Coming soon
Sun Dec 6th AM
Ps Wayne Swift
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Rod and Anne Hardy have been an active part of our assembly for over 18 years.
Rod was born in Hobart, Tasmania but has lived in Gippsland towns since early childhood. He is married to Anne, his wife of 25 years, and they have four children still at home.
Rod has worked over a period of 31 years in local service organisations; commencing as an Electrical Draftsman at the State Electricity Commission of Victoria; and Information Technology related duties for the Australian Securities & Investment Commission, Latrobe Health Services and Flinders Christian Community College.
He previously served several years on the Board of the ‘Funshed Inc’, which was a local church initiative to provide free activities to youth and children, located behind McDonalds ™ in Morwell.
He was also involved in a sub-committee which established the first Chaplaincy position at Kurnai College.
Ordained as a pastor in 1999, he also received a Diploma of Ministry from Tabor College in 2000.
They have been leading the church since 2005, and have a heart to see all people being set free and equipped; to serve the Lord
with unbridled passion!
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List of Senior Ministers (Honour
Board)
We give honour to the faithful men and women who have
worked tirelessly to see God's vision come to pass in the Latrobe Valley.
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Paul & Dulcie Grant
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1965 to 1969
Ordained in May 1947 and served as a missionary in Ambae, Vanuatu
for 13 years before coming to Morwell as our first full-time pastor, arriving on 27 January 1965.
Paul and Dulcie have planted numerous churches both overseas and in
Australia. Ministry trips to Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, Colombia, New Zealand and North West Aboriginal Australia, have been coupled with leadership training in these areas. In addition to ministry, Paul's teaching ministry has been exhaustive and inclusive. Currently living in Queensland. |
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Ron & Eileen Ling
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Jan 1969 to Jan 1974
Ordained in August 1962, Ron & Eileen then served four years in missionary work in Mulitaka, Papua New Guinea before returning to pastor
several churches, including Morwell. They are still faithfully serving in the church after more than 35 years! Ron is a nationally recognised prophet in the Apostolic Church. |
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Ray & Helen McMartin
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1974 to 1988
Ray & Helen have pioneered a number of churches in Victoria, New South Wales and have been the Director of many successful church planting projects in Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland.
They are strongly involved in Aboriginal Missions work in New South Wales and Queensland. After 14 years, they have been the longest serving senior pastors in our church. Currently Senior Minister of Family Life Ministries (Apostolic) in Blacktown, NSW. |
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Graeme & Thea Godenzi
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1988 to Jan 1995
Graeme and Thea came from the Geelong Apostolic assembly to join the church at Morwell, and Graeme took over the position as senior pastor from Ray & Helen McMartin in 1988. Graeme was instrumental in seeing
our church pioneer the Apostolic Churches in the Philippines. They were recently at City Life church in Knox, where Graeme was the Seniors Ministry pastor and International Missions Director. They are now pastoring a City Life church in Bendigo. |
| Paul & Janine Brailey |
Feb 1995 to May 1999
Paul & Janine
originally came from Marion, SA Apostolic Church to take on the
senior leadership of the church. Both with strong evangelistic
and teaching gifts, the church quickly grew with many outreach
ministries into the local community. They both currently
teach at Leongatha South Coast Christian college. |
| Andrew & Lynnelle Cairns 
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Sep 2000 to July 2005
Appointed to Morwell in
2000, Andrew with his gift of preaching and Lynnelle a passion for worship; brought a fresh challenge for the Word of God and His worship. Currently living in Coffs Harbour, NSW. |
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