Responding to questions regarding members of our Church volunteering in the Australian Federal Election campaign, a spokesperson for the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church said: “Everyone in Australia has the right to volunteer in elections irrespective of their religion, and members of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church have the same right. “During this campaign, people of […]
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Statement on ANZAC Day
Speaking about ANZAC Day, Lloyd Grimshaw, a member of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church and whose grandfather served in New Guinea during World War II said: “The Plymouth Brethren Christian Church (PBCC), sometimes incorrectly referred to as ‘The Exclusive Brethren’, deeply respects ANZACs and all those who have served in war. “Members of […]
PBCC volunteers keeping the pollies fed and pedalling across Tasmania
Volunteers from the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church with the Rapid Relief Team (RRT) have supported Pollie Pedal in Tasmania across three days and 300 kilometres, keeping participants fuelled as they rode to raise funds for Diabetes Australia. The 18th annual fundraising cycle was once again supported by Tasmanian Deputy Premier Guy Barnett MP, who was […]
New South Wales Volunteers Sprung into Action During Bushfires
Following the extremely hot weather from December to early January, over 100 Plymouth Brethren Christian Church volunteers with the Rapid Relief Team from across NSW Australia have served more than 1,300 meals to emergency crews, helping to keep firefighters fed and energised as they battled two recent blazes. A bushfire lit in Attunga State Forest […]
PBCC Caring for LA Fire Heroes
An Australian member of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church has described her “incredible” experience volunteering with the Rapid Relief Team (RRT) US, serving thousands of meals to firefighters working around the clock against the Los Angeles wildfires. Jessica Wyman, who moved to Ohio from Tamworth in 2011, was one of hundreds of RRT volunteers who […]
Rapid Relief Team Supporting Storm Response
Plymouth Brethren Christian Church volunteers with the Rapid Relief Team (RRT) have been on hand to help the State Emergency Service (SES) in the Hunter region after destructive storms lashed New South Wales (NSW) in Australia with damaging winds and heavy rain. RRT volunteers have served up almost 1,000 freshly cooked meals for the SES […]
PBCC Volunteers Support Summer Fire Response
More than 100 members of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church, volunteering with the Rapid Relief Team (RRT), have served more than 1,300 meals to emergency crews across New South Wales, Australia, helping to keep firefighters fed and energised as they battled two recent blazes. RRT were called to the Attunga State Forest bushfire in the […]
PBCC volunteers dedicate 780 hours to feed Fire Services in Victoria
Plymouth Brethren Christian Church volunteers with the Rapid Relief Team (RRT) have been on the frontline at bushfires across Victoria, Australia, for three weeks straight, putting in 780 volunteer hours to serve more than 4,800 meals to emergency crews, including those battling the highly destructive Grampians National Park blaze. RRT crews served up 3,448 meals […]
OneSchool Global Student’s First in NSW HSC
OneSchool Global, the network of schools established by members of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church, for students and families from our Church Community, were celebrating at the Orange campus in New South Wales (NSW), Australia, after student Rory Wallace finished first in the Financial Services Examination in the Higher School Certificate (HSC) – making him the […]
RRT supports Convoy for Kids in Goulburn
The Rapid Relief Team (RRT), the charitable arm of the Church, has served up around 1,600 meals at a Convoy for Kids Goulburn event raising funds in support of local children living with cancer, terminal illnesses, disabilities and special needs. The charity, which was established in 1999 by local volunteers, holds an annual street convoy […]