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St Bart's Church Plant

COMING to SALISBURY-MOOROOKA in 2025

As a church passionate about making, maturing, and multiplying disciples of Jesus, we’re committed to nurturing disciple-making disciples and disciple-making communities.

As part of this, we’ve been praying, dreaming, and planning towards church planting in Brisbane since the launch of our VISION 2025 in March 2021. After many years of shared discernment and prayer, we’re excited to announce that the Archbishop (and regional bishops) have given permission to St Bart’s to plant in the area of Salisbury-Moorooka. Located 15 minutes south of Brisbane CBD, Salisbury-Moorooka is a vibrant and growing area, known for its rich cultural diversity and a blend of residential, commercial, and industrial zones. A major university is located nearby and it has a great sense of community. With so much Gospel potential—but without an Anglican worshipping community in this area for over ten years—we count it as a great privilege to contribute towards our diocesan vision of flourishing faith communities.

From the Archbishop

“The early days of the Diocese of Brisbane were characterised by the missional imagination of faithful people who listened to the invitation of the Spirit and planted churches and built places for those churches to gather. It is some time since a new church was planted in Brisbane and I am excited about the prospect of a new congregation within the boundaries of a parish that had previously made the decision to close.

This initiative has come after much prayer, consultation and planning - with me, with the other bishops and with the people of St Bart's - and reflects the values at the heart of the Diocesan Vision for "Flourishing Faith Communities" of faithfulness, courage, creativity and imagination and comprehensiveness.

I hope that people across the Diocese will hold this new initiative in prayer, as together we wait to see what the Spirit will do in Salisbury Moorooka in this new season.”

Archbishop Jeremy Greaves
Whilst there is still much detail to work through and share, this new worshipping community will be part of St Bart’s (Toowoomba), sharing in our vision, mission, and rhythms of life together. We’ll be one church but meeting across two cities with numerous congregations, both in-person and online. We’re in the final stages of appointing a church planter and hope to have more news to share with you soon.

How to Get Involved

Whilst we anticipate that the first service will be in mid-2025, there are a number of ways to get involved and partner with us in the lead up.
Pray

Partner with us in prayer by subscribing to the church plant newsletter.

Give

To make a one-off or recurring financial gift to support the plant, click give and select ‘VISION 2025’.

Subscribe

Subscribe to our church plant newsletter for news, prayer points, and other ways to be involved.

Common Questions

Whilst we anticipate that the first service will be in mid-2025, there are a number of ways to get involved and partner with us in the lead up.
Will we still employ an Assistant Minister in Toowoomba?
How will the Church Plant be funded?
What was the process for approval?
Why plant a church when so many are closing?
Why plant in Brisbane? Shouldn’t we just focus on Toowoomba?
When will the first service be?
Where will the services be held?
What will the Church Plant be like?
How will the Church Plant AFFECT OUR TOOWOOMBA CONGREGATIONS?
Will we continue to livestream?
Who will be leading the Church Plant?
How long has Salisbury-Moorooka been vacant?
Why Salisbury-Moorooka?
How can I get involved?
Have other questions?

More About Vision 2025

St Bart’s has been active for over 80 years proclaiming the Good News of Jesus. As we look back, we’re thankful for the ways in which God has met our needs and exceeded our expectations. The focus of our next chapter—Vision 2025—is not to replace our mission but to expand our vision for making and maturing disciples. We have five mission goals:

1. Embracing Digital
2. Actively Planting
3. Growing Maturity
4. Extending Reach
5. Improving Footprint
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 Download the Vision 2025 Booklet
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