Mount Pleasant Baptist Church
| Mount Pleasant Baptist Church | |
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| Land | Australien |
| Denomination | Baptist |
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| Gegründet | 1959 |
| Clergy | |
| Senior pastor(s) | Nick Scott |
| Pastor(s) | Graham Mabury, Gary Burford, Johnathan Anthony, Dan Rodgers, Mim Hosking, Mike Miles, Michael Yoo, Craig Siggins, Jake Breytenbach, Craig Palmer, Em Nicholls |
Mount Pleasant Baptist Church is a Baptist Church in the suburb of Booragoon, in Perth, Western Australia.[1]
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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 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.[8]
References
- ^ a b Quartermaine, Aylene. History of Mount Pleasant Baptist Church : the first fifty years. Westralian Baptist ; vol. 19, no. 3. 1322-1582. Baptist Historical Society of Western Australia.
- ^ "Hands and feet in action". The Advocate (Christian newspaper). February 2012. p. 6. Retrieved 11 Jun 2023.
- ^ Clark, Susan (7 May 2017). Rev. Robert Kable Clark, AM : his life and ministry. Baptist Historical Society.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: year (link) - ^ Richard K., Richard K. (2014). Baptist Schools and Colleges in Western Australia : part one. The Baptist Historical Society of Western Australia.
- ^ "Mount Pleasant 60th Anniversary Celebrations". The Advocate (Christian newspaper). June 2019. p. 7. Retrieved 11 Jun 2023.
- ^ Grljusich, Jane (2000-05). "Fellowship honour for popular pastor". Applecross to Bicton herald: 2.
{{cite journal}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ a b c June 12th, Anne Lim |; Comment, 2020 03:23 PM | Add a (2020-06-12). "Churches take baby steps back into the post-COVID world - Eternity News". Retrieved 2023-06-11.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b "Barnett and McGowan address Christian group". ABC News. 2013-02-27. Retrieved 2023-06-11.