The Plymouth Brethren Christian Church has repeatedly stated that it did not participate in the 2025 Federal Election. For almost a year and a half, the Church and its members have been attacked by some politicians and sections of the media. The Church’s spokesperson, Lloyd Grimshaw, appeared before the Joint Standing Committee into […]
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Correcting the Record: Interim Report from the Australian Parliament’s Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters
While the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church is yet to receive a hearing date, as of this morning we have written to the Australian Parliament’s Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters five times confirming we would appear and give evidence. As is on the record, the Committee is conducting an Inquiry into the 2025 federal election. […]
Correcting the Record: Attendance at the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters
As we understand it does after every Federal election, the Australian Parliament’s Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters is holding public inquiries in relation to the 2025 election. On May 30, 2026, The Age wrote a story in which it was alleged that a senior member of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church had agreed to […]
Correcting the Record – “leaked recordings”
Reports by The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age on 14 June 2026 made multiple false claims in an attempt to draw a link between the 2025 Australian election and audio recordings of Plymouth Brethren Christian Church bible readings from 2003. Below is the full statement and answers we provided to the journalist along with his verbatim questions. A spokesperson […]
PBCC volunteers recognise the heartbeat of healthcare across the globe
For those who spend their lives caring for others, May became a month dedicated to giving something back. This year, Plymouth Brethren Christian Church volunteers with the Rapid Relief Team (RRT) commemorated International Nurses Day 2026 with one united purpose; to recognise, encourage and uplift the nurses, midwives and hospital staff who work tirelessly every day […]
Correcting the Record: Pet ownership and animal safety
Summary: Following a traumatic incident in which a child was attacked by a dog, our church’s position on pets was restated to parishioners in May 2026. Church members generally avoid pets and those who have them may be minded to rehome them without harm. Statement: Very few families in the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church would […]
PBCC Volunteers Return to Help Fire Affected Farmers in Northern Victoria
PBCC volunteers with the Rapid Relief Team (RRT) donated 14 kilometres of fencing wire to farmers who were affected by the Longwood bushfire as they continue to rebuild and recover from January’s devastation. Six weeks after RRT held a Farmers Community Connect event for the township of Ruffy, the charity held a ‘mini-FCC’ to help […]
Correcting the Record: “Brethren charity sues woman allegedly abused by an elder”
Correcting the Record: “Brethren charity sues woman allegedly abused by an elder”. Reports by The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age on 8 February 2026 falsely implied that the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church’s charity, the Rapid Relief Team or RRT, is suing a person, because she made allegations of abuse against a church member. This is categorically untrue. This […]
PBCC volunteers help keep Victoria’s firefighters going with 10,000 meals
Plymouth Brethren Christian Church volunteers with the Rapid Relief Team (RRT) provided more than 10,000 meals to emergency workers and communities amid the bushfire crisis in Victoria. Volunteers have been on the ground at nine locations since the fires broke out last week, giving out hot meals, sandwiches, refreshments, coffee and more than 2,000 Krispy […]
Plymouth Brethren Christian Church pledges support to the Jewish community
Together with other faith and community groups in Australia, this afternoon the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church signed the following: In the wake of the unspeakable attack on our Jewish community at Bondi Beach, we come together across cultural, linguistic and religious differences to make a unified pledge: We collectively mourn for victims and their families […]