This week I attended the National Senior Pastors’ Gathering hosted by Clovie (Clovercrest) Baptist Church in Adelaide. This annual gathering of senior leaders from larger Baptist churches across Australia is one of the most significant events I attend. Being with like-minded people who experience the same joys and challenges of leading larger churches is refreshing and inspiring. Over the years of attending the gathering I have developed several important friendships with colleagues in ministry. I am thankful for the opportunity to attend again this year - thanks to the GBC staff for making this possible. The gathering runs from Tuesday to Thursday but this year I have been invited to preach at Clovie on Sunday morning and so I have extended my stay in Adelaide until then. I’ll be back in the office on Monday!

Marc Rader | Senior Pastor 

This Weekend:

Coming Up:

8th June | Last day to donate to May Mission Month

20th June | Men's Breakfast 

Barb Higgins | Elder

HopeDrive is an opportunity to give non-perishable items to the Hopefield pantry via a Drive Thru Drop Off service at from 1:30-3:30pm. Hopefield pantry shelfs are extremely low this month and in desperate need of donations!

As always, feel free to use tubs in GBC foyer on any Sunday or during office hours to drop of non-perishable goods

This Sunday we’ll be hearing an update about our missionaries as we wrap up the final week of May Mission Month.

Click HERE for an update from Benjamin and Manje (+Jirah and Micah) in Peru

Click HERE for an uodate from Jonathan and Sarah in Basque Country

Please continue praying for our mission partners, their ministries and the communities they are serving.

Please continue to keep in your prayers those in our church community who are experiencing ill health, recovering from surgery, undergoing treatment, awaiting results, or supporting loved ones through difficult seasons.

Pray for peace, healing, strength, comfort, hope, and wisdom for families, carers, and medical teams. 

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Please continue in prayer for our mission Partners

Mothers Heart: Cambodia

· Thank God that all mums last year chose to parent

· Pray for effective partnerships with authorities and NGOs

· Ask God to strengthen the staff

· Pray for favour for the 54 women who secured employment in 2025

· Financial provision for establishing hubs and empowerment activities

· Peace in Cambodia, especially for those who are displaced

Tearfund: Faith and Wellbeing Project

· Give thanks for graduated students, asking for Gods future guidance

· Ask for deep impact in the lives of current students as they learn

· Ask for insight for Karen Steve and Mandy as they lead

· Consider students' families who stay behind in their communities

· Ask God to bring peace in the Wadeye community

Baptist World Aid Australia: Lebanon

· Safety and security amidst ongoing hostilities and uncertainty.

· Provision for Partners to access the materials and funding they need

· Ask God to guide decision-makers away from vengeance and escalation

· Ask for provision of needs for more than one million displaced families

· Pray for host communities carrying this burden of help and support

You are invited to join us for a short but effective time of “zoom” prayer Thursday at 7:30pm. A 30 minute guided prayer led by one of our wonderful GBC Elders. You can join in using this link JOIN PRAYER ZOOM or using the Meeting ID: 919 1693 5880 Passcode: f603j2. We look forward to spending this time together in prayer.