‘Things I Wish I Knew’
Coralie Holmes – Things I Wish I Knew
Coralie Holmes has been vital to the success of school chaplaincy at Dakabin State High School for a quarter of a century! And she wouldn’t have it any other way. “I believe that providing social, emotional and spiritual support to young people is an essential part of a schools well-being,” she says. Coralie’s involvement with […]
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Mike Warman – Things I Wish I Knew
Mike Warman, Senior Pastor of Parklands Christian Centre, sees chaplaincy as irreplaceable to young people. In his role as LCC chair of the Logan West region, he is enthusiastically involved in the lives of the eight chappies across his cluster. “I believe chaplains save lives at the end of the day,” Mike says. “As a […]
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Things I Wish I Knew: Andrew Hassum
Wavell State High School LCC chair, Andrew Hassum believes wholeheartedly in the power and importance of chaplaincy for the wellbeing of the whole school community. The North East Baptist Church associate pastor, who moved to the Brisbane suburb and joined the LCC in 2015, knows the school wouldn’t be the same without Chappy Sarah. “I […]
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Things I Wish I Knew: Mal McKenzie
My name is Mal McKenzie, and my wife Jan and I have been involved with the Nambour/Burnside LCC on the Sunshine Coast for about 15 years as supporters and prayer partners. Jan has been fundraising at our church, Faith Community Church in Buderim, for that time with a ‘Bring and Buy Stall’, which raises between […]
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Things I Wish I Knew – Rebecca Allen-Ankins
Last year, Rebecca Allen-Ankins moved from the hustle and bustle of Brisbane city to Clermont in Central Queensland with her police officer husband and two young children. She spoke with SU QLD Media and Communications’ Jennifer Kerr about the move, and what got her involved in the LCC.
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Things I Wish I Knew – Graeme Jones
Greenslopes Baptist Church pastor, Graeme Jones, was first introduced to school chaplaincy in the 1970s when he met chaplaincy pioneer and long-term SU QLD staff member, Keith Drinkall. While Graeme was supportive of school chaplaincy from that first meeting with Keith, it wasn’t until 2002 that he became involved in the LCC at Cavendish Road […]
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Things I Wish I Knew – Ian Kerr
A teacher for more than 35 years before putting down his chalk and duster in 2013, Sunshine Coast LCC chairman Ian Kerr knows firsthand the value of school chaplaincy. Still volunteering at Woombye State School and helping the school’s chaplain, Anne Wells, with a boys ‘shed group’, Ian’s passion for schools and their students inspired […]
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Things I Wish I Knew – Bundaberg LCC
Woongarra State School Principal Jeff Irwin has spent 34 years in the education system, and in that time has developed a passion for school chaplaincy. Having seen the value of this service firsthand, Jeff was inspired to join the Bundaberg Local Chaplaincy Committee (LCC) four years ago to help raise awareness and financial support for […]
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Things I Wish I Knew – Allan Quak
Pastor Allan Quak is passionate about seeing young people supported to thrive. Having served as a volunteer on the Earnshaw State School Local Chaplaincy Committee for the past nine years – four as chairman – he has enjoyed a front row seat to seeing this happen through his local chappy. Though the LCC is small […]
Read MoreThings I Wish I Knew Sam Fromm – St George LCC Chairperson
Pastor Sam Fromm, the LCC Chair for five schools in the rural Queensland region of St George, has a long relationship with school chaplaincy – and it’s a cause he is passionate about. In fact, the former cabinet maker was a school chaplain himself in Dalby prior to the introduction of Federal funding. As such, […]
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