Stories

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...

With the current ban on gatherings, Easter will look different this year for Christian churches all over the world. Even churches that had previously experimented with the form of their gatherings are being forced to re-imagine once again.

Fresh Hope’s 2020 bushfire appeal raised $52,141 to assist families and communities in NSW impacted by the recent bushfires.

More than half of these funds have already been distributed, with $16,614 sent through Bowral Church of Christ to fund rebuilding in the Southern Highlands region and $19,000 through Nicole Gorzalka, chaplain at The Glen, Fresh Hope’s aged care facility in Batemans Bay, for locals who need to rebuild their lives.

Faced with no customers, no income and a staff of more than 100, The Tops Conference Centre is responding to the challenges posed by the coronavirus with an innovative way to serve its community and keep staff employed: Tops Food delivery service.

Staff, residents and visiting relatives at Coffs Haven residential aged care service in Coffs Harbour now have a peaceful place to reflect, pray or talk to someone as the coronavirus crisis continues to unfold. Moni Guidon, chaplain at Coffs Haven, launched the Reflection Room this week in response to the heightened tension she has sensed in her workplace.