General Assembly
PCWA Office
5 Gill St. East Fremantle WA 6158
Phone: (08) 9339 9482
Email: info@pcwa.org.au
Moderator
Rev Dr Kwangho Song
PCWA Office
5 Gill St. East Fremantle WA 6158
Phone: 0407 135 351
Clerk
Rev Stuart Bonnington BA BTh MTh
PCWA Office
5 Gill St. East Fremantle WA 6158
Mobile: 0400 012 865
PCWA Procurator
Mr. Gregory Burton SC FCIArb FRI TEP
C/- PCWA Office
5 Gill St. East Fremantle WA 6158 WA
PCWA Law Agent
Mr. Simon Fraser BA LLM
C/- PCWA Office
5 Gill St. East Fremantle WA 6158 WA
Commission of Assembly
9:00 am Saturday 31 July 2021
Venue: St. Columba’s Church, Peppermint Grove
Venn St. Peppermint Grove
112th General Assembly
6:30 pm Friday 29 October 2021
Venue: St. Columba’s Church, Peppermint Grove
Venn St. Peppermint Grove
Australian Presbyterian World Mission Committee
Western Australia
Convener: Rev. Paul Bloomfield
Mobile: 0408 823 209
Braemar Presbyterian Care Committee
Convener: Rev. Stuart Bonnington
Mobile: 0400 012 865
Business and Code Committee
Convener: Rev. Dr Kwangho Song
Mobile: 0407 135 351
Finance Committee
Convener: Mr. Chris Woonings
Mobile: 0428 665 123
Theological Education Committee
Convener: Rev Stuart Bonnington
Mobile: 0400 012 865
Youth Committee
Convener: Mr. Malcolm Ivatts
Mobile: 0432 644 592
Albany
Cnr Campbell St. & David St.
Rev. Ben Wingard
Mobile: 0429 127 177
Bassendean
(English & Korean)
14-16 Broadway
Rev. Seong-Mo Byun
Mobile: 0408 938 573
Bicton
Cnr Harris Rd. & View Tce.
Rev. Paul Bloomfield
Mobile: 0408 823 209
Bunbury
Guide Hall, 33 Mary St South Bunbury
Mr. Clive Griffiths
Mobile: 0420 470 311
Connolly
Community Centre, 5 Glenelg
Rev. Minoru Morimoto
Mobile: 0479 176 232
Fremantle
(The Scots’ Church)
Cnr. South Tce & Parry Ave
Rev. Stuart Bonnington
Mobile: 0400 012 865
Mandurah
(Peel Church)
The Leslie St. Centre, 5a Leslie St.
Rev. Joel Otten
Mobile: 0420 650 100
Mt. Magnet
(Presbyterian Inland Mission Church
and Mid-West Patrol)
Attwood Street
Mr. Alvin Chai
Mobile: 0433 454 605
Peppermint Grove
(St. Columba’s Church)
(English & Chinese)
Cnr Keane & Venn Sts.
Rev. Dr Kwangho Song
Mobile: 0407 135 351
West Leederville
(Henderson Memorial Church)
(English & Japanese)
Cnr. Ruslip & Kimberley Sts.
Rev. Minoru Morimoto
Mobile: 0479 176 232
Willagee
(Braemar Chaplaincy)
Braemar Cooinda
Rev. Campbell Markham
Mobile: 0404 456 962
THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA
‘…we preach Christ crucified…Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God…’ (1 Cor 1:23,24 NIV) ‘…And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved…’ (Acts 2:21 NIV)
The PCWA is part of the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church, in direct historic continuity with the Church in Scotland as reformed in 1560, and a constituent member of the Presbyterian Church of Australia. Christianity in its Presbyterian expression came in its initial form to Western Australia in 1829 with the arrival of members of the Church of Scotland among the first European settlers.
The spiritual roots of world-wide Presbyterianism go back to work and preaching of John Calvin and John Knox at the time of the Reformation. The Reformers saw themselves as being in spiritual continuity with the people of God in biblical days. The formal origin of the PCWA dates from the arrival in 1879 of the Rev. David Shearer sent by the Free Church of Scotland and the subsequent foundation in 1892 of the Presbytery of Western Australia. At first the Presbytery of Western Australia was under the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Victoria (PCV).
In 1901, following the astonishing population growth associated with the Goldrush, the Presbytery of Western Australia was re-organised into three Presbyteries under the newly formed General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Western Australia, which entered the Federal Union of the 24 July 1901 in order to bring into existence the Presbyterian Church of Australia. In 1977, the PCA entered a new stage of its history, when around two thirds of its membership left to help form the Uniting Church of Australia. Since then the PCA has enjoyed a time of biblical reformation and church consolidation.
Based firmly on the historic Reformed Faith as set forth in the Confession, the PCWA is a Bible based, Christ focussed, missionary minded Church which is prayerfully and actively seeking to extend its ministries. It regards those whom it admits to the office of the holy ministry as pledged to give a chief place in their teaching to the cardinal facts of the Christian faith and to the message of redemption and reconciliation implied and manifested in them.
As a constituent member of the PCA, the PCWA has and exercises such powers, discharges such duties and enjoys such rights and privileges as are provided for in the Basis of Union and the Articles of Agreement contained in the Scheme of Union of the 24 July 1901 and in subsequent amendments.
The PCWA has full autonomy in all matters, in so far as power relative to any particular matter has been assigned to the General Assembly of Australia (GAA) under the Basis of Union and the Articles of Agreement contained in the Scheme of Union of the 24 July 1901 and in subsequent amendments. Matters in respect to which the powers of the PCWA are modified in more or less degree by those of the PCA are:
The Doctrine, Worship and Discipline of the Church, World Mission, Home Mission especially in the Inland, Training of Students for the Ministry, Reception of Ministers from other Churches, Christian Education, the publication of a National Journal and other functions assigned by the State Churches to the PCA.
DOCTRINE The Supreme Standard of the Church is the Word of God written, the Scriptures of the Old and New Testament, which the PCWA regards as the only rule of faith and practice. The Subordinate Standard of the Church is the Westminster Confession of Faith as amended by the GAA. It is read in the light of the Declaratory Statement contained in the Basis of Union given in the Scheme of Union.
WORSHIP Worship, the Book of Common Order of the PCA has been approved as a guide to the orderly Administration of the Sacraments and other aspects of the Worship of the Church. The Westminster Directory of Worship may also be consulted for guidance.
DISCIPLINE Discipline is exercised for the spiritual good of the offender, the purity of the Church and the glory of God by those appointed to rule in the Church and is administered in a spirit of faithfulness, love and tenderness. The processes of discipline are set out in the Code of the PCA.
GOVERNMENT The only King and Head of the Church is the Lord Jesus Christ from whom all its powers and prerogatives are derived, so that all its functions are to be exercised in his Name, under the guidance of his Word and Spirit, and in subjection to His authority alone. The spiritual oversight of the congregation and the PCWA is vested in duly ordained presbyters, chosen by communicants and sitting in representative courts, designated Sessions, Presbyteries and General Assemblies in gradation of authority in the order named. The temporal affairs of the congregation are administered by office-bearers, chosen by the communicants and adherents.
PURPOSE: Braemar is a distinctly Christian organisation, a community ministry of the PCWA, to elderly and vulnerable people in WA. Christ’s love compels is to serve;
VISION: By the grace of God, to offer every person a dignified life by providing the highest quality services and facilities to our clients, their families and the community
MISSION: To build the power of care, friendship, hope and love.
Established by the General Assembly in 2008 the PST offers:
Classes in the Bible, Christian belief and Practical Theology, aimed at those who desire to grow in their understanding of the Christian faith;
Teaching that is in harmony is in harmony with the Bible and the Westminster Confession of Faith;
Also classes from time to time which follow the ACT Certificate of Theology;
Special talks, workshops and seminars from time to time;
In running the PST, the PCWA is seeking to foster an interest in an informed and Reformed understanding of the Christian faith, and to encourage more people to prepare for service in the Church. The PST is open to people from any branch of the Christian Church. The PST does not charge for its classes.
The PWA is made up of women within the PCWA who want to support and encourage each other in their walk in the Lord Jesus Christ. The PWA encourages women in each PCWA congregation to be active in reaching out with the gospel to other women and helping then grow in Christ in ways that suit their gifts and talents. The PWA members come together from time to time in Spiritual Renewal and Training Day. Representatives are also sent to the Federal PWA meeting once every three years in order to network with Christian women nationally and internationally.
As part of the Australian Presbyterian World Mission the APWM-WA exists to glorify God by facilitating the spread of the gospel to people overseas and Aborigines within Australia.
PLAN TO JOIN US
APWM-WA MISSION EVENTS on Japan with special visitor Kevin Murray APWM National Director in December 2018. Watch this page for further details closer to the date.
You are invited to partner with APWM - WA
BY PRAYING Prayer is vital. Without it we would need to stop our ministries.
BY STAYING INFORMED Check our website www.apwm.org.au and 'Like' us on FB.
BY SUPPORTING Write to our missionaries, send them a brief e-mail of support and expressing interest and support.
BY ENCOURAGING YOUR CHURCH Encourage your ministers, elders, congregational members to take a greater interest in global mission. Put world mission in your church budget.
BY GIVING We rely on the financial gifts from churches and individuals. Your gifts enable the gospel to go out to the ends of the earth.
BY GOING Take the Great Commission seriously. Talk and pray with your church leaders and go yourself.
The APWM-WA takes a special interest in Christian mission in Japan and Timor-Leste.
The APWM-WA encourages support particularly for the following mission workers Andrew Adams (Japan), Nathan and Tomoko Stewart (Japan), Lauren Crase (Timor Leste), Surendra and May Wesley (Mt. Magnet WA), Darrell and Margaret Thatcher (Wycliffe Australia) and Kevin and Julie Murray (National Director APWM).