Our History
North Canberra Baptist Church was the second Baptist Church established in Canberra, and was a church plant from the Canberra Baptist Church at Kingston (est. 1929) in 1953. The first church service was held in the Turner Primary School on 3 December 1953. The current building was opened on Saturday 23 October 1954 by the Rev. Dr. F. Townley-Lord, President of the Baptist World Alliance and minister of Bloomsbury Central Church in London, England.
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Ministers of North Canberra Baptist Church 1955 – Present
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Rev. E.F. Heather, 9 January 1955 – 26 January 1958
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Rev. I.F. Kilvert, 8 February 1958 – 4 June 1961
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Interim Ministry: (June 1961 – August 1962) – sermons delivered by various ministers and church members including Rev. George H. Morling.
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Rev. R.T. Farquhar, 19 August 1962 – January 1967
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Rev. John R. Strugnell, 30 July 1967 – 25 November 1970
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Rev. David A. Tinsley, 6 February 1971 – January 1975
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Rev. R.D. Ellem – Interim Pastorate (1975)
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Rev. Laurie Fischer, 31 August 1975 – January 1982
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Rev. Bob Boyce, 6 January 1983 – September 1984
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Interim Ministry: (1985) Deaconess Jennifer Coleman
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Rev. Ian W. Minto, 22 Dec 1985 – June 2002
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Interim Ministry: July 2002 – January 2003
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Rev. Murray Neill, 19 January 2003 – 2007
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Rev. Noel Coleman – Interim Ministry (2007-2008)
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Rev. John Bracht, 6 July 2008 – 15 December 2013
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Rev. Dr. David Griffin, 2 February 2014 - 27 January 2019
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Rev. Peter Jones - Interim Ministry - 31 March 2019 - 23 February 2020
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Ps Rob Horne - 3 August 2020 to Present
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