From advocacy and care services to financial and legal support, these ministries work tirelessly to foster equality, opportunity, and spiritual growth.
Some of these national organisations operate at both the national and State levels, allowing them to effectively address local needs while maintaining a cohesive national vision. Explore the organisations below to learn more about how each contributes to the Baptist mission.
Baptist Care Australia is the peak body representing Baptist community care services across Australia. This organisation works closely with Baptist churches and other Baptist agencies to bring equality and opportunity to Australian communities. They nationally advocate on social issues such as homelessness, aged care, and domestic violence.
Visit their website to find out more about what they do, see annual reports, explore State services, and more.
Operating for 120 years, Baptist Mission Australia is the Australian Baptist cross-cultural mission agency. Responding with deep compassion and cultural sensitivity, Baptist Mission Australia works to empower communities to develop their own distinctive, biblically-sound ways of following Jesus.
Visit their website for more information and find out how your community can get involved.
Baptist World Aid works toward ending poverty so all people can enjoy fullness of life as God intends. They partner with Christian organisations and churches to support poor communities, pray for a better world, and tackle injustice issues. The end goal is to help vulnerable communities emerge from poverty and break generational poverty cycles.
Visit their website to explore what it means to be part of God’s restoration story with BWA.
Baptist Insurance Services collaborates with Insurance Brokers and Insurance Companies to offer a wide range of insurance products, such as Industrial Special Risks, General Liability, Professional Indemnity, and more. BIS protects Baptist community assets, allowing them to focus financial resources on their vital ministries currently manages over $5 billion in assets for more than 1,350 constituents.
For more information, including claim forms, visit the Baptist Insurance website.
Baptist Financial Services Australia provides a Charitable Investment Scheme for the sole purpose of resourcing, developing and enhancing Baptist ministry. BFS seeks client funds from across the Australian Baptist denomination to support the development of Christian ministry through relevant financial products. Additionally, BFS supports churches and organisations that are looking for financial solutions in a complex commercial environment.
Australian Baptist Ministries acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and recognises their continuing connection to lands, waters and communities and the way they have cared for the Lord’s good creation. We pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures; and to Elders past and present. As Christians, we commit ourselves to pray and work for justice and reconciliation with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of Australia.