The Bible teaches that true life is found in Jesus Christ. He is the source of purpose, forgiveness, hope, and lasting fulfilment — now and into eternity. He calls us to follow Him as His disciples, living for His glory in every area of life.
“I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.” — John 10:10
Therefore, the goal of our church is to be mature disciples of Jesus Christ and to make mature disciples of Jesus Christ — for the glory of God.
Our desire is to be a community where you can truly belong — a church that encourages and equips you to grow as a disciple of Jesus. The Bible shows us what a mature disciple looks like, and we summarise it in the following framework. This shapes our focus and direction as a church as we seek to be and grow disciples:
What a Maturing Disciple of Jesus looks like.
1. Loving God
Disciples who love God — living lives of thanksgiving, prayer, praise, and obedience in response to the God who has loved and saved us.
2. Deep in the Word
Disciples who deeply trust God’s Word — who know it, believe it, and build their lives upon it.
3. In Community
Disciples who are deeply connected to the fellowship of God’s people — belonging, being known, and knowing others.
4. Serving Others
Disciples who reflect God’s love by gladly giving themselves in service — both formally and informally — for the good of others.
5. On Mission
Disciples who share God’s heart to seek and save the lost — actively reaching out to the world around them. We aim to make disciples who make disciples
You are welcome to attend any of our activities. Please browse the website to learn more about our church community.
Even better, please visit us!
Every week, we gather as a church on Sundays 10 am to hear God's word and praise Him in song and prayer. Everyone is welcome to join us and stay for Morning Tea afterwards.
We look forward to meeting you soon!
At Bairnsdale Baptist Church we take the safety and care of everyone who enters our church seriously. In particular we are additionally focused on providing a safe environment for children, youth, the elderly and any other vulnerable people.
The church has a range of policies and procedures, across church life, to ensure that we are providing safe places to run safe programs which are led by safe people.
At BBC all church leaders, along with all adults leading or helping in ministry with children or youth undergo regular training on Safe Church/Child Safe practices and also must have a current and valid Working With Children Check. BBC use the nationally recognised ChildSafe Program to train and equip our leaders and volunteers. We also receive regular updates from the Baptist Union of Victoria on changes in legislation and practice.
BBC seeks to fully comply with all state and national Child Safe Standards including Mandatory Reporting requirements and the Reportable Conduct Scheme. Our Safe Church concerns persons are John Frazer (Pastor) and Andrew Fearn-Wannan (Church Secretary).
John can be contacted by phone on 0481200772 or pastor@bairnsdalebaptist.org
Andrew can be contacted by phone on 0448601042 or afearn-wannan@bigpond.com