A minimum of 10 voting members need to be registered to attend at any Additional Venue by Friday, 25 April to ensure that venue remains operational. See below for our list of venues in the different regions across our movement.
Northern Rivers Region
Alstonville Baptist Church
108 Wardell Road, Alstonville NSW 2477
SATURDAY ONLY
South Coast Region
Woonona Baptist Church
477 Princes Highway, Woonona NSW 2517
Hunter Region
Belair Baptist Church
130 Garden Grove Pde, Adamstown NSW 2289
Riverina Region
Wagga Wagga Baptist Church
154-156 Tarcutta Street, Wagga Wagga NSW 2650
Canberra Region
Hughes Baptist Church
34 Groom Street, Hughes ACT 2605
Western Districts Region
Wellington Baptist Church
77 Swift Street, Wellington NSW 2820
Program
Session Recordings
At The Gathering we were blessed with a keynote from Tim Dyer about being ready for leading ministry in a complex world on Friday and a devotion from Emmah Makuthi on being ready to live faithfully in a broken world on Saturday. To relive those sessions watch the recordings down below.
