Elder Wayne Ng

By God’s grace, our church attendance has grown steadily over the past two to three years. Sunday worship services and fellowship meetings are now approaching full capacity. In response, the Board of Elder (BOE) has established a Development Sub-committee in August last year to address our facility constraints and ensure continuously sustainable growth.

The sub-committee focused on four key areas:

1. Church planting
2. Launching a new worship service
3. Leasing external venues
4. Long-term property development

Since the planning for a new worship service was subsequently led by Think Tank, the sub-committee was structured into two operational teams: the Church Property Working Group and the Church Planting Working Group.

Sub-committee Personnel Development Sub-committee

• Co-ordinator: Elder Wayne Ng
  • Secretary: Elder Jack Cheng
  • Members: Rev. Andrew Choy, Rev. Brock Li, Pastor Arthur Leung, Elder Daniel Yeung

Church Property Working Group

• Co-ordinator: Rev. Brock Li
  • Members: Rev. Andrew Choy, Rev. Eric Lai, Elder Jack Cheng, Elder Daniel Yeung, Elder Wayne Ng, Gary Cheung, Eric Cheng, Alfred Chung

Church Planting Working Group

• Co-ordinator: Pastor Arthur Leung
  • Members: Rev. Andrew Choy, Rev. Philip Wong, Elder Wayne, Simon Chan, Iris Chung

Church Property Working Group Updates

Formed last October to source rentable venues or property acquisitions for expansion, the Church Property Working Group has been actively at work. Members reached out to neighbouring churches and schools in Epping, while also monitoring nearby commercial and residential real estate to evaluate the feasibility of expanding our current site.

• Epping St Aidan’s Anglican Church: In December last year, learning that St Aidan’s might be available for lease or purchase, the group contacted Epping St Alban’s

Anglican Church to express interest. Despite several follow-ups, there was initial silence.

• 18 Grandview Parade Proposal: In January this year, the group initiated the plan to establish a Building Fund in order to support future growth and acquisitions. In February, the property directly behind our church (18 Grandview Parade) hit the market. Recognizing this rare expansion opportunity, the group contacted real estate agents, arranged meetings with the Parramatta City Council planning department to understand residential zone restrictions and explore the possibility of re-zoning from residential to place of worship, commissioned several surveyors for valuation, conducted a congregation survey, and organized an information session alongside an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM).
  • Outcome & Divine Pivot: The information session took place on March 29 with strong attendance and constructive feedback. At the EGM on April 26, motions to establish the Building Fund and purchase 18 Grandview Parade for $3.75 million were passed. The team immediately launched a campaign to raise the $1.5 million deposit. However, before reaching our fundraising target, the property was sold to another buyer.

While we pondered God’s closing of that door, another property adjacent to the church went up for sale in late August, though inspection revealed it was unsuitable for church operations. Just as disappointment set in, we received an unexpected response from the St Alban’s Anglican Church. While they do not intend to sell St Aidan’s, they encouraged us to submit a long-term lease proposal and are open to granting us exclusive usage rights. We give thanks to God—though He closed the door on a purchase, He opened a wider gateway for our ministry to expand within Epping. Please continue praying for our church’s development as we strive to share the Gospel and bring more people to Jesus Christ in this community.

Church Planting Working Group Updates

Beginning last December, Pastor Leung led the Church Planting Working Group in prayer, reading discipleship articles based on the Gospel of Matthew, seeking God’s heart for the spiritual needs in North West Sydney.

During this waiting period, progress faced hurdles as several team members were called to serve on the core team for the new worship service. In addition, some team members were unavailable due to health or personal reasons. Nevertheless, the group successfully convened in June and conducted a prayer walk through Tallawong and Rouse Hill.

During the prayer walk, the team observed rapid population growth but lack of community facilities. The region is home to many young multicultural families, making it a prime location to plant an International Church.

With the new worship service launching in August, the church planting timeline was temporarily paused once again. As we wait on the Lord, please pray for our congregations. May the Holy Spirit fill us with Christ’s sacrificial love, ignite our passion for evangelism, and prepare our hearts to labour together for the expansion of His Kingdom.

