What's On?
Wild Church Details
We meet at Kully Park, Berkeley.
There's always plenty of street parking nearby.
Bring something to sit on and a cup for communion.
Taize Service - Friday May 8th, 7pm
Our church has dabbled a bit with Taize singing, but this will be our first time to host a Taize service.
This is as part of the South Coast Taize Community, which holds services in churches across Dharawal Country.
Come for the candlelight, the quiet, the simple songs and prayers.
Learn more about the birth of Taize here.
New Monthly Contemplative Group
Are you wanting to explore more deeply the contemplative stream of Christianity?
We are starting up a monthly mid-week contemplative group which will make space for deeper engagement with both contemplative practice and the rich thinking that flows out from this stream.
Our first gathering will be Wednesday the 27th of May, 7:00 PM at Justin and Eileen's house - 6 Third Ave, Port Kembla.
Let Caro know if you’re interested (0403 503 722).
Prayer Meeting
On the third Tuesday of every month, a prayer meeting is held in the church.
Feel free to join us in prayer, or send on your prayer requests to Cheryl Meers.
Afterwards, grab a coffee at Cake by Rach Cafe in Port Kembla.
This month's meeting is Tuesday the 21st of May.
Future Church Conference
This annual conference will be held on May 28th in Parramatta.
It’s a beautiful space to hear from speakers and meet other Christians who are journeying in an expansive way.
If you’re interested to go, let Caro know!
From their website:
"Future Church Conference is back for the third time in 2026. We're gathering pastors, ministry leaders and Jesus followers to ask the big questions and imagine what a more expansive and beautiful vision of the Church in Australia could look like and the role we could play in enacting it. We'll explore questions around climate justice, intersectionality, AI and technology, and how to develop the kind of embodied faith and deep wisdom we will need to face the world of tomorrow." Learn more here!
Sunday Arvo Bible Study
On the third Sunday of each month, following Wild Church, Oran will be leading a Bible
Study at the church from 4:00pm. Throughout the year, we’ll journey together through
the Gospel of Mark—listening closely, asking questions, and discovering afresh the
good news it holds for us today.
If you’d like to dive deeper into Scripture, bring your Bible and join us. Please let Oran
know if you’re planning to come, or if you have any questions.
Our Church Podcast!
Most of our Sunday gatherings are recorded and put up on our church podcast which we’ve had since 2018.
It’s a great way to access the content and practices that are forming us as a community if you miss a Sunday.
And there are plenty of goodies from the past if you want something to listen to while you’re walking, driving or cleaning the kitchen!
Just search for 'Central Church Port Kembla' wherever you listen to podcasts.
Reccos for May!
We are going to be including recommendations in our monthly newsletter, and in light of our Listening Night at the end of April, May is a great time to be learning more on the Trans and Non-Binary experiences and how they intersect with theology. Here’s a short list of a few great podcast episodes!
Nomad Podcast Episodes:
Alex Clare-Young & Sarah Hobbs - Trans. Christian. Human. (N258) -
Robyn Henderson-Espinoza - Body Becoming (N280) -
Sophie Grace Chappell - Trans Figured (N324) -
Spiritual Misfits Episodes:
Steff Fenton on gender expansive theology | Podcasts
Edgewalkers Book
I (Caro) had the privilege of contributing a chapter that highlights people who are seeking to cultivate life around the edges of faith, church and theology.
Each chapter is written by a different person from around Australia who has been wrestling with what faithfully following God looks like in their lives and ministry.
We were asked to write in the style of 'memoir theology,' so I wrote about some of the challenges of my own faith journey and the creation of our contemplative service. I haven't quite read all of the chapters yet, but those I have read have been both encouraging and challenging. It gives me so much hope to see people exploring the expansiveness of our faith and putting that into practice in all kinds of creative ways.
You can buy a copy of the book on Amazon if you'd like to read it. It's been published by a new, independent publisher, so you'd be supporting some local grassroots goodness if you are able to buy it.
