Contents
John Mellor
50km GFA Walk
CAP Money
Spirit Fire Night Services
Ladies Retreat (Camp)
Setting the Captives free
Mission Trip to Vanuatu
Easter Monday Funday - updated
Outreach with John Mellor - updated
Bushfire News from Churches of Christ
Pentecost Celebrations
Garage Sale for Vanuatu
Combined Churches Prayer Breakfast
Kingsthorpe
Fernvale Community Church in USA
Church Dinner
Churches of Christ get together

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 Saturday 23 January 2010

Baptism

Daniel's Baptism at 4pm followed by a swim in the dam and a game of cricket.  BYO meal, drinks and dessert to share.  BYO chairs, plates & utensils.  

Where? Ron and Alice Simpson's home at 138 Beacon Rd Lowood 

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John Mellor - Itinerary
October 2009

Ipswich Crusade 22 - 24 october

Ipswich 24 October (Sat Afternoon)

Ipswich 25 October (Sun)

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Posted:21.10.09

50km Walk for - Updated
Help David Williams raise money for the Dalit Children of India

Due to work commitments David was not able to walk for GFA on Saturday the 1st of August 2009 with the rest of the GFA supporters.  However David did attempt the walk on his own on Monday the 5th of October 2009.  After a late start and quite a bit of council work both on the road and in the parks he walked 35kms before being forced to retire early due to the dark.  David raised $750 in total - a great effort from both David and all that donated to the worthwhile cause.      

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Posted:16.06.09

I am taking part in an event to raise funds for Gospel for Asia’s Bridge of Hope program which helps the Dalit children of India.

The event consists of a 50 km walk, which I will be doing (there are shorter walks for families etc.) on Saturday 1 August 2009.

There are many ways you can get involved:

-  Register to do a walk and raise funds

-Sponsor meor someone else doing the walk

-  One of the many volunteer roles either in preparation for the event or on the day which can be found at http://www.walk4charity.com/Qld/volunteers.asp

The 50km walk starts from Teralba Park, Mitchelton and heads north into Scarborough, finishing at Owens Park. It costs $55 to register as a walker. A registration fee is charged to cover all the costs of the event so that 100% of the funds raised in sponsorship and donations go directly to the Dalit children of India.

If anyone does register for the walk, a team has been set up called "Fernvale Community Church". This is what they should register under if participating.

If you need any more information please visit www.walk4charity.com  or contact me on 5427 0315.

David

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Posted:16.06.09

 Updated

The first CAP Money Course will commence on Monday 13 July at 7.15 pm sharp.

It will run for 3 consecutive Monday nights.

Where? :  Fernvale Futures Centre (it has heating!)

Cost? : Free. But need to register (see below)

For Who?: Open to all people (Church and Community) who would like to have greater control of their finances rather than being controlled by their finances.

This first course is limited to 8 delegates. To register either go to www.capmoney.org  ( preferred registration method ), click on 'find a course' and follow links ('QLD', 'Fernvale',  ' Log in to CAP Money Online to join this course ', 'New Delegate? Sign up now') or register via Delegates Registration Form on the table at the entry to the Fernvale Community Hall on Sunday mornings. Further enquiries can be made to Dave Hutton, Greg & Ann Muller.

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Posted: 14.06.09

CAP Money - launch 31st of May 2009

CAP* Money is a revolutionary money management course that teaches people budgeting skills and a simple, cash-based money management system that really works. This course has universal appeal and will help anyone get more in control of their finances.

CAP Money is a three-session course, featuring weekly DVD presentations by John Kirkby, the Founder and International Director of CAP. CAP has trained three volunteers from our church to be CAP Money Coaches, who will work through individual budgets with delegates. This course will be run periodically throughout the coming years.

The Leadership Team and Money Coaches are excited about launching CAP Money as a ministry tool of Fernvale Community Church.

*CAP – Christians Against Poverty

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Posted:18.08.09

Meet and hear from Bhimrao & Kanta Thavare from Fiji

Make the most of an opportunity to meet them and hear their story and the latest news from Fiji. They will be in Australia from 31 Aug to 21 Sept.

Bhimrao Thavare comes from a strong Hindu background. He came to faith in Christ in 1976 during his high school years while studying at Baramati Boys’ Home run by Churches of Christ in India. He sensed God’s strong call to fulltime training and ministry and he served 10 years as a church planter and pastor. He was the Secretary for Churches of Christ in India for six years and was involved with a variety of Christian organizations before becoming a professor at Union Biblical Seminary in Pune, India.

