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Assistant Curate, Maranoa Warrego Anglican Mission Area

The Rev'd Rick Gummow

About The Rev'd Rick -

The Rev’d Rick Gummow is Assistant Priest in the Maranoa-Warrego Anglican Mission Area; caring for the parishes of Mitchell, Charleville, and Cunnamulla. He has a Bachelor of Theology from CSU, with a special interest in reaching those who don’t feel they have been invited to the banquet of the King.

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Articles by The Rev'd Rick

Justice & Advocacy The Rev’d Michael Stalley from The parish of Mt Gravatt, The Rev’d Rick Gummow from The Parish of Drayton and The Ven. Geoff Hoyte from The Parish of Logan Justice & Advocacy

“Our support of the ‘yes’ vote honours our Diocese’s long legacy”

“We are proud to co-author this reflection about why we are championing the Anglican Church Southern Queensland’s position in support of constitutional recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples via a Voice. The way we see it, our support of the ‘yes’ vote honours our Diocese’s long legacy, as illustrated in this timeline from the 1960s to present,” say The Ven. Geoff Hoyte, The Rev’d Rick Gummow and The Rev’d Michael Stalley

Reflections The Rev'd Rick Gummow Reflections

Ministry review reflections

“The ministry review model that I chose for the pilot provides a framework to truly ponder, reflect and pray about our faithfulness and commitment to the Ordinal, which covers, in some way, all a parish priest’s ministry responsibilities,” says The Rev’d Rick Gummow from The Parish of Drayton

The Rev'd Rick Gummow outside All Saints', Cambooya on 28 July 2022
Reflections & Features

All Saints’, Cambooya: a brief history

“Our vision for our communities on the Downs is to truly show the great love of God as we go out into these communities in the faithfulness and grace of Christ – just as it has been since Benjamin Glennie first came by horse to this ‘small and uncivilised’ area of what was formerly part of the vast Newcastle Diocese,” says The Rev’d Rick Gummow

The Baru Beat

If you build it, they will come

“ ‘If you build it, they will come,’ as the oft quoted movie line goes, and lo, almost to the day of the new Mitchell art gallery’s opening, caravans started lumbering back into town like migrating herds. What a sight it was – you could almost hear the town exhale with relief,” says The Rev’d Rick Gummow