On Saturday 7 November, we gathered across six venues throughout NSW and ACT for our second Gathering of 2026, incorporating our Ordinary Assembly. It was a valuable opportunity to come together as a movement to worship, learn, pray and connect, while taking time to reflect on the vision God has given us for our churches and the wider Association.
Thank you to everyone who joined us, contributed to the program and helped make the day possible. We’re grateful for the opportunity to celebrate what God is doing across our churches and look forward to continuing the journey together.
Venues
Main Venue
Georges River Life Church
23 Stanley Street, Peakhurst NSW 2210
Regional Venues
A minimum of 10 voting members need to be registered to attend at any Additional Venue by Saturday, 31 October 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
Riverina Region
Wagga Wagga Baptist Church
154-156 Tarcutta Street, Wagga Wagga NSW 2650
New England Region
Tamworth Baptist Church
Cnr Hillvue/Werris Creek Rd, South Tamworth NSW 2340
Hunter Region
Belair Baptist Church
130 Garden Grove Pde, Adamstown NSW 2289
Western Districts Region
Wellington Baptist Church
77 Swift Street, Wellington NSW 2820
Canberra Region
Hughes Baptist Church
34 Groom Street, Hughes ACT 2605
SATURDAY ONLY
South Coast Region
Woonona Baptist Church
477 Princes Highway, Woonona NSW 2517
Keynote
Our time together began with an encouraging keynote from Jamie and Kirsten Long, pastors of Epping Baptist Church. They invited us to reflect on what it means to be ready to pray faithfully, encouraging us to deepen our dependence on God and to make prayer an integral part of our church communities.
Keep an eye on your inbox and the Association’s socials for when we will be making a recording of the keynote available in case you missed it or want to rewatch.
Ordinary Assemblly
Affiliation of Churches
We are delighted to welcome two new churches into our Baptist family: Arabic Christian Church of Grace and Arise and Impact Church! Congratulations to both churches and we look forward to all that God has in store for them as they become part of our wider movement.
Please join us in prayer for both churches, their leaders and their congregations. May God continue to guide, strengthen and equip them as they serve their communities, share the hope of Jesus and see lives transformed through their ministry.
Other Assembly Business
Assembly voted to explore removing the constitutionally-mandated requirement to hold two Assemblies each year. Assembly Council was tasked with bringing back constitutional changes for approval at our Annual Assembly next year.
A motion from Belvoir St Baptist Church was presented to Assembly by the pastor of the church, as per the documentation provided in the Assembly papers. Following response by Assembly Council and discussion by the Assembly, the pastor sought to withdraw the motion. Assembly resolved to allow the motion to be withdrawn.
Keynote Recordings
At The Gathering we were blessed with a keynotes from Tim Dyer about being ready for leading ministry in a complex world on Friday and Emmah Makuthi on being ready to live faithfully in a broken world on Saturday. To relive those sessions watch the recordings down below.
Meet our Speakers
Tim Dyer
Ready for Leading Ministry in a Complex World
Emmah Makuthi
Ready to Live Faithfully in a Broken World
Save the Date for The Gathering 2027
14-15 May 2027
Join us for The Gathering 2027 as we come together to celebrate, connect and collaborate as a Baptist family. Guided by our theme, ADVANCE, we’ll explore our shared purpose as an Association: to advance the Kingdom of God through word, deed and sign, through interdependent partnerships.
More exciting details will be shared soon. In the meantime, save the date and make plans to join us!