Since 2001, Bhimrao, Kanta and family have served in Fiji in the ministry of church planting, training national Fijian Indians for the ministry, and coordinating the Bible Training Institute (BTI). BTI provides correspondence courses that assist 160 students from various backgrounds and religious beliefs all over Fiji with studies on the fundamentals of Christian Faith. BTI also enables short term theological training for church planters and includes seminars on Mission and Evangelism and Church Leadership to equip congregational members. Bhimrao has found that there are open doors for Gospel outreach and evangelism through the local radio ministry.

Bhimrao currently provides team leadership as the Fiji Field Director and also serves on the Executive of the Fiji Council of Churches. Kanta, his wife, is very supportive and has served with him in every aspect of his ministry for more than 25 years and each of their children is actively involved in Christian outreach and ministry. Bhimrao and Kanta are committed to church planting and training more indigenous Fiji Indians for the effective Gospel outreach in Fiji.

Monday 31 Aug 7.30pm 73 Wildey St, Raceview 3288 9180

Tues 1 Sept 9.30 am Wynnum Church of Christ, 55 Berrima St, Wynnum 3393 6036

Tues 1 Sept 7pm Caloundra Church of Christ, 30 Beerburrum St, Dickey Peach a5491 7778

Further details: Sue Sanders 0408 781 312 or sue.sanders@cofcqld.com.au

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Posted:16.06.09

Guest Speaker - 21 June 2009
Sunday 9.30 am Church Service

Wendy, Darcie and Dean

Dean Taylorwill be our guest speaker on Sunday 21 June at 9.30am at Fernvale.

It’s next week!

Dean grew up in Newcastle, NSW, surfing and playing on many sports teams. Upon finishing a science degree, Dean worked in the Cardiology Unit of John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle and then did a diploma in teaching. It was around this time he experienced God’s call to ministry and while teaching at a Christian high school he had a transforming experience of the Holy Spirit, which consequently altered the direction of his life.

Dean and his wife, Wendy, moved to Brisbane in 1995 where Dean graduated from the Baptist Theological College with a Diploma in Ministry. They were then led to Kenneth Hagin Ministries  on the Gold Coast in 1997, where he completed studies before entering into itinerant ministry in 1999. During this season, Dean was given a full-time instructors position at Rhema Bible Training Centre until moving into a teaching/pastoral position at Destiny Church in 2003, which he continues in today.

While continuing in his role at his home church, Dean has been led by the Lord to also serve the wider Body of Christ. Operating in prophetic teaching, his mandate and passion is to see Christians being built up in strong faith and operating in greater demonstrations of the Kingdom.

See more on www.deantaylor.com.au

Don’t miss this exciting opportunity!

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 Monthly Combined Night Service
Starts Sunday 24th May

Spirit Fire Service

A combined service with Lowood Christian Church
in Railway St, Lowood at 6.00 pm.  Speaker" Vassie Pillay
(see biography below).

Spirit Fire's purpose is to encourage all to live an abundant, Spirit-filled life. It is open to all and it is hoped that Christians from all backgrounds and denominations will join together at this once-per-month service.

It will usually be on the 3rd Sunday of each month.

Vassie Pillay is an intercessor, and an Apostolic, prophetic servant of God. He has an evangelistic ministry and travels from his home in Johannesburg, South Africa to Australia where he has ministered in Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and other locations. He has been going to the United States since 2000. He has spent six months (ave.) each year in the United States since that time. As an intercessor, Vassie had prayed for the United States for a period of five years when the Lord impressed upon him that he should go to the U.S. Initially the Lord directed him to come to the Branson, MO area to speak and has been going each year since. He has ministered in several area towns. Bro. Vassie initiated and was instrumental in bringing together various pastors and churches which resulted in the Unity Meeting held on the Missouri State Fair Grounds on Good Friday, March 25, 2005. This was a very successful meeting, with over 900 in attendance.

Brother Vassie has a powerful testimony of how he was gloriously saved when he was 18 yrs. He was brought out of darkness into the glorious light of Jesus and was anointed instantly and began to preach. He has been preaching over 40 yrs. Bro. Vassie comes to us strictly by faith, and he is not supported by any church or organization.

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Guest speakers, study sessions, times of worship, etc. Hosted by Darling Downs Churches of Christ Friday 20 to Sunday 22 March 2009 Camp Koojarewon, Highfields, North of Toowoomba Full time: $70 Day visitors: $30 ($20 excl. dinner) See Ailsa or Ann for registration form.

