Wesley International Congregation

Services

• There are more than 40 nationalities represented in this 750-strong congregation, with a strong component of Australians from East Asian countries. Mission work is gaining significant support: three teams of missionaries went to China in 2004-2005 and 50 youth missionaries will head for Thailand in January 2006.

Resources

• Senior Pastor: Dr. Barry Chant
• Associate Minister: The Rev. Don Everhart
• Assistant Pastor: Pastor Tony Tan (Jul. — Dec. 2004)
• Youth Worker: Andrew Chin
• Young Adults Worker: Joong Ting Young
• Youth Interns: Monica Li, Ben Mitchell
• Pastoral Administrator: Joyce Teong

Outcomes

Average weekly attendance	751
Total congregational membership	1,008
Average weekly giving/offering	$15,262
Total annual giving/offering	$793,632

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Wesley Church 10.30am Congregation

Services

• Congregation members, many from south-east Asia, enjoy a mixture of old and new worship. The congregation provides funds to a congregation in the Philippines. Celebrating the King!,a new fellowship group, aims to reproduce the lifestyle, values and flexibility of the New Testament (Acts 2:42–47) through communal activity and worship.

Resources

• Ministers: Pastor Doug Clements
• Minister in Association:The Rev. Dr Len Thompson
• Celebrating the King! leaders: Pastors Paul and Bunty Collins. Bible study leaders on a shared basis among members.

Outcomes

Average weekly attendance	67
Total congregational membership	98
Average weekly giving/offering	$499
Total annual giving/offering	$25,972

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Wesley Church 3pm Congregation

Services

• Informal worship, active participation, prayer for many personal needs and acceptance of differences mark this congregation. It aims to be non-traditional and responsive to need, with opportunity for personal testimony of God’s work in members’ lives. Congregation leadership roles are shared. The congregation provides Bibles for converts in Bangladeshi.

Resources

• Minister: The Rev. Doug Clements
• Bible Study leaders: Albert Lim, Betthina Shiefferstein

Outcomes

Average weekly attendance	53
Total congregational membership	93
Average weekly giving/offering	$418
Total annual giving/offering	$21,746

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Wesley Chapel in the City

Services

• Sydney CBD workers and older members meet here for worship and spiritual refreshment in the middle of a busy working week. A lunchtime discussion of the week’s Bible passage precedes the service. The Interaction Caf�, which follows the service, gives congregation members an opportunity to discuss the theme of the service over refreshments.

Resources

• Ministers: The Rev. the Hon. Dr Gordon Moyes; The Rev. Doug Clements

Outcomes

Average weekly attendance	78
Total congregational membership	79
Average weekly giving/offering	$146
Total annual giving/offering	$7,581

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Wesley Sunday Night Live Congregation

Services

• This vibrant congregation upholds the Mission’s traditions of evangelism, discipleship and pastoral care. The service is telecast on Optus, Foxtel and Austar. Weekly Bible studies and fellowship groups enhance the study of God’s Word and reinforce the unity of this congregation, which has a strikingly diverse character.

Resources

• Ministers: The Rev. the Hon. Dr Gordon Moyes; Pastor Christine Jeyachandran

Outcomes

Average weekly attendance	194
Total congregational membership	329
Average weekly giving/offering	$2,024
Total annual giving/offering	$105,258

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Wesley Rotuman Congregation

Services

• Worshippers of Rotuman and Fijian background attend Sunday services conducted in the Rotuman language at the Lyceum in the Wesley Centre at 1.30pm. The congregation regularly combines with the Rotuman Congregation of the Drummoyne Uniting Church. Weekly Bible study and prayer meetings are well attended.

Resources

• Minister: The Rev. Sydney Taito

Outcomes

Average weekly attendance	52
Total congregational membership	62
Average weekly giving/offering	$977
Total annual giving/offering	$50,814

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Wesley Chinese Congregation

Services

• Services are conducted in Mandarin in the Wesley Theatre. The theme for the year is Growth, with an emphasis on spiritual needs. There are now seven weekly Bible study groups — four more than last year. Sunday School is a strong component of the congregation. Evangelism classes are held regularly.

Resources

• Minister: The Rev. Kau Lee
• Student Intern: Hendra Rahardja
• Administrative Assistant: Zhaojie Tong

Outcomes

Average weekly attendance	117
Total congregational membership	157
Average weekly giving/offering	$1,408
Total annual giving/offering	$73,259

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Wesley Samoan Congregation

Services

• Services are conducted in the Samoan language. The family services are an enriching highlight, with two families leading the services once a month, aided by the participation of the choir and children.The congregation’s mothers’ group is very popular, as is Saturday Church Bible study.

