Barrabool Hills has a history in mission both in Australia and abroadthat has spanned many years. Currently there are people from the churchworking in South East Asia, Northern Iraq, and the USA (a ministry intoUganda and Rwanda). 

 

The church also has a strong growing relationship with the Christ’sRestoration Centre (CRC) Church in the Kawangware (K) Slum on theoutskirts of Nairobi, and in Western Kenya.  A number of projects havebeen implemented through CRC in the past three years, including theprovision of a new well in the church compound in the K slum.  

Through a member ministry, Living Water Development, the church hasalso been exposed to projects in Myanmar, Nth Thailand, Uganda,Ethiopia and East Timor. 

Life Groups are all about sharing life with each other. Joining a Life Group helps you stay connected and feel like you're part of the Barrabool family.

Each Life Group is held in a leader's home, and has between 5 - 15 people. Life Groups meet every second Wednesday @ 7:30pm and provide an opportunity for Bible study, discussion and most importantly, fellowship.

To find out more about getting involved, contact Robyn Maddock via the This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

As part of our 'Growth Groups' program, Pastor Matt Jacoby is running the Foundations course again, with an additional follow-up course as well. Foundations 1 and 2 run fortnightly, alternating with Life Groups.

Y-PODS is the Life Group  for young adults aged 18-mid twenties. Meeting every second Wednesday night during school terms, generally in leaders’ homes, the Y-PODS program ranges from social gatherings to Bible study.

Kids Hope is a program created by World Vision that assists the church in developing a relationship with a local primary school. Barrabool Hills Baptist Church is partnering with Manifold Heights Primary School to mentor needy children.

 
The Barrabool Hills youth ministry incorporates all youth from years 6 – 12. We seek to disciple and empower our youth to be living examples of God’s grace and love to those around them. Led by youth pastor Mark Gellie, Barrabool Hills youth has about 80 regular attendees who love to have a great time at church with their friends. Our regular program is on Friday nights from 7pm, and is a great time of fun games, bible study and just ‘hanging out’. Each school term there are also a number of other activities to get involved in, such as the annual Jelly Arvo, gender nights and a massive youth camp. Our youth are also involved in United, a combined Geelong youth group event.

 Mountain Movers are a group of ladies committed to praising God, praying for each other and for the needs of the church community.

 They meet on Fridays at 10am in a private home for a time of sharing, prayer, love and fellowship.  

 CONTACT: Patsy Gear and June Hunt via the church office

Crop for a Cause is a group of ladies from the community who meet together every two months for a Scrapbooking workshop. The proceeds from this program are directed to a particular special cause.

Aimed at women of all ages (18+) SISTERS aims to support and encourage those involved in a wide range of ministries and programs throughout Geelong (and the world at large).