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21st March, 2009
Time: 1pm to 5.30pm
(Come for all or part of the time)
At CWA Hall, ESK
Cost: Donation

 TOPICS
· What is Sexuality?
· Women’s Issues – Emotional Dependency, Sexual Abuse
· Men’s Issues – sexual addictions
· Healing & Counselling

SPEAKERS: Peter and Dot Lane of Exodus Asia Pacific bring years of experience in counselling and pastoral care of the sexually and relationally broken in their journey to wholeness in the Lord Jesus Christ. 

Enquiries: Pastor Sid Firrell, Phone (07) 5426 4470

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Posted:17 Feb 2009
Mission Trip to Vanuatu

Greg and Ann Muller and Glorine are joining a group of fellow Christians in the mission fields of Vanuatu from 3-20 April for healing/evangelism meetings. More details next newsletter.

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Posted:22 Feb 2009
Easter Monday Funday Update
MONDAY 13 APRIL 2009
QUEENS PARK, IPSWICH

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR WATER STATION
Volunteers from Fernvale Community Church have for some years manned the water station at the park on the day. It basically involves providing cups of water to visitors. This year Greg and Ann will be away on the Vanuatu mission. The organisers of EMF (Ipswich Awakening) are keen to have an indication of who would be willing to volunteer this year. Doesn’t have to be an all day thing – perhaps you can spare an hour or two? Please let Greg know if you can help out.

Posted:17 Feb 2009
Easter Monday Funday

Easter Monday Funday 13 April 2009 10am-4pm Queens Park, Ipswich Free event for all ages From the planning stages to simply helping out on the day, there are hundreds of opportunities for people to be a part of sharing God's love and hope on this day. Volunteers are needed in all areas, from crowd evangelism and Tent of Promise, to face painting, BBQ cooking and setting up the tents etc. Phone Ipswich Awakening Office 3812 1977 or email awakening@ecn.net.au. Visit www.awakeningipswich.org.au/funday

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Posted:11 March 2009
John Mellor Update

Posted:25 Jan 2009
Outreach with John Mellor
Thursday 23rd April to Sunday 26th April  (ANZAC weekend) 

Fernvale Community Church, together with Lowood Christian Church (Assemblies of God), will host meetings over the ANZAC Day weekend in April.

Details are being finalised but the program at this stage will include-

Thursday 23rd Pastors and Leaders Seminar
Friday night 24th Outreach with a youth emphasis
Saturday 25th ANZAC Day afternoon Carnival with healing meeting
Sunday 26th am & pm meetings

Thursday Seminar will be at the Fernvale Futures Centre with the rest of the meetings at the Lowood Christian Church in Railway Street, Lowood. We will share the weekend with the Lowood Christian Church.

It was decided to move it to Lowood this time to reach Lowood people a little more. Your support for this exciting event is welcomed and encouraged.

John Mellor is ordained as an evangelist with Christian Outreach Centre, but the ministry is non-denominational. God wants to touch and heal people, whichever nation they live in, whichever denomination they belong to. God is moving powerfully NOW!!! (taken from website www.johnmellor.org)

Read on the website about Val’s (from Fernvale Community Church) amazing healing and other testimonies.

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Posted:17 Feb 2009
Pentecost Celebrations

Pentecost Sunday Night Celebrations with Lowood Christian Church 31 May at Fernvale. More details later.

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Posted:10 Feb 2009
Bushfire  News from Churches of Christ

Want to donate to the CareWorks Bushfire appeal?Download a form now

Dear Churches of Christ in Queensland Friends
As we all know, in recent days the ferocity of our country has again been evident. With floods up north, and fires down south, CofC churches and the community at large have been hugely impacted, especially with the fires.

In Geoff Risson’s weekly ‘E-net newsletter’, which you will receive Thursday, Geoff will talk about what we can do for those impacted by the floods, especially through our Aboriginal & Islander Church at Normanton.

However we write to you today specifically about the fires. Here in the Qld Conference state office we have been keeping in close contact with our sister Conference in Victoria following the devastating bushfires over the weekend. Not only has the impact been huge on Victorian families and churches, but people are also turning to our local churches for spiritual, financial and practical support during these difficult times.

Please read the email below from Paul Cameron (Vic/Tas Executive Officer) & Craig Brown (National CofC Co-ordinator) . Two things we would specifically ask: 

Pray. Use the information about churches affected below in your prayers, and for Churches partaking in the upcoming ‘Prayer Vigil’ set aside some time for prayer for those impacted by bushfire and flood.

Give. Paul & Craig discuss below a CareWorks (the name of the social service department of CofC in Vic/Tas) appeal. Attached you will find a tax deductible donation form.

Please can you circulate this information as widely as possible among your networks. Churches, please also consider making a special announcement about this during this week’s services.

For more information, you can contact myself (Steve) or Andrea here at the Qld state office on 3327 1661.

With thanks,

Geoff Risson Steve Slade

CofCQld State Office

The Victorian Bushfires: CareWorks 2009 Bushfire Appeal 

In one way or another all of us have been greatly affected by the devastating bushfires in Victoria over the weekend of February 7-8. For some of our churches this has been very personal. It has meant the loss of property, in some cases housing, and in one case the loss of life of a leader. For some, it has been the loss of loved ones or friends, or knowing others who are experiencing tragic grief because of death or property loss. For others all this has been real but surreal, from a distance, as we have observed disturbing footage and images via the media. For yet others, it has re-connected them with an earlier grief, sometimes caused by fires, or by other disasters. This impact will go on, in different ways, for a long time. These are indeed tough times. We all want to do something, to make a difference, to offer help and hope to those whose lives have been so suddenly and indiscriminately changed.

I’m sure most of our churches have already been praying for people right around the state who have been impacted by the fires. I know that you will continue to do so. With regards to Churches of Christ, at the time of writing, we are aware of the fire’s impact on members of the following churches. Please join us in praying for them, their ministers and for their communities. 

o         Horsham (senior minister Simon Risson). Property losses, including sheds etc. 

o         Latrobe Regional/Morwell (no minister currently). Property and housing losses. 

o         Warragul (ministers Tracey and David Ware). Property losses. 

o         Wallan Gateway(a joint CofC/Baptist church plant, minister: Andrew Adams). Property and housing losses. One death. 

o         Bendigo (minister Andrew Colquhoun). Some temporary evacuations, but no losses. 

o         Upper Yarra(Yarra Junction, minister Malcolm Clark). Fire surrounded the area, precautions were taken, all are OK. 

o         Foothills(Ferntree Gully, minister Steve Barrington). Some temporary evacuations. 

o         Nillumbik(Eltham, minister David Buesnel). Members in the affected areas, but no reports of impact. 

o        We have yet to hear back fromChurchillCo-operating Churches (minister: Bob Brown) andRiverValleychurch (minister: Andy Bennett, although we know their community support office has been inundated).

In partnership with the Council of Churches of Christ in Australia (CCCA), and as an immediate, emergency response, the Vic/Tas Conference has today put in place the following actions: 

(a)   We will make an immediate donation of $10 000 from the CCCA National Disaster Fund (NDF) to the current Salvation Army Bushfire Appeal, 

(b)   We will releasea further amount of up to $10 000 from the NDF to enable local churches impacted by the fires to make small grants/gifts to those in need in their community, 

(c)   We will invite churches and members nationwide to support the Churches of Christ CareWorks 2009 Bushfire Appeal. All donations to this appeal will be distributed to the current Salvation Army or Red Cross Bushfire Appeals in Victoria or to enable localchurches impacted by the fires to make small grants/gifts to those in need in their community. 

We believe it is realistic to have a target of $100 000 for this Appeal. Donations over $2 will be tax deductible, when made on the attached form, by cheques made out to Churches of Christ in Vic/Tas Community Care, or by credit card. 

(d)   We will invite churches in Victoria to make pastoral skilled people resources availablefor support of people in the areas affected by the fires through the Victorian Council of Churches Disaster Plan. Support is already being given to people through the VCC Emergencies Ministry. Please notify the VCC office on (03) 9650 4511 regarding your church’s response capacity. 

(e)   We will seek the support of churches nationwide to replenish the NDFas early as possible.
 
Prayer Gathering 
For Melbourne metropolitan churches, One Community  Church ( 184 Surrey Rd Blackburn) is holding a special time of prayer in response to the devastation resulting from the bushfires on Tuesday 10 February commencing at 7pm.

One’s Ministry Team is concerned for those who have lost everything and especially those associated with One and other church communities who are grieving the loss of family members and friends. All are welcome to join in this time of prayer, to seek the presence and power of God, and to ask Him to meet with those who struggle with the outcomes of this horrific event.

We will continue to bring you updates as the situation becomes clearer, and as the need for community healing and rebuilding continues. 

