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'''Mount Pleasant Baptist Church''' is a [[Baptist church|Baptist Church]] in the suburb of [[Booragoon, Western Australia|Booragoon]], in [[Perth]], [[Western Australia]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Quartermaine |first=Aylene |url=https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/6098720 |title=History of Mount Pleasant Baptist Church : the first fifty years |publisher=Baptist Historical Society of Western Australia |series=Westralian Baptist ; vol. 19, no. 3. 1322-1582}}</ref>{{Baptist}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=February 2012 |title=Hands and feet in action |pages=6 |work=The Advocate (Christian newspaper) |url=https://issuu.com/imageseven/docs/baptfeb12_web |access-date=11 Jun 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Clark |first=Susan |url=https://encore.slwa.wa.gov.au/iii/encore/record/C__Rb6031103__SMount%20Pleasant%20Baptist%20Church__P0%2C2__Orightresult__U__X4?lang=eng&suite=def |title=Rev. Robert Kable Clark, AM : his life and ministry |publisher=Baptist Historical Society |year=7 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Richard K. |first=Richard K. |url=https://encore.slwa.wa.gov.au/iii/encore/record/C__Rb4085804__SMount%20Pleasant%20Baptist%20Church__P0%2C4__Orightresult__U__X1?lang=eng&suite=def |title=Baptist Schools and Colleges in Western Australia : part one. |publisher=The Baptist Historical Society of Western Australia |year=2014}}</ref>
'''Mount Pleasant Baptist Church''' is a [[Baptists|Baptist]] [[Church (building)|church]] in the suburb of [[Booragoon, Western Australia|Booragoon]], in [[Perth]], [[Western Australia]], Australia.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Quartermaine |first=Aylene |url=https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/6098720 |title=History of Mount Pleasant Baptist Church : the first fifty years |publisher=Baptist Historical Society of Western Australia |series=Westralian Baptist; vol. 19, no. 3. 1322–1582|year=2012 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=February 2012 |title=Hands and feet in action |pages=6 |work=The Advocate (Christian newspaper) |url=https://issuu.com/imageseven/docs/baptfeb12_web |access-date=11 Jun 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Clark |first=Susan |url=https://encore.slwa.wa.gov.au/iii/encore/record/C__Rb6031103__SMount%20Pleasant%20Baptist%20Church__P0%2C2__Orightresult__U__X4?lang=eng&suite=def |title=Rev. Robert Kable Clark, AM : his life and ministry |publisher=Baptist Historical Society |date=7 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Richard K. |first=Richard K. |url=https://encore.slwa.wa.gov.au/iii/encore/record/C__Rb4085804__SMount%20Pleasant%20Baptist%20Church__P0%2C4__Orightresult__U__X1?lang=eng&suite=def |title=Baptist Schools and Colleges in Western Australia : part one. |publisher=The Baptist Historical Society of Western Australia |year=2014}}</ref> The church is affiliated with the [[Australian Baptist Ministries]].


== Overview ==
{{Protestantism}}The church was established in 1959 in the Perth suburb of [[Mount Pleasant, Western Australia|Mount Pleasant]]. It later relocated to its present Booragoon location, but retained its previous name.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news |date=June 2019 |title=Mount Pleasant 60th Anniversary Celebrations |pages=7 |work=The Advocate (Christian newspaper) |url=https://issuu.com/imageseven/docs/the_advocate_2019_06 |access-date=11 Jun 2023}}</ref>
The church was established in 1959 in the Perth suburb of [[Mount Pleasant, Western Australia|Mount Pleasant]]. It later relocated to its present Booragoon location, but retained its previous name.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news |date=June 2019 |title=Mount Pleasant 60th Anniversary Celebrations |pages=7 |work=The Advocate (Christian newspaper) |url=https://issuu.com/imageseven/docs/the_advocate_2019_06 |access-date=11 Jun 2023}}</ref>


The church was at one point led by [[Graham Mabury]] OAM, a pastor and former radio presenter.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Grljusich |first=Jane |date=2000-05 |title=Fellowship honour for popular pastor |url=https://encore.slwa.wa.gov.au/iii/encore/record/C__Rb1929972__SMount%20Pleasant%20Baptist%20Church__P0,3__Orightresult__U__X3?lang=eng&suite=def&ivts=5RoSL4f0v9THm%2B7EcpxuwA%3D%3D&casts=aJoUpO%2FariKCdruuJCHC8A%3D%3D |journal=Applecross to Bicton herald |pages=2}}</ref> It is presently led by Nick Scott.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=June 12th |first=Anne Lim {{!}} |last2=Comment |first2=2020 03:23 PM {{!}} Add a |date=2020-06-12 |title=Churches take baby steps back into the post-COVID world - Eternity News |url=https://www.eternitynews.com.au/australia/churches-take-baby-steps-back-into-the-post-covid-world/,%20https://www.eternitynews.com.au/australia/churches-take-baby-steps-back-into-the-post-covid-world/ |access-date=2023-06-11 |language=en-AU}}</ref> The church has a congregation of around 1200 - 1300 people.<ref name=":1" />
The church was at one point led by Graham Mabury {{post-nominals|country=AUS|OAM}}, a pastor and former radio presenter.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Grljusich |first=Jane |date=May 2000 |title=Fellowship honour for popular pastor |url=https://encore.slwa.wa.gov.au/iii/encore/record/C__Rb1929972__SMount%20Pleasant%20Baptist%20Church__P0,3__Orightresult__U__X3?lang=eng&suite=def&ivts=5RoSL4f0v9THm%2B7EcpxuwA%3D%3D&casts=aJoUpO%2FariKCdruuJCHC8A%3D%3D |journal=Applecross to Bicton Herald |pages=2}}</ref> It is presently led by Nick Scott.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last1=Lim |first1=Anne |date=2020-06-12 |title=Churches take baby steps back into the post-COVID world |work=[[Eternity News]] |url=https://www.eternitynews.com.au/australia/churches-take-baby-steps-back-into-the-post-covid-world/ |access-date=2023-06-11 |language=en-AU}}</ref> The church has a congregation of around 1200–1300 people.<ref name=":1" />


