Mary Andrews College
College in Sydney

Here at Mary Andrews College, we comprehend these challenges. The Diploma courses, Certificate courses and Pastoral Concern Course offer many pathways to attain this equipping in service. Training for community chaplaincy at Mary Andrews College. There are a number of courses that you can do through Mary Andrews College that can bear a pathway for you to be equipped to be a Community Chaplain. Mary Andrews College was established in 1891 by our parent body, Anglican Deaconess Ministries Limited (ABM), as an evangelical training college for women. Provides opportunities to be equipped for Christian ministry and protection through courses, conferences and events. Encourages women to thrive their gifts to construct up Christ's church and proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ throughout the world. The necessity of the work of the Holy Spirit to make the end of Jesus effective in the individual sinner, granting him or her repentance towards God, and faith in Jesus Christ. Mary Andrews College is unique as the only Bible college in Australia exclusively serving and equipping women to serve Christ, a mission begun in 1891. Behind occupied at Mary Andrews College previously as both Registrar and lecturer, we are pleased to have her teaching with us again. A graduate of Moore Theological College, and currently doing a Doctorate in Ministry with CCU looking at the potential effect of Pastoral Supervision on the Anglican Church of Sydney, Sarah has been a lay worker in the Sydney Diocese involved in evangelism to women in the city, ministry to women and children and hospital chaplaincy at times active alongside her husband Robin who is an Anglican Minister. Karen is an Assistant to the Registrar, as well as teaching Certificate units. Marge has been lecturing on the Mary Andrews College faculty since 2005. She was a faculty member of Mary Andrews College for eight years to 1996. She has been with Mary Andrews College since 1995 and Registrar from 2008. She has been busy at Mary Andrews College assisting with course administration since 2006 and with the library and other administration since 2008. Mary Andrews College teaching centers are found all over the Sydney area. They shared a marvelous trip together and, along with their studies at Mary Andrews College, their lives will never be the same! These weekends are designed to present women the opportunity to sluggish down in a beautiful, peaceful setting in the Southern Highlands to reflect on God's word, appreciate quiet and tranquility and have an opportunity to be renewed and refreshed physically, emotionally and spiritually. Sometimes we need to cease and find refreshment from God’s Word and God’s creation and God’s people. She currently lectures in Pastoral Concern and Personal Life of the Christian. Gill along with husband Brett founded Christian Surfers International a mission to the world surfing community and continues to serve the organization as a board member and mentor. Gill loves to talk, and can be found in any given week teaching in churches and communities about living an authentic faith within the sub cultures people find themselves in. I feel better able to go back to life and church renewed remembering that although there are difficult times the best is yet to come and this weekend I think was a insignificant foretaste of heaven.

There were in all, five deaconesses at labor in Sydney prior the idea of operating a training home took shape (Source: The Vision Unfolding. 'Mrs Archdall was content to take up teaching and her equally devoted husband cheerfully surrendered one fourth of his income that Sydney might have the earnings of a suitably trained body of Christian women workers. Men and women who can thus discard themselves and their possessions for the work of God have eternal accomplished great things in the world of service. Other works were begun in addition to the training of deaconesses. Various renovations were made to Deaconess House over the years, to improve living arrangements for the ever increasing number of students. Deaconess House began a ministry training program for women enrolled at FTC, to address the exceptional pastoral needs of female students. A variety of other programs were also begun, including ministering to the university students living at Deaconess House, segment time Bible courses for lay women in Sydney, an annual women's conference, and Diploma courses. This latest move from Stan more to St Andrew's House in Sydney Square now sees the College well located in new premises for our main teaching center, library and staff offices. Mary Andrews College is unique as the only Bible college in Australia exclusively serving and equipping women to serve Christ, a mission begun in 1891. Equipping women to serve Christ through unique, supple lay training.