Introducing the Weickhardt Family, new BAC Link Missionaries with Bush Church Aid in the Bendigo area
The following is an extract from “The Real Australian”, quarterly magazine of the Bush Church Aid Society of Australia.
On the outskirts of Bendigo lies a community that is booming. Schools are overflowing, several new housing estates have popped up in the last few years and it is continuing to grow.
The area is Strathfieldsaye and the people living on the margin of this growing community are in need of a revamped ministry.
As part of BCA’s charter to reach Australians for Christ, the Society has placed the Weickhardt family in Strathfieldsaye to help reach people on the margins of Bendigo.
“This is a missional opportunity in the establishment phase that is strategic to the advance of the gospel” comments Brian Roberts, National Director. “We are seeking to plant a church in an outer regional area of rural Victoria where there is a high level of receptivity to most things as people are looking to make new networks and connections and establish a healthy and viable environment for their families”.
The Weickhardt family, Steve, Vanessa and their two girls Alyssa and Zoe, live in the Uniting Church manse. Many of the families living in the community are around their age with children in a similar age bracket. Steve is part of the Anglican Ministry team in the South East Bendigo parish.
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