Anchor Stories

We are thrilled to announce that Chloe Stewart is joining the Anchor Staff Team as 1-2-1 Ministry Director. Chloe is married to Tom and is part of Newtown Gospel Community. ‘When you think about how Jesus did ministry, he spoke to crowds, small groups, but he also spoke to individuals. I’m passionate about spending time...MORE >

We are stoked to report that 18 new children have been released from poverty in Jesus’s name! The Anchor Family now sponsors 72 kids with Compassion Australia from our partner projects in the Philippines, and 129 kids in total. We love seeing our church family give joyfully and generously out of the abundance that God...MORE >

We’re excited to share that our very own Arnaldo Santiago Jr. and James Wong are stepping into our Church Planting Residency to help them prepare to plant new churches in the coming years. Since launching five years ago, we have desired to be a church-planting church, to raise up and send out our best to...MORE >

Hear an update from our beloved Buchanans whom we sent out to share Christ with the marginalised people of the Philippines 12 months ago.

Keith and Bontle grew up in South Africa, a country where racial segregation was entrenched in apartheid law for nearly 50 years. Their story is a beautiful celebration of how the gospel brings people together from every racial background and how the church can be a mosaic of grace where all people are welcome.

Wendy Konemann is on the board of Peacewise. She is a marriage and relationship counsellor, trainer, conflict coach, and mediator. We were so blessed to have her share with us as we considered Jesus’s call for us to be peacemakers. ‘I trained as a marriage counsellor, but I didn’t know how to deal with conflict...MORE >

“My inspiration came from meditating on Romans—particularly justification and sanctification—which naturally overflowed into praise and it became a prayer for the city.” Steve Vassallo (Burwood Gospel Community) Listen above to Steve’s heart behind ‘Worthy of My All’, the song he wrote for our Romans sermon series, The Anatomy of Grace. WORTHY OF MY ALL LYRICS...MORE >

We’re committed to identifying, equipping, and unleashing the next generation of world-changing leaders. Anchor’s Internship offers hands-on ministry experience, training from Anchor Church Staff, and holistic learning in the context of community. Meet our interns for 2019: Keith Hacquoil, Jeff Jones, and Rowan Thambar. We’re excited to see how God will work in them and...MORE >

Jesus says, ‘Let the little children come to me, for to them belong the kingdom of heaven’. We want to celebrate the lives of children born into our church family. Hear the hopes and dreams of these parents as they seek to raise their boys to know and love Jesus.

In January 2019, Matt and Mel Sharpe travelled to the Philippines with their young son Oliver to consider future ministry opportunities, and to visit our mission partners Ruth and Scott Buchanan.

Our staff recently attended the Acts 29 National Conference and heard some amazing stories of how God is at work around Australia and the globe.

"I've always been drawn to God as the creator, in nature, in the human body, I've always found it amazing. I love the quote that 'creativity revitalises cities' and how similar that is to what Jesus calls us to do."

“Four years ago I started to work in the fashion retail industry and I felt weird about selling people cheap clothes. If someone asked me a question about the clothes, I wasn’t able to tell someone I was confident in the brand. That ultimately lead me to work in supply chain ethics and learning more...MORE >

“The most important thing in my life was what people thought of me. It made me a very selfish friend because I was only interested in your friendship if you boosted my self esteem. All of this changed when I heard about an identity that is secure, fixed and the realest thing about us. Not...MORE >

"When I look back on my journey, it's a story of God constantly pursuing me, even when I completely denied his existence."

“Acting can be a really lonely industry to be a part of. Especially if you’re not in a gig, you can feel very disconnected. The rates of anxiety and depression are quite high. Helping other actors run lines at my studio allows me to make actors feel seen and valued.” Grace Naoum (Stanmore Gospel Community)

“We were able to reach many Muslims through relational coaching because it recognises that our relationship with God impacts our relationship with others.” God is using Matt and Robyn’s passion for relational health to bless the nations and our local community.

We are thrilled to welcome to the Anchor Family our new Executive Pastor James Dawson and his wife Callin. We believe God will use James and Callin significantly to bless us and grow his church. “We’re looking forward to joining you on mission, doing family, and seeing Jesus work in this city!”

God used one conversation while taking the bins out to invite Adam Podger into our church community, and Introducing Jesus to turn his journey of faith around. Here’s Adam encouragement to us: ‘Have some courage. What’s the harm in having a conversation? You don’t know what they’re going through. You could be the catalyst that...MORE >

What has been one of the hardest experiences of your marriage, and how has that grown you? “About 18 months ago, I left my previous ministry role. I felt God was calling me to something else. But not knowing where the Lord was leading me to or what he was preparing me for was difficult,...MORE >