Resources

• Minister: The Rev. Watson Pualilo

Outcomes

Average weekly attendance	36
Total congregational membership	32
Average weekly giving/offering	$422
Total annual giving/offering	$21,962

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Wesley Edward Eagar Lodge Congregation

Services

• Worship, fellowship and discipleship are provided to homeless and marginalised people at Edward Eagar Lodge, a crisis hostel in inner Sydney. A meal is served after Sunday service. Bible classes and Sunday afternoon outreaches are held. “Emmanuel’s Way”, a joint outreach, takes place during the Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras.

Resources

• Minister: The Rev. Noreen Towers (July-December, 2004); Pastor Don Walker (January-June, 2005)

Outcomes

Average weekly attendance	54
Total congregational membership	50
Average weekly giving/offering	$63
Total annual giving/offering	$3,257

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Wesley Frank Vickery Village Congregation

Services

• Apart from Sunday and mid-week services, this retirement village congregation enjoys special services that reach out to the wider community in the Sutherland Shire. Services on Anzac Day, Remembrance Day, National Day of Thanksgiving and Harvest Festival are annual highlights, drawing crowds of family members and interested worshippers.

Resources

• Minister: The Rev. Veneeta Singh-Lucas

Outcomes

Average weekly attendance	103
Total congregational membership	63
Average weekly giving/offering	$257
Total annual giving/offering	$13,380

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Wesley Dalmar Child And Family Care Chaplaincy

Services

• The chaplaincy meets the needs of staff who care for children, young people and families in crisis. Pastoral support is conducted through personal support, team meetings and a number of celebration days that include holy communion.

Resources

• Minister: The Rev. Leonie Findlay

Outcomes

Total no. services conducted	4
Total no. of chaplaincy hours per year	1,248

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Wesley Uniting Employment Chaplaincy

Services

• The chaplaincy serves the staff who assist job-seekers into employment under government schemes as well as disabled persons receiving training and re-skilling at David Morgan Enterprises in western Sydney. A regular church service is conducted and there is a significant level of one-on-one pastoral care.

Resources

• Minister: The Rev. David Van Akker

Outcomes

Total no. services conducted	10
Total no. of chaplaincy hours per year	1,040

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Wesley Disability Services Chaplaincy

Services

• This chaplaincy ministers to the needs of disabled people and the staff who care for them across Wesley Mission’s many centres. Conducting church services and providing one-on-one pastoral care comprises the bulk of the work.

Resources

• Minister: The Rev. David Van Akker

Outcomes

Total no. services conducted	65
Total no. of chaplaincy hours per year	832

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Wesley Aged Care and Hospital Chaplaincy

Services

• Chaplaincy services are provided to Wesley Mission retirement villages, nursing homes, aged-care hostels, Wesley Home Care Services and the School for Seniors. Activities and pastoral care include home visits, memorial and funeral services, home church, prayer meetings, staff devotions, chapel services for residents, hospital visits, room visits and communion services.

Resources

• Ministers: The Rev. Dr Les Underwood
• The Rev. Veneeta Singh-Lucas
• Aileen Mountifield
• The Rev. Sydney Taito
• The Rev. David Van Akker
• Gail Kilby
• Pastor Don Walker
• Pastor Watson Pualilo
• The Rev. George Capsis

Outcomes

Total no. services conducted	728
Total no. of chaplaincy hours per year	6,864

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Wesley Health And Counselling Chaplaincy

Services

• Pastoral care is provided to two psychiatric hospitals and Lifeline counselling services. Services include weekly Sunday chapel services with communion, mid-week communion, funeral and memorial services, therapy groups, Lifeline staff devotions, Lifeline lectures to 70 trainee telephone counsellors, and articles posted on the Mission’s website under Pastoral Perspectives.

Resources

• Minister: The Rev. Ron Schepis

Outcomes

Total no. services conducted	260
Total no. of chaplaincy hours per year	2,080

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Wesley Homeless Services Chaplaincy

Services

• Society’s most vulnerable people, those without the simple security of a home, are ministered to at Edward Eagar Lodge, the Noreen Towers Community, Wesley Rehabilitation Services and Community Housing schemes. Prayer, counselling and worship services are offered to these congregations, which include families, aged persons and drug or alcohol dependent people.

Resources

• Minister: The Rev. Noreen Towers (ret. 2004), Pastor Don Walker

Outcomes

Total no. services conducted	26
Total no. of chaplaincy hours per year	1,352

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Lottie Stewart Chaplaincy

Services

• Pastoral care is provided to patients and staff at Lottie Stewart Hospital, Dundas, which houses one of NSW’s two Huntington Disease centres. Worship services are held twice weekly. Chaplaincy services include personal counselling, support in coping with loss and grief and the arrangement and conducting of funeral services.

Resources

• Minister: The Rev. Dr Les Underwood

Outcomes

Total no. services conducted	104
Total no. of chaplaincy hours per year	1,248

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