Stories

Fresh Hope has five strategic themes emerging from our ethos within a 100-year horizon framework. One of these is Prayer. The primary objective is: To prioritise prayer and discernment as essential for leadership, mission and ministry in church life…

Vulnerable members of our communities have been strongly impacted by the coronavirus crisis. In many cases, social restrictions have amplified existing vulnerabilities while reducing access to much-needed supports.

Artists, church leaders and frontline health workers are among those being invited to reflect on God’s perspective on the coronavirus pandemic and how they in turn are responding to the issues it has raised.

Hospitals continue to be the front line of the coronavirus crisis, even as the number of new cases stabilises. Peter Wakeley, Fresh Hope chaplain at Wyong Hospital on the Central Coast, is seeking to be Jesus’ loving presence in this challenging environment.

Residents and staff in Fresh Hope Care residential aged care facilities throughout NSW found different ways to help residents honour service men and women who have fought and died for our country.

Home can be a pressurised environment at the best of times, let alone during a pandemic shutdown.
In addition to parenting, working and helping children learn from home, a number of Christian parents also feel the expectation of another role: Children’s Pastor.

Fresh Hope has five strategic themes emerging from our ethos within a 100-year horizon framework. One of these is Prayer. The primary objective is: To prioritise prayer and discernment as essential for leadership, mission and ministry in church life…

Nathan Marshall reflects on Anzac Day as a journey of healing and redemption.

Dear friends and church leaders, Each year as we come to the 2020 Easter season, there are many aspects worthy of comment.  This year, due to the unprecedented global disruption and dislocation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, I am reminded of our ‘identity’.  The one...