What advice can you give me about finding a suitable Church?By Chaplain Andrew Grills All Anglican Churches are not the same. The following characteristics may help you choose a good church in which to grow and serve at your new posting locality. 1. Look for a church that believes in the truth of the Bible and teaches it in a way that you can understand. The teaching should challenge you to live radically as a follower of Jesus and to either become a Christian or to grow deeper in your faith. 2. Look for a church that welcomes you. Churches that are filled with the love of Jesus [...]
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To contact your local Anglican Chaplain, please use the list of contact phone numbers below. Navy Location Number ADFA (02) 6268 8562 HMAS Creswell (02) 4429 7118 HMAS Cerberus (03) 5931 5841 HMAS Penguin (02) 9647 5417 HMAS Stirling (08) 9553 2456 HMAS Cairns (07) 4042 0245 Sydney Area (02) 9359 3135 Army Location Number Brisbane (07) 3332 6075 (07) 3332 5833 (07) 3332 4660 Cabarlah (07) 4694 6123 Canberra (02) 6266 6224 (02) 6266 6129 (02) 6266 4752 (02) 6265 9216 Darwin (08) 8925 9005 (08) 8925 1069 (08) 8925 6257 (08) 8925 2416 Holsworthy (02) 8782 2412 (02) [...]
Anglicans are Christians who belong to the Anglican Communion, a varied group of churches which spread out across the globe from the Church of England. Today the Anglican Church of Australia stands on its own feet as part of the ‘one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church’, which carries on the tradition of the early church called and sent into the world by Jesus. Anglicans are committed to the one Christian faith. Yet we have learnt that this faith may be expressed in different ways depending on people’s experiences, cultures and historical circumstances. Anglicans thus enjoy diversity, [...]