吳劍榮長老

感謝神嘅恩典，教會在這兩三年裏，人數不斷上升，在星期日崇拜及團契聚會，已開始接近飽和嘅現象。有見及此長議會在去年的八月份，成立發展小組。小組主要目的，是解決教會在地方使用飽和情況下，如何持續增長。小組循着四個方面討論，當中包括：

1. 教會植堂
2. 開設新崇拜
3. 租借場地
4. 長期物業發展

由於開設崇拜的策劃，之後由 Think Tank 小組主導，所以小組之，下設有兩個常務小組，一個是教會物業小組，另一個是植堂小組。以下是各組成員名單。

各小組成員發展小組：

召集人 – 吳劍榮長老文書 – 鄭志誠長老

組員 – 蔡沛良牧師、李新寧牧師，梁偉剛傳道，楊允祥長老

教會物業小組：

召集人 – 李新寧牧師

組員 – 蔡沛良牧師、賴頌恆牧師、鄭志誠長老、楊允祥長老、吳劍榮長老、張幹元弟兄、鄭介甫弟兄，鍾浩鈞弟兄

植堂小組：

召集人 – 梁偉剛傳道

組員 – 蔡沛良牧師、黃伯東牧師、吳劍榮長老、陳光倫弟兄、鍾李翠霞姊妹

教會物業小組工作簡報

教會物業小組，負責尋找適合租用的塲地或購買擴建的物業。小組從去年十月成立，便非常忙碌。組員主動聯絡在 Epping 鄰近的教會和學校，同時也留意教會鄰近地產物業，探討作為原址擴堂的可行性。

在去年的十二月，小組得知 Epping St Aidan’s 聖公會，有出租或出售的可能性，便主動與 Epping St Alban’s 聖公會聯絡，提出租用或購買 St Aidan’s 的物業意向。但經過多次的跟進，也沒有得到回覆。

在今年的一月，小組籌備設立教會擴建基金，作為支持教會發展及購置物業的經費。在二月，教會後邊的物業 (18 Grandview Pde)，在市場發售。小組開會決定，一致同意這是個擴堂良

機，組員便與地產經紀聯絡，安排與 Parramatta 市政府發展部門開會，初步探討改變用地的可行性，僱用測量師估價，做物業購置會衆調查，籌備擴堂分享會和臨時會友大會等連串 工作 。分享會在三月二十九日舉行，很多弟兄姊妹出席，提出寶貴意見。在四月二十六日的臨時會友大會，設立擴建基金和以 375 萬購買 18 Grandview 的議案都獲得通過，並同時展開籌

集 150 萬首期金額，可惜在籌款未到達標之前，物業已經賣出了。

當大家不明白為什麼神在攔阻購買的時候，在八月底，教會旁邊的另一物業發售，但小組看過這物業之後，覺得不適合作為教會使用。當我們再次失望的時候，突然收到聖公會回覆，雖然他們沒有打算售賣 St Aidan’s 堂址，卻鼓勵我們提出長期租用的提案，並且會考慮讓教會擁有獨家使用權。感恩神在購買堂址的路上關門，但開啟了更寬敞的門，讓教會在 Epping 地區有擴展的機會。懇請弟兄姊妹繼續為教會發展祈禱，讓我們在這社區中，能夠成為福音的使者，領更多的人認識耶穌基督。

植堂小組工作簡報

至於植堂小組，在去年十二月起，由梁傳道帶領，一同祈禱並閱讀以馬太福音為基礎的門徒訓練文章，求神讓我們看見雪梨西北區福音的需要。在等候的期間，小組的進度遇到很多的阻 力，因為有些組員，參與了新崇拜的事工，成為新崇拜核心小組成員。同時也有組員，因健康及其他原因，不能騰空時間開會。好不容易，小組在今年的六月，可以安排一次會議，並在六月中旬到西北區的 Tallawong 和 Rouse Hill 步行祈禱，尋求神的帶領。在祈禱中，我們看到西北區人口的急速增長，但缺乏社區設施，當地有很多不同種族年青家庭，是有潛力開發國際教會(International Church)的地區。

由於新崇拜計劃在八月開啟，植堂小組的進度，不幸地又被擱置。在等候的過程中，請弟兄姊妹為教會肢體祈禱，求聖靈讓我們感受到基督犧牲的愛，挑旺我們對傳福音的熱心，預備大家同心參與，擴展神的國度的事工。

Rev. Andrew Choy

Church Direction

This year God has given us a clear direction, “Rooted in Christ, Growing as One” which is a further extension of our previous church theme. To bring this vision to life across all language congregations, the Board of Elders (BoE) included devotional sharing segments around this theme in their monthly meetings. At the same time, our ministry teams encouraged cross-group and cross-congregational activities within different congregations and fellowships to embody the spirit of “Growing as One.” Looking ahead to 2027, we continue to believe that our church must remain rooted in Christ and grow upward and expand outward from there.

