About Us
"I tell you, now is the time of God’s favor, now is the day of salvation." 2 Corinthians 6:2
We are a Christian church, thankful to God for showing us mercy through Jesus.
God has forgiven us through Jesus' death and resurrection. He has freely transferred us into Jesus' kingdom. God is also transforming us by his Spirt and through his Word to become more like Jesus.
We treasure having Jesus as our King. We seek to live as a new community in love and truth, worthy of belonging to Jesus. We take every opportunity to tell others about the gospel. We want everyone to find peace with God and enter into God's kingdom.
Staff
Geoff Tacon
Geoff is the Minister of Moorooka Presbyterian Church and the Moderator of the St John's Presbyterian Church Annerley. He is married to Jayne, with four adulting children. He enjoys pilates, reading his Greek New Testament and being an amateur handyman.
Alice Fooks
Alice is our amazing Administration and Communications officer. She is married to Tim, with three children. She loves spending time with people - usually over some yummy food. Alice is a graduate of the Queensland Theological College, and has previously served with the Australian Fellowship of Evangelical Students.
Aaron Ting
Aaron is one of our wonderful Student Ministers. He serves primarily with the Night Church evening congregation at Annerley. Aaron is married to Jess, and they have one daughter. They previously served with OMF in Taiwan. Aaron is currently studying at the Queensland Theological College.
Nathan Kenny
Nathan is another of our wonderful Student Ministers. He serves primarily with the Moorooka Presbyterian morning congregation. Nathan is married to Renee. Nathan has a heart for Boys Brigade, which he has served for many years. He is currently studying at the Queensland Theological College.
Presbyterian
A Presbyterian Church
We are a Presbyterian Church. We belong to the regional Presbytery of Mowbray, which extends from the Brisbane river to the Qld - NSW border. In turn, we are part of the Presbyterian Church of Queensland.
Teaching
We are Bible people. The Bible is our "only rule of faith and practice." Secondarily, we adhere to the Westminster Confession of Faith, as read in the light of the Declaratory Statement.
Our founding documents put it this way:
"(a) The Supreme Standard of the Church is the Word of God contained in the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments, and which this Church regards as the only rule of faith and practice. This definition of the Supreme Standard is derived from the Westminster Shorter Catechism, and is understood by this Church in the light of the doctrine taught in Chapter One of the Westminster Confession of Faith.
(b) The Subordinate Standard of the Church is the Westminster Confession of Faith, as amended by the General Assembly of Australia and read in the light of the Declaratory Statement contained in the Basis of Union."
History
Here is our history, as outlined in our founding documents:
"The Presbyterian Church of Queensland is a part of the (Universal) Church Catholic, is a constituent part of The Presbyterian Church of Australia, and is in historic continuity with the Church of Scotland, reformed in 1560.
It was founded in 1863 with the formation of a Synod, in which congregations, deriving from the Church of Scotland directly, and others deriving from the Free Church of Scotland and from the United Presbyterian Church, were represented.
The Presbyterian Church of Australia was constituted in Sydney on the 24th day of July, 1901, by the Union of The Presbyterian Churches of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia. At that date The Presbyterian Church of Queensland, under the "Deed of Union", surrendered to The Presbyterian Church of Australia the power to determine finally in matters of doctrine, worship, and discipline."
Key Documents
Mission & Values
Our Mission is to prayerfully proclaim Jesus together
Our Values
The Gospel
We treasure Jesus as our gracious and loving Lord
Faithful Bible Teaching
We value hearing God speak by teaching and learning from the Bible
Prayer
We value living dependently upon God in prayer
Loving Welcoming Community
We value being a genuine community that cares for one another and makes visitors feel welcome
Growth
We value being transformed into the likeness of Jesus
Making Jesus Known
We value taking every opportunity to bring Jesus’ love to those around us and to the world through word and prayer
Vision Prayers 2028
What do we want to do? We have a vision for 2028.
This is a humble dream that we prayerfully brought before God at the end of 2024. We would love to see God work through us to the honour of Jesus. Please pray with us.
> Vision Prayers for Moorooka
We humbly ask you, God our Father, that over the next 3 to 5 years (so, sometime between 2028 and 2030), by your Spirit and through the gospel, you might glorify your Son by:
1. Gospel Impact
Increasing our gospel impact by (1) beginning an evening congregation closer to the city for youth and young adults; (2) seeing twice as many children at church on Sunday mornings lovingly taught about Jesus; and (3) strengthening all adults to be evangelistic,
2. Gospel Community
Strengthening our Growth Groups as welcoming and transformative gospel communities characterised by prayer, love and learning from the Bible; and which serve twice as many people,
3. Joyful Service
Continuing to foster an environment in which our maturity of character is seen in our willingness to joyfully serve together for the good of the gospel,
4. Leadership & Training
Raising up local Elders, establishing a Committee of Management, and further strengthening our leadership structure and training program to serve a growing church,
5. Longterm Facilities
Enabling further steps towards the purchase of property in or around Moorooka to provide longterