Each Sabbath at Nhill Seventh-day Adventist Church, you’ll find kids laughing, playing and sharing games, and you’ll be invited to stay and share a meal with everyone. But only three years ago, the small country church was on the verge of closing. The church, located 80 km from the South Australia–Victorian border was struggling financially,...
Youth Rally is an opportunity to gather with young people from across the state in worship and community. This year, we met at Gilson College in the west over 6–8 October. It was the first major youth rally to be hosted in the west (that anyone can remember; do fact check us if you’ve got...
Over September 15–17, many of our Victorian ministers and their families spent the weekend at Camp Howqua to connect, be refreshed, and take some time away from their regular work. On the Sabbath afternoon, the teens had the chance to go on a 4WD-ing adventure in the Howqua hills. Phil Hyland shares, “We had magnificent...
We had a fantastic time at Shred It this July with over 110 young adults from around Australia – our largest one ever! 🙏 Shred It is led by the youth directors from South New South Wales and Victoria. Each year, young adults from all corners of the Australia make their way to the Adventist Alpine...
This 11–13 August around 80 youth and young adults from across the state came together to recharge, reconnect and re-discover what it means to live in the rhythms of rest that God has designed for us. Winter Recharge is a chance to get into nature with God and community. We worship together, rest, take the...
The VicASA team went on a roadtrip in early August to hang out with the Mildura youth group and spend Sabbath together. Trip leader, Moe Stiles, shares that “most of the VicASA team live in metropolitan Melbourne with easy access to all the events and ministry opportunities organised through VicYouth and now VicASA. “Unfortunately, some...
12 of our teens from Victoria were up bright and early on July 3rd for a 6.30 am flight to the Gold Coast. The crew made it to Queensland for a week-long leadership training conference alongside teens from right across Australia. The conference, called CHOSEN, is designed to empower and inspire young leaders – and...
The youth department took a small group of ten young adults on a ShareHim trip to the beautiful nation of the Philippines from July 12 to 25. Each volunteer was the guest speaker for a local church’s nine-day evangelistic series, presenting eleven Christ-centered, doctrinal sermons. Each individual partnered with a local church in Tagudin, Philippines. In...
On your marks… get set… go! This past King’s Birthday weekend, nearly 500 Pathfinders and staff made the trek out to Whroo in Northern Victoria for our first Expedition in four years! This was the first time since 2019 that our Pathfinders have had the chance to test their map and compass skills (and resilience)...