To solve our long-term space needs and limited ministry area, the Church Development Committee and its Property Sub-group met regularly to discuss, pray and seek God’s guidance. We initially began preliminary talks with a nearby Anglican Church to explore acquiring their property, and subsequently explored the possibility of buying an adjacent property. In March 2026, we held a consultation meeting to share project details, answer questions from members, and build open communication. An Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) was then called so members could vote on three main items: extending a pastor’s ministry call, setting up a new property fund for church expansion, and approving the purchase of the Grandview Parade property. However, in the matter of church expansion, we came to realize that God has a better plan for us.

Looking to the future of our church’s outreach and physical site needs, we launched a Saturday Cantonese service in August 2026 to better serve our congregation. Furthermore, our church planting committee has been earnestly seeking the Lord in prayer to explore potential location options for a future church plant.

Over the past year, we also re-examined our guidelines regarding membership. At our Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 21 September 2025, members elected new elders, deacons, the church treasurer, and the new Nominating Committee, while also approving annual ministry reports and operational budgets. After the AGM, the BoE reviewed voting rules and clarified constitutional guidelines regarding when returning members are eligible to vote. We are glad to see returning members reinstated and some members completing transfers between congregations.

Leadership and Staff Teams

We thank God for the important milestones reached across our pastoral team. Working in coordination with the C&MA National Office, we celebrated two ordination ceremonies: Rev. Brock Li on 25 October 2025, and Rev. Eric Lai on 15 February 2026. Regarding our other pastoral staff, the BoE completed a review for Rev. Hiram Lau and recommended extending his ministry call. In March 2026, Pastor Arthur Leung moved into a full-time role to help minister our growing church family. Additionally, the BoE approved student pastor Cindy Huang from CTCA for an internship with the Mandarin congregation in 2026, while a dedicated search team continues to actively search for a suitable Youth Pastor.

The Board of Elders and Board of Deacons continued their important work of spiritual care, leadership, and daily operations. On 1 November 2025, the BoE held its annual Planning Retreat to pray and discuss goals for church growth and pastoring matters. On the other hand, we thank God for raising up many new deacons, and a BoD Induction Training was held on 15 November 2025 to assist their onboarding and equip them for this important service. Our pastoral leaders also represented our church at national C&MA events, including participating in the C&MA Pastors Retreat in Geelong, local leadership development sessions, the 57th C&MA Annual General Council in Canberra, and NSW Pastors meetings.

Behind the scenes, our administrative team works faithfully to ensure our daily ministry operations run smoothly. From coordinating various combined gatherings (such as baptism and membership services, Christmas, Good Friday and Easter, and members’ meetings) to supporting and facilitating events and services across all congregations, their faithful work keeps our church moving forward. We thank God for their heart of quiet dedication to our church family.

Other Ministries

Over the past year, our combined worship services and special gatherings brought all language congregations together. On 23 November 2025, the church held a combined Baptism and Membership Service to celebrate and share testimonies together. In 2026, we continued an alternating arrangement, holding language-specific baptisms in May and a combined church-wide baptism in November. On Christmas Day 2025, each of our language congregations held their own services, followed by a joint morning tea on the church grounds hosted by the Board of Deacons. On Good Friday, 3 April 2026, we held an English-led intergenerational family service in the morning, followed by a combined Mandarin and Cantonese service. Additionally, over the past year, the Cantonese and Mandarin ministry teams organized leadership events, Sunday worship workshops, and special training gatherings for team members.

Missions and community outreach remain our core calling. The Missions Committee met regularly to discuss how to effectively support the church’s participation in missions. We have planned an end-of-year short-term mission trip in partnership with Operation Mobilisation. In early 2026, we partnered with the “ETERNITY” music team to host a street evangelism training workshop in February, followed by a revival and evangelistic meeting on 6 March held at our church.

We continue to stay connected with our community. In September 2025, our church served together at the Murray Farm Public School Carnival, building meaningful relationships with local families and neighbours. We are also glad to share our church facilities with other Christian ministries and organizations. In late 2025, we co-hosted a theological seminar with the China Graduate School of Theology, served as the venue for the C&MA “Centrality of Christ” Workshop in November 2025, hosted the C&MA Leadership Training Day in July 2026, and regularly host classes for the Bible Study Fellowship.

Under God’s guiding hand, we are united in seeking His will bearing fruits for His glory. With a heart of gratitude, we invite you to read through the following pages and join us in giving praise for the wonderful things God has been doing across our church family.

