Mount Pleasant Baptist Church
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Land | Australien |
Denomination | Baptist |
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Gegründet | 1959 |
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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 debates between Western Australian politicians on social issues.[8]
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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 (May 2000). "Fellowship honour for popular pastor". Applecross to Bicton Herald: 2.
- ^ a b c Lim, Anne (2020-06-12). "Churches take baby steps back into the post-COVID world". Eternity News. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
- ^ a b "Barnett and McGowan address Christian group". ABC News. 2013-02-27. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
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