Lead Minister

Gary is married to Carol and they have three daughters Katie, Sarah and Rachael. Gary has been with us at St Matthew's for the last 18 years. Prior to this he was ministering at Christ Church, Kiama.

 Gary's favourite escape is surfing and tries to go at least once a week. His other great love is  reading books written by John  Piper.

 Email Gary

Associate Minister

 Rob is married to Liz and they have three daughters, Amy, Chloe & Tahlia. Rob worked for  Anglicare before joining the staff team  in 2003, and he is involved with our discipleship, small  groups and pastoral ministries.

 Rob loves music, reading, military history and all things Tolkien. He has enjoyed being part of the  mission team which has gone  from St Matt's up to Lightning Ridge Community Church for the past  eight years, and plans are under way for another visit in  2012. 

 Email Rob

Youth & Young Adults Minister

 Steve is married to Claire and they have one son, Samuel. Steve oversees our youth ministry and  Sunday@6 congregation. He is passionate about seeing local churches model the grace and truth  of Jesus to the world around them. 

 Steve's great loves are: spending time with Claire and Sam, running/cycling/boxing, reading  theology and super hero films.

 Email Steve

Children's Minister

 Gai is married to Glen and they have two children, Stephen and Claire. Gai has been with us as  our Children's Minister since October, 2009 and beforehand she worked in children's ministry at  Macquarie Anglican Churches and St Anne's Anglican Church,  Ryde.

 As well as being a mum & our children's worker, Gai is currently studying a Diploma of Theology at  SMBC (Sydney Missionary &  Bible College) part time. She relaxes by going camping with her family  and friends and bushwalking.

 Email Gai

Women's Minister

 Candy is married to Peter and they have two sons Tanian and Denver. Candy has been attending  St Matthew's for the last 13 years and is now excited about joining the staff team. Prior to this she  was the Barker Christian Fellowship Convenor and a leader at BSF.

 Candy loves getting outdoors and particularly enjoys mountain biking and bush walking.

 Email Candy

Parish Administrator

 Heather is married to Geoff and has been at St Matthew's for 3 years. Heather runs the church  office and does all the weird and wacky jobs that come along. Prior to St Matt's, Heather worked  for Crusaders Summit School Camps.

 Heather has been a part of Lake Tabourie SUFM for 6 years and loves telling kids about Jesus with  puppets and crazy costumes.  She also loves having coffee with friends and enjoys retail therapy.  

 Email Heather

Ministry Trainee

 Tony is married to Bec and has joined the Staff team this year as part of the Ministry Trainee  Scheme. Tony leads the year 7 boys bible study along with a young adults bible study.

 Tony loves his sport and the Cronulla Sharks.  

 Email Tony

Student Minister

 Pat joins the staff team this year as while also studying at Youthworks College. Pat leads the year  9 boys bible study while also looking after Extreme Church on Sundays. 

 Pat loves his metal and the real football (others may know it as soccer)

 Email Pat

St Matt's has many ministries that run for all ages and for all people.

If you need to contact a particular ministry coordinator or want to find out more about a particular ministry please ring the number below or contact the church office on 9498 0000 for more info. 

Sundays

KIDS CHURCH @ 10AM SERVICE:

Creche  (for 8months -3 years):  Richard Cornwell  ph: 94982806

Noah's Gang  (for Pre-school):   Allison Thursby   ph: 9499 9584

ATeam (K-2): Heather Dyson 9498 0000

GTK  (Growing the Kingdom) (Years 3-5): Mike Alldis 0419 255 539 or Rhys Williams 9440 5420

Extreme Church (Years 6-8): Pat Spiers 0406 959 470

5PM SERVICE:

God Squad (Years K-5): Pam Stephens

Afternoon Extreme Church: Pat Spiers 0406 959 470

Weekly Activities

LADIES MONDAY BIBLE STUDY (MSG)

Karen Willis   9411 2505

Jill Anne Scott   9498 2295

LADIES THURSDAY MORNING BIBLE STUDY (TSG)

Val Ritchie 9498 6383

Carol O'Brien 9498 0006

LADIES THURSDAY EVENING BIBLE STUDY

Liz Stewart 

CRAFT & COFFEE MORNINGS

Laurelle Ryall 9498 2057

MINIS@MATTS PLAYTIME

TUES   Mel Peterson 8901 3646

WED   Ann Carley 9144 7930

SRE

Jo Kitchener 94404265

SAFE MINISTRY

Sue Bulbrook 9402 6497

ESL

Sue Bulbrook 9402 6497