Paul Cameron—Executive Officer, Vic/Tas Conference 

Craig Brown—Federal Co-ordinator, CCCA

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Posted:17 Feb 2009
Donations for Garage Sale
TO RAISE FUNDS FOR VANUATU  MISSION
(a Churches of Christ in Qld mission)

To help raise money for the mission team (of which Greg, Ann and Glorine are a part of) going to Vanuatu in April, there is a garage sale taking place at Bundamba Church of Christ on Saturday 7 March.  

If you can donate goods for sale, please drop them off at Bundamba Church of Christ (25 Byrne Street - opposite Bundamba TAFE) on the Thursday 5th and the Friday 6th between 7 am and 7pm.  THANK YOU!!

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The next Combined Churches Prayer Breakfast organised by the Southern Somerset Inter Church Council will Hosted by Lowood Christian Church (AOG) Railway Street, Lowood on Saturday 28th February   at 7.00am. The cost is $5 to cover breakfast. There will be a time of fellowship around breakfast followed by a time of prayer in small groups. It will conclude at 9.00am. Please let Greg know of your intention to come by Tuesday 24th for catering purposes. This will be a great opportunity for us to connect with others and especially Lowood Christian Church as we prepare to share in the John Mellor Healing Meetings and in monthly evening outreach services. 

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Posted:17 Feb 2009
Kingsthorpe

Would you pray for Kingsthorpe*  Church of Christ and Pastor Greg Muller as they prepare for a weekend  seminar "Fishers of Men" on Saturday 21 & Sunday 22 February. This will include times of preaching, discussion, prayer, and a healing service Sunday morning. Ann will be leading some of the worship. Kingsthorpe Church will be praying and fasting over the two Sundays leading up to the weekend. Please pray for an outpouring of God’s Spirit upon these meetings. *15 mins west of Toowoomba

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Posted:25 Jan 2009
Did you know there is a
Fernvale Community Church in Tennessee USA?

Fernvale Community Church in Tennessee has been in contact with Pastor Greg and is seeking to establish a relationship with FCC here.

There are some real similarities between the two churches. They have provided some information about themselves – see below.

If you would like to correspond by email with someone there, you can send a short profile of yourself to Greg and he could forward it on to FCC - USA and ask if there was someone there who would like to correspond. Also, we will post prayer points for them from time to time and they will pray for us.

Fernvale is a small semi-rural residential area located about 37 km west of Nashville, Tennessee. It is a mixture of suburbs and hobby farms. Some people raise cattle and horses are very popular.

Our church started out in the mid 1800s as a Methodist Church. Since the early 1990s, we have become a community-based non-denominational fellowship. Our church moved to the current site and built the building in 1885. Our church was totally destroyed last February by a tornado. We are currently working on the plans for our new building, which should be completed by year’s end.

Our average Sunday attendance is around 50, including children. Our members are current and retired business owners, teachers, salesmen and women, housewives, financial planners, govt workers and other related fields of employment. We are a diverse group that love our little church!

Sunday School meets at 10am and the service is at 11am. We have a Bible study class on Wednesday nights. During the year we have fellowships, Vacation Bible School and a mission service. We have monthly men’s mission breakfasts that help needy people in the community. We also contribute to local programs that help the hungry, homeless and women/families recovering from substance and domestic abuse. We also contribute to international organisations such as Hands in Service (Uganda) and Samaritan’s Purse.

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Posted:25 Jan 2009
Church Dinner
Saturday 7th February 2009

All invited - RSVP necessary to know how many people to set a place for. 

Details: Carry in dinner - to share. Bring something for main, a dessert, and drinks.
6.30pm for a 6.45pm start (sharp) at the Mullers'. (22 Christella Court, Fernvale. Ph 5426 7878)
We will eat together then have the discussion.
RSVP please by Thursday 5th February. 

Greg will share his vision for the year and introduce church-based initiatives for ministry. The Church family will be invited to respond and give feedback. Some ideas will be floated as to possible events for feedback as well. It is also an opportunity to share your thoughts/ ideas as well.

You may wish to discuss an idea with Greg prior to the evening, so please let him know if you do.

Greg will also share about changes to the Leadership Team structure.

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Lowood Church of Christ
Walters Street, Lowood, 5.30pm

Churches from Lowood through to Toowoomba, Warwick and out to Rosevale meet together quarterly for fellowship and prayer. We are invited.

Bring a plate of finger food/ sandwiches and a plate of cakes. Tea and coffee provided.

There will be a time of fellowship over the meal, a time of worship, a short message followed by a time of sharing from local churches and prayer for one another.

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