Welcome

As one of the many churches in Bendigo, we are a community of Christians of all ages, reformed and evangelical in our theology and practise, part of the Presbyterian Church of Victoria, and therefore the Presbyterian Church of Australia.

As a reformed and evangelical church, we are also connected in with The Gospel Coalition Australia.

We meet at 10:30am every Sunday  (9:30am on Good Friday and Christmas Day) on the corner of Forest and MacKenzie Streets, Bendigo. You can also catch us on 105.1 Life FM, each Sunday at 9am.

We confess faith in our Lord Jesus Christ and rejoice in the salvation He freely gives His people by His grace. In response to God’s goodness in this way, we seek to love God in return and seek to share what we have come to know with the people of Bendigo and surrounds.

Are you searching for more about this salvation, what it means to be a Christian or what is so good about the good news of the gospel of the Lord Jesus? We’d love to meet you and answer any questions you have. Or maybe you have something you’d like us to pray about? Why not contact us and let us know?

Together with Eaglehawk PC and Reforming, Bendigo East PC, we form the three Presbyterian ‘sister’ churches in Bendigo.

Recent News

It’s our 40th birthday! (of sorts…)

Philip

Yes, well,…kind of! While we celebrated the 150th annivesary of the formation of the congregation of St John’s in 2022, the actual story of the building we meet in is quite a complex one. In that story (which you can read here), is the important date of 6 October 1985, the date when the church building was re-opened as St John’s Presbyterian Church. So it’s 40 years ago this weekend!

To celebrate this, members of the church family have been busy this week giving our church hall a fresh coat of paint as well as sanding and resealing the floor. So far, thanks be to God, all has gone well and we are looking forward to gathering in it after worship on Sunday for our usual morning tea together.

We are thankful to the Lord our God who has brought us this far in His great and eternal plan!

Current Sermon Series

Latest Sermon

‘Joshua’s defining moment – for himself and his family’ (Joshua 24:1-28)

AudioPhilip

When Joshua addressed the people of Israel at Shechem in Joshua 24:1-28, there was a large backstory to his words in Joshua 28:14-15. This was an important moment, a defining moment for Joshua and for the people of Israel. Would they serve the Lord or would they serve other gods, ones that laid less demands upon them? And what about us? Who will we serve?

Message

Outline

• A great text (v.14-15)
• Is Joshua boasting here?
• The story leading up to this last chapter…
• See how Joshua told the people of …

  1. The story that God’s grace creates (v.1-13)
  2. The claims that God’s grace implies (v.14-28)
  3. The response that God’s grace demands (v.14-15)

Serve Him!