Helensvale Baptist Church

A new multi-site Baptist church for the northern Gold Coast

Filed Under:  Matt's Blog   —   10th Apr, 2011

Well, church planting on the northern Gold Coast and its northern growth corridoor got a big impetus today: both Helensvale Baptist Chuch (HBC) and Southport Baptist Church (SBC) agreed to join together and form the new multi-site Baptist church in respective individual church meetings this morning. Included in this was starting a new campus work at Highland Reserve, Upper Coomera (HR), by a planting team headed up by Matt Hunt, current HBC Ministry Team Leader. This, we hope, is the first of a number of campus (church) plants from this new multi-site church over the next decade or so in this growing region of Australia.

At HBC, 102 people were present at their church meeting including 86 members. It had six motions before it including: plant a new work at Highland Reserve (HR), Upper Coomera (unanimous support); Matt Hunt to head up the HR planting team (unanimous support); start an intentional journey to appoint a Campus Pastor at HBC first looking at Stef Maslen (unanimous support); revised MFP to fund this in various ways (unanimous support); form the new multi-site church with SBC (1 no, the rest yes); appoint the New Church Team Transition (1 no, the rest yes). The SBC meeting was attended by "quite a few" and supported the motion to form the new multi-site church with a 75% majority.

Tonight we meet together at SBC for a meal and rpayer and worship - good way to start really. yet, to quote one church member "look like more work ahead!". As there should be in gospel work.

Please join with us in prayer as we proceed with the transition toward the multi-site church and see the first new church plant at HR. God willing the new multi-site church will be officially formed later in 2011. If you have any questions, feel free to email HBC, or phone at the church office.