蔡沛良主任牧師

教會方向

我們在過往一年從神領受了一個方向：「扎根基督，共建神家」，這是過往教會主題的進一步延伸。為了在所有語言會眾中實踐這個願景，長老議會在其每月會議中加入圍繞這主題的靈修分享環節。同時，我們的事工團隊分別在不同堂會及團契，鼓勵跨組別及跨堂會的活動，以體現「共建神家」的精神。展望2027年，我們仍然相信，教會必須要扎根於基督，並由此向上成長、向外擴展。

為了解決長遠的空間需求及事工場地受限的問題，教會發展委員會及其物業小組定期開會商討及禱告，尋求神的帶領。我們最初與附近一所聖公會展開初步洽商，考慮收購其物業，隨後探討了購買鄰近物業的可能性。2026年3月，我們舉行了諮詢會，向會眾分享項目細節、解答疑問並建立公開透明的溝通。隨後更召開特別會員大會，讓會友就三項議題進行投票：續聘教牧同工、成立教會擴建物業基金，以及批准購買 Grandview Parade的物業。然而，在擴堂的事上，我們體會到神對我們有更好的計劃。

展望教會未來拓展及地方的需求，我們已於2026年8月開展了週六的粵語崇拜，以更好地服侍我們的會眾。此外，我們的植堂委員會亦一直切切在禱告中尋求主的引導，以探索未來植堂的可能地點。

在過去一年中，我們亦重新審視會藉的相關守則。在2025年9月21日舉行的周年會員大會（AGM）上，會友選出了新任長老、執事、教會司庫以及新一屆提名委員會，同時通過了年度事工報告及財政預算。AGM過後，長老會檢討了投票規則，並進一步釐清有關重返教會的會友何時符合投票資格的章程指引。我們喜見一些舊會友恢復會籍及完成跨會眾轉會。

領導及同工團隊

我們為教牧團隊達致重要的里程碑向神感恩。在與宣道會總會的協調下，我們舉行了兩個按牧典禮：分別於2025年10月25日按立李新寧牧師，以及於2026年2月15日按立賴頌恆牧師。其他教牧同工方面，長老會完成了對劉海林牧師的評估，並建議延長其聘約。2026年3月，梁偉剛傳道轉為全職身份，以協助牧養我們不斷增長的教會大家庭。此外，長老會批准了來自澳洲華人教牧神學院的神學生黃慈雲姊妹，於2026年在國語會眾進行實習，而專責的聘牧小組亦繼續積極尋找合適的青少年牧者。

長老會與執事會繼續忠心履行其關懷、領導及日常事工的重要工作。2025年11月1日，長老會舉行了年度策劃退修會，為教會的成長與牧養事宜禱告及商討目標。另一方面，我們感謝神興起很多新執事，並於2025年11月15日舉辦了執事入職培訓，協助他們就任並承擔這重要事奉。我們的教牧領袖亦代表教會參與了宣道會全國性活動，包括參加在Geelong舉行的宣道會牧師退修會、本地領袖培訓聚會、在Canberra舉行的第57屆宣道會全國年議會，以及新州的牧者聚會。

我們的行政團隊在背後默默耕耘，確保日常事工能順利地運作。從協調各項聯合聚會（如洗禮及轉會禮、聖誕節、受難節和復活節，以及會友大會等），到支持和協調各會眾的活動及聚會，他們忠心的服侍推動著教會不斷前行。我們感謝神賜予他們對教會大家庭默默奉獻的心。

其他事工

在過去一年中，我們的聯合崇拜與特別聚會，將所有語言會眾凝聚在一起。2025年11月23日，教會舉行了聯合洗禮及轉會崇拜，共同慶祝並分享見證。在2026年，我們繼續交替地安排，於5月舉行按語言會眾劃分的洗禮，並於11月舉行全教會聯合洗禮。2025年聖誕節當天，我們各語言會眾舉辦各自的崇拜，隨後由執事會在教會場地籌辦聯合早茶。在2026年4月3日的受難節，我們於早上舉辦了以英語主導的跨代家庭崇拜，隨後舉行了國語與粵語的聯合崇拜。另外，粵語及國語事工團隊亦於過往一年，舉辦了領袖活動、主日崇拜工作坊，以及為團隊成員安排的特別培訓聚會等。

差傳與社區佈道依然是我們的核心呼召。差傳委員會定期開會，並探討如何有效地支持教會參與宣教。2026年初，我們與「永恒音樂事工」（ETERNITY）合作，於2月舉辦了街頭佈道培訓工作坊，並於3月6日在我們教會舉行了培靈佈道會。我們已計劃在年底與世界福音動員會（Operation Mobilisation）合作舉辦一次短期宣教體驗。

