We are thrilled to announce that Chloe Stewart is joining the Anchor Staff Team as 1-2-1 Ministry Director. Chloe is married to Tom and is part of Newtown Gospel Community. ‘When you think about how Jesus did ministry, he spoke to crowds, small groups, but he also spoke to individuals. I’m passionate about spending time...MORE >

Anchor Stories

Welcome Chloe Stewart: 1-2-1 Ministry Director

We are stoked to report that 18 new children have been released from poverty in Jesus’s name! The Anchor Family now sponsors 72 kids with Compassion Australia from our partner projects in the Philippines, and 129 kids in total. We love seeing our church family give joyfully and generously out of the abundance that God...MORE >

Compassion Sunday 2019

We’re excited to share that our very own Arnaldo Santiago Jr. and James Wong are stepping into our Church Planting Residency to help them prepare to plant new churches in the coming years. Since launching five years ago, we have desired to be a church-planting church, to raise up and send out our best to...MORE >

Church Planting Residency Launch: Arnaldo Santiago Jr. & James Wong

Hear an update from our beloved Buchanans whom we sent out to share Christ with the marginalised people of the Philippines 12 months ago.

Scott & Ruth Buchanan: Philippines Update

In August 2019, Matt & Robyn Neufeld are travelling to Asia to provide member care and marriage enrichment for field workers with the mission organisation Frontiers. We have the great joy of partnering with them in prayer and contributing $1000 to their travel expenses. In this interview, Matt & Robyn share some of the challenges...MORE >

Matt and Robyn Neufeld: Counselling Cross-Cultural Workers

Keith and Bontle grew up in South Africa, a country where racial segregation was entrenched in apartheid law for nearly 50 years. Their story is a beautiful celebration of how the gospel brings people together from every racial background and how the church can be a mosaic of grace where all people are welcome.

Keith & Bontle Meadows: A Conversation About Race in Marriage & Church

Wendy Konemann is on the board of Peacewise. She is a marriage and relationship counsellor, trainer, conflict coach, and mediator. We were so blessed to have her share with us as we considered Jesus’s call for us to be peacemakers. ‘I trained as a marriage counsellor, but I didn’t know how to deal with conflict...MORE >

Wendy Konemann: Peacemaking

“My inspiration came from meditating on Romans—particularly justification and sanctification—which naturally overflowed into praise and it became a prayer for the city.” Steve Vassallo (Burwood Gospel Community) Listen above to Steve’s heart behind ‘Worthy of My All’, the song he wrote for our Romans sermon series, The Anatomy of Grace. WORTHY OF MY ALL LYRICS...MORE >

Steve Vassallo: Behind the Scenes of Song Writing

We’re committed to identifying, equipping, and unleashing the next generation of world-changing leaders. Anchor’s Internship offers hands-on ministry experience, training from Anchor Church Staff, and holistic learning in the context of community. Meet our interns for 2019: Keith Hacquoil, Jeff Jones, and Rowan Thambar. We’re excited to see how God will work in them and...MORE >

Interns 2019: Developing World-Changing Leaders

Jesus says, ‘Let the little children come to me, for to them belong the kingdom of heaven’. We want to celebrate the lives of children born into our church family. Hear the hopes and dreams of these parents as they seek to raise their boys to know and love Jesus.

Baby Dedications March 2019

In January 2019, Matt and Mel Sharpe travelled to the Philippines with their young son Oliver to consider future ministry opportunities, and to visit our mission partners Ruth and Scott Buchanan.

Matt & Mel Sharpe: Sharing Jesus in the Red Light Districts, Prisons, and Villages of the Philippines

Our staff recently attended the Acts 29 National Conference and heard some amazing stories of how God is at work around Australia and the globe.

Acts 29 National Conference Report

"I've always been drawn to God as the creator, in nature, in the human body, I've always found it amazing. I love the quote that 'creativity revitalises cities' and how similar that is to what Jesus calls us to do."

Sam & Isaac Viglione: Commissioning Creatives

“Four years ago I started to work in the fashion retail industry and I felt weird about selling people cheap clothes. If someone asked me a question about the clothes, I wasn’t able to tell someone I was confident in the brand. That ultimately lead me to work in supply chain ethics and learning more...MORE >

Emily Dafter: Fashion and Social Justice

“The most important thing in my life was what people thought of me. It made me a very selfish friend because I was only interested in your friendship if you boosted my self esteem. All of this changed when I heard about an identity that is secure, fixed and the realest thing about us. Not...MORE >

Jerusha Karraker: Fixed Identity and Food

Inspiring, real-life stories from Anchor Church Sydney about everyday life and mission for Jesus.

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