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Bush Ministry Fund

Saturday December 28

“The Bush Ministry Fund is vital to supporting the people and parishes that live on and cultivate this land”

“Our parish has been blessed to have the support of The Rev’d Ross Ellwood as my training priest, thanks in large part to the BMF. The steady presence of Ross and his wife, Val, has been invaluable to my family in our first posting. They’re even giving gardening tips to Ken as we attempt to plant our first veggie “crop”. Fortunately, I haven’t seen any snakes yet,” says The Rev’d Courtney Smith from The Parish of Allora-Clifton

A man wearing an akubra and a woman wearing jeans -- both priests -- standing outside a rural church made of timber

Country clergy compassion and commitment

“We all know that farmers and graziers do it tough in inclement weather and mounting debt, which is a key reason why the Bush Ministry Fund is so vital,” says The Rev’d Ross Ellwood

Full of Christmas cheer: some Parish of Brisbane Valley team members preparing Christmas lunch and treats in 2023, with Jocelyn Cameron, Rosemary Heath, Sue Cook, Chris Leagas, The Rev'd Loretta Tyler-Moss, Leah Hayward

“Making room in our church’s ‘inn’ for those needing company and others wishing to serve”

“For some, these Christmas gatherings serve a significant role in providing company and a place to be…For others, the opportunity to serve, to be purposeful, to be needed at Christmas time is equally significant,” says Bush Ministry Fund priest The Rev’d Loretta Tyler-Moss

“Through collective prayer and collaboration, our foodbank has been blessed”

“As we launch our foodbank in early December, please hold us in your prayers. The need is great, and we are very keen to respond to human need in loving service. Please pray that we may be sensitive to the leading of the Holy Spirit, compassionate to those we seek to serve and creative and collaborative in our work together,” says The Rev’d Loretta Tyler-Moss

Slow and steady service fulfils an authentic Christian life

“All parishes do things in different ways, and we in Drayton are enjoying finding ways to live the loving, serving, joyous Christian life authentically,” says The Rev’d Rick Gummow from The Parish of Drayton

Bishop Cam Venables’ 20 August 2023 Bush Ministry Fund sermon

Watch Bishop Cam Venables’ sermon at St John’s Anglican Church, Hervey Bay, as he shares stories about how the Bush Ministry Fund is nurturing faith in our Western Region

Brewing community connections with a Cuppa and Company

“In our own little way we have made a community of care for those who come to join us, something I have found at Christ Church since I was lucky enough to come up here to journey with them,” says The Ven. Sue Barker from The Parish of Goonaneman