Thirty-five staff, students and recent alumni of Brisbane Adventist College (BAC) were baptised or joined the Seventh-day Adventist Church in 2024.
This number includes 18 current students, 14 recent alumni (who had graduated within the past four years), five current staff members (three of these staff are recent alumni too) and one regular relief teacher.
The BAC Chaplain team Annalise Cherry and Jean-Pierre Martinez said, “We are deeply grateful and excited to witness how God is moving within our school community. When school, home, and church come together in unity, we believe God can do something truly extraordinary.”
The school chaplaincy team held two “Baptism and Praise” events during the course of the year, during which eight students were baptised. Two staff members were baptised at a Pathfinder camp, attended by many BAC students.
The chaplains pay tribute to the importance of school and conference mission alignment. One of the girls who was baptised had been spiritually mentored by Pastor Cherry, starting at Junior Camp, right through Bible studies at high school, up to her baptism in the Youth Tent at South Queensland big camp. “It was a teary and emotional moment, and was a long-time coming as they studied the Bible over previous years,” said Pastor Martinez.
Pastor Martinez has been supporting one of the primary students who was baptised, helping him get involved at a local church, with the support of the student’s family.
“What a God we serve! He’s on the move!” said Pastor Martinez.
