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Group

Broadcast Ministry

Purpose, Aim or Mission of the Group:

To provide broadcast facilities for worship services to a global audience. To record and create DVD’s for distribution to GWUC members and other interested parties. To create and support an in-home and hospital ministry. To record significant worship and other events. To provide technical assistance to both the Ministry team and other worship space users.

Current Office Bearers:

WarrenGreenwood is contact point

Membership numbers:

5

Usual meeting attendance:

No formal meetings held – all email or in person

Meeting times and days:

As required

Locations used by Group:

GWUC – Beeac, Kerang, Johnsonville, Trafalger, and many other homes and a global audience including Indonesia, China, USA, England.

Highlights of the year:

Weekly worships continue to be viewed and supported by over 180 to 250 logins weekly. It needs to be remembered that at each login there can be between 1 and 35 people watching so potentially the true viewing numbers can be as high as 500 people. As well as congregations near and far away, many of our own members, shut-ins or just persons having a rest, still enjoy logging into the services each week rather than attending. They have told us they still feel a part of the congregation when they do that. There are usually 40 to 50 logins (50 to 100 people)watching live each Sunday
There are now over 461 people (a further 25% increase globally on 2023 numbers) who have “Subscribed” to this ministry on YouTube and our website, and who receive an automatic email whenever we are streaming any worship or service.
Funerals and other special events live streaming provides great support for families with members unable to get to the event, and the wider community, with these services being viewed local/interstate/overseas.
The professional and supportive participation of the Ministry team in this outreach. It has been hard for them to engage with members of the congregation through a camera, but they have been wonderful in trying. Not all of the leaders of worship have understood these challenges, but the broadcast team have worked with them and continue to try and “make them look good” as the saying goes.
We get a great deal of feedback of appreciation from many people on how they enjoy the worship options. Members of the Broadcast Team feel very privileged and focused on this ministry as we hear from congregational members how supportive and helpful they find the live streams.

Any needs that Church Council can assist:

We again thank the ministry team for their co-operation and creative planning of worship. They have done a spectacular job under difficult circumstances.
Copyright continues to be a key challenge in this ministry and fortunately places like CCLI have a wonderful help desk. We do not have “legal” expertise, but in the end, the Broadcast team and the Ministry do what they believe is fair and appropriate and always try to ensure creators of words and vision are acknowledged for their creative input.

Group

Church Council

Purpose, Aim or Mission of the Group:

The Church Council shall give priority in its life to building up the Congregation in faith and love, sustaining members in hope, and leading the Congregation to a fuller participation in Christ’s mission in the world. This priority shall be reflected in the agenda of its ordinary meetings.” (UCA Regulation 3.1.2a)

Current Office Bearers:

Chair: AlisonClarkson
Secretary: DavidMorgan

Membership numbers:

14

Usual meeting attendance:

13

Meeting times and days:

Second Thursday of each month on Zoom

Locations used by Group:

Zoom

Highlights of the year:

Working with our new ministry team.
More members after elections in March.
Returning to consider our vision.

Any needs that Church Council can assist:

Group

GOMER

Purpose, Aim or Mission of the Group:

A Fellowship group for retired men

Current Office Bearers:

DavidMorgan convenor

Membership numbers:

30

Usual meeting attendance:

13

Meeting times and days:

Mondays 10am

Locations used by Group:

Fellowship area and kitchen

Highlights of the year:

Lots of hot chocolate and some Piatella coffee.
Visits from Di and Chris.
Lots of good conversation.

Any needs that Church Council can assist:

Group

GWSC pancakes

Purpose, Aim or Mission of the Group:

To provide pancakes on a Thursday morning at Glen Waverley Secondary College.

Current Office Bearers:

Loosely organised via Signal app

Membership numbers:

9

Usual meeting attendance:

6

Meeting times and days:

Thursday mornings during school term.

Locations used by Group:

By the music room at GWSC

Highlights of the year:

* Increased numbers of teachers along with the students.
* Closer connection with well being staff.
* Some new recruits.

Any needs that Church Council can assist:

Group

UCAF

Purpose, Aim or Mission of the Group:

To enable members to share in Christ’s mission, meeting together for Fellowship, Service and Worship.

Current Office Bearers:

President/Secretary: MargaretDuncan
Vice President: BarbaraThompson
Treasurer: NormaSaxton

Membership numbers:

28

Usual meeting attendance:

22/23

Meeting times and days:

First Tuesday of the month 10 a.m. – 12.00

Locations used by Group:

Fellowship area and Room 1

Highlights of the year:

Starting at 10 a.m. the members enjoy morning tea and a chat.
In Room 1 we are blessed with a Devotion presented by a member during the general meeting. Our year started off with a Commitment Service. An interactive Easter Service has become an accepted practice. Each month there after our Guest Speakers were as follows:- Rev. Chris Waddell, Bolton Clarke topic, “Healthy brain, Healthy body”, Lencie Harding, Rev. Ian Ferguson, Bolton Clarke topic, “ Healthy eating and nutrition” For 2 months we had informal discussions sharing life stories and collections.

Any needs that Church Council can assist:

Thank you but we fortunately have no concerns.

Group

Youth Group

Purpose, Aim or Mission of the Group:

to create fellowship, create a safe space, to create an environment where the Good News of Jesus can be shared, where youth can be encouraged to live more like Jesus, to HAVE FUN :)

Current Office Bearers:

Chris Waddell, Lynne Boyer, Nathan Wojak

Membership numbers:

17

Usual meeting attendance:

8-10

Meeting times and days:

Friday 7:00-9:30pm

Locations used by Group:

Church

Highlights of the year:

Numerical Growth since the start of the year, The group forming stronger connections with each other and the church, the implementation of a devotion at in the middle of the night

Any needs that Church Council can assist: