"Blessed are those whose delight is in the law of the Lord... They are like trees planted by streams of water, which yield their fruit in its seasons, and their leaves do not wither."
North Canberra Baptist Church
17 Condamine Street, Turner
Morning Worship 10:00am Sunday
Pastor: Rev John Bracht
To know Christ and make Him Known
About us
Welcome to North Canberra Baptist Church, part of this city since October 1954. We are confident that you will enjoy your visit with this warm, welcoming, growing group of people. We offer services which are more traditional in nature, but which also seek to be informal and people-friendly.
Personal Message from the Pastor
Welcome to our congregation - its life and activities. North Canberra Baptist Church exists for only one purpose - to make Jesus known and to help us to grow in our understanding of the difference Christ makes in our lives. We live in a world which has become a supermarket of choices in religion and spirituality. Too much choice can seem overwhelming and turns us off making decisions about what is best for us. Society was exactly the same 2,000 years ago when Jesus lived on earth. Today more of the world's people recognise in him the clearest and best truth about God than they do any other person who has ever lived.
As Christians we believe that it is in Christ that we find our purpose for living and our ultimate destiny. God could not have made himself clearer than he did by revealing himself in the person of Jesus. God entered our world so that we might be prepared one day to enter his.
The Church is the only gathering of people on earth that shares the message that speaks to the deepest needs and longings of our hearts and minds. Our aim is to help people grasp something of the bigger picture and to become acquainted with the principles that will help us cope with the complexities and challenges of life.
We invite you to join us.
Our Pastor
Rev John Bracht was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, and emigrated to Australia with his family at the age of ten. He grew up in Sydney, attending Homebush Boys' High School and University in Hawaii. He taught high school History and English and after training for the Ministry at Morling (Baptist) College in Sydney, has served in a number of churches. John has done post-graduate studies in New Religious Movements at the University of Sydney and the Australian College of Theology, and maintains a keen interest in World Religions. He is married to Rhonda and has two adult sons, one daughter-in-law and two grandsons.
New
John has written a book on Mormonism published by Morling Press in Sydney called Mormonism: Magnificent Illusion
. It has a foreword by Tom Frame, Director of St. Mark’s National Theological Centre in Canberra and a commendation by Dr. Craig Blomberg, Professor of New Testament at Denver Seminary in Colorado, USA. The book can be purchased from Morling Press – www.morling.nsw.edu.au (See ‘New Releases’ or Morling Press link), and is also available from Koorong Bookstores – www.koorong.com.au
Deacons: Ray Heins (Church Secretary)
Chris Mack (Church Treasurer)
Ken Mack
Dylan Muir