我們繼續保持與社區的聯繫。教會於2025年9月一同參與了Murray Farm Public School的嘉年華會的服侍，與鄰近的家庭及社區建立了關係。我們亦樂於分享教堂的設施予其他基督教事工及團體使用，包括於2025年底協辦中國神學研究院的神學講座、2025年11月澳洲宣道會主辦的「基督為中心」工作坊、2026年7月宣道會領袖培訓日，以及定期供研讀聖經團契（Bible Study Fellowship）舉辦其查經班。

在神的恩手帶領下，我們願意同心遵行祂的旨意，結岀生命和福音的果子，使榮耀歸給主。邀請您以感恩的心，一同細閱以下的內容，並為神在我們教會大家庭中的奇妙作為獻上頌讚。

教會2025~26年財政收支報告及2026~27年預算
NSCAC Financial Statements 2025 ~26 & Budget 2026~27

Catherine Lo 盧汪美莉姊妹

首先，將所有榮耀歸給愛我們的主。感謝神的保守和恩典，讓詩班過去一年，在每月一次的主日崇拜和特别節期中，能以詩歌帶領會眾進入敬拜，宣告神的榮耀，傳達神的話語及信息。同時，特別感謝指揮在音樂上的耐心指導及策劃安排、司琴們的忠心服侍，以及全體詩班員的擺上和配搭；詩班的練詩資源和資料經系統化整理後，對詩班員幫助很大。

今年詩班喜事重重，有的步入婚姻、有的兒子結婚、有的榮升祖父母，也有孫兒受浸，滿溢着  上帝的恩典和祝福。此外，有些詩班員因家庭或身體因素暫時請假，盼望他們能早日回歸團隊。

展望新一年，詩班將持續招募對聖樂事奉有負擔的弟兄姊妹加入。求主格外恩待我們，賜給詩班所有事奉同工一顆合一的心、彼此包容與體恤，好讓我們的歌聲與生命，一同成為神所喜悅的祭。

Annual Report – 09/2025 – 08/2026

I want to begin our report with a prayer of thanksgiving:

Father, we praise you for being our great Shepard in our church family over the past year, and over the past 38 years. I am humbled by Your faithfulness and providence as I serve in the English ministry team. I am deeply encouraged by how the Holy Spirit has moved us to grow closer together as a family. I pray that You will continue to lead Your church, empowering us with Your love and grace as we seek to honour your name in everything we do. I also pray that You will open doors for us to share the gospel with the wider community, and give us the wisdom to be salt and light in this world. In Jesus’ name we pray, Amen.

 “Rooted in Christ” through the deepening in Scripture has been the goal that we sought to nurture this past year. Our hope and prayer have been that our brothers and sisters will discover a deeper sense of joy and delight in God’s word. I praise God for His work among us – it has truly a joy to see brothers and sisters grow in His word through our bible studies in growth groups. EMC (English Ministry Committee) has also resume “The Vine Project” to reflect and discern how God might be leading us to be better witness of His gospel message. It has been a rich time of rediscovering the core purpose and vision of being His church.Please continue to pray that God will lead our leadership team to serve faithfully for His kingdom glory.

I am personally grateful to God for the opportunity to grow and serve as a pastor – taking on the English congregational pastoral role as well as leading our youth in NSY. God has been faithful in challenging me to depend on Him as I serve. I pray that God will give me wisdom in juggling the two roles I have at hand. I also would like to ask that we continue to pray for a new youth pastor so that we can better minister to our young people and provide the pastoral support our church family needs.

One highlight of the year was the combine church camp held at Collaroy, where we enjoyed a weekend together with the larger church family. I praise God for the love and care that was evident throughout the camp and I am deeply moved by how God is drawing us closer together as one family in Christ. 

I also want to thank God for providing MES with missional opportunities with OM and CAWF. Please continue to pray for those who will be serving on the OM ship this Dec, pray this be an eye opening opportunity for our team to see how God works in different parts of the world. Also, pray for those who are involved with organising the CAWF missional conference in 2027. May God give them wisdom to serve with others across the global and that the message of Christ be shared with those who are seeking for Him.

Finally, I praise God for everyone who has volunteered to serve over the past twelve months, across all areas of ministry. Our church family is unable to grow without people generously and faithfully giving their time and energy to serve. As we enter into a new year as a church family, I continue to pray that God will continue His transforming work in us, and that we will be humble, faithful, and united as one body in Christ.

In Him,

Rev. Eric Lai