The church delivered its sermons online during Perth lockdowns, in response to social distancing requirements the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref name=":1" />
The church delivered its sermons online during Perth lockdowns, in response to social distancing requirements the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref name=":1" />


It also operates as an education institution, under the name 'Mount Pleasant Baptist Community College'.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |date=2013-02-27 |title=Barnett and McGowan address Christian group |language=en-AU |work=ABC News |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-02-27/barnett-and-mcgowan-address-church-group/4542522 |access-date=2023-06-11}}</ref> It has hosted political debates on social issues in Western Australian politics. In 2013 the premises was used by the Australian Christian Lobby to host a debate between Mark McGowan and Colin Barnett on the issues of abortion, same-sex marriage, and euthanasia.<ref name=":2" />
It also operates as an education institution, under the name 'Mount Pleasant Baptist Community College'.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |date=2013-02-27 |title=Barnett and McGowan address Christian group |language=en-AU |work=ABC News |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-02-27/barnett-and-mcgowan-address-church-group/4542522 |access-date=2023-06-11}}</ref> It has hosted debates between Western Australian politicians on social issues.<ref name=":2" />


== References ==
== References ==
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[[Category:Christianity in Australia]]
== External links ==
[[Category:Baptist Christianity]]
*{{official website|https://mounties.org.au}}

{{Clear}}
{{Australian Baptist Ministries}}

[[Category:Churches in Perth, Western Australia]]
[[Category:Baptist churches in Australia]]
[[Category:Churches completed in 1959]]
[[Category:1959 establishments in Australia]]

Latest revision as of 19:49, 9 July 2024

Mount Pleasant Baptist Church
Map
32°02′25″S 115°49′29″E / 32.0403°S 115.8247°E / -32.0403; 115.8247
AddressBooragoon, Perth, Western Australia
LandAustralien
DenominationBaptist
Websitemounties.org.au
History
StatusChurch
Gegründet1959
Administration
Episcopal areaAustralien
Clergy
Senior pastor(s)Nick Scott

Mount Pleasant Baptist Church is a Baptist church in the suburb of Booragoon, in Perth, Western Australia, Australia.[1][2][3][4] The church is affiliated with the Australian Baptist Ministries.

Übersicht

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The church was established in 1959 in the Perth suburb of Mount Pleasant. It later relocated to its present Booragoon location, but retained its previous name.[1][5]

The church was at one point led by Graham Mabury OAM, a pastor and former radio presenter.[6] It is presently led by Nick Scott.[7] The church has a congregation of around 1200–1300 people.[7]

The church delivered its sermons online during Perth lockdowns, in response to social distancing requirements the COVID-19 pandemic.[7]

It also operates as an education institution, under the name 'Mount Pleasant Baptist Community College'.[8] It has hosted debates between Western Australian politicians on social issues.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b Quartermaine, Aylene (2012). History of Mount Pleasant Baptist Church : the first fifty years. Westralian Baptist; vol. 19, no. 3. 1322–1582. Baptist Historical Society of Western Australia.
  2. ^ "Hands and feet in action". The Advocate (Christian newspaper). February 2012. p. 6. Retrieved 11 Jun 2023.
  3. ^ Clark, Susan (7 May 2017). Rev. Robert Kable Clark, AM : his life and ministry. Baptist Historical Society.
  4. ^ Richard K., Richard K. (2014). Baptist Schools and Colleges in Western Australia : part one. The Baptist Historical Society of Western Australia.
  5. ^ "Mount Pleasant 60th Anniversary Celebrations". The Advocate (Christian newspaper). June 2019. p. 7. Retrieved 11 Jun 2023.
  6. ^ Grljusich, Jane (May 2000). "Fellowship honour for popular pastor". Applecross to Bicton Herald: 2.
  7. ^ a b c Lim, Anne (2020-06-12). "Churches take baby steps back into the post-COVID world". Eternity News. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
  8. ^ a b "Barnett and McGowan address Christian group". ABC News. 2013-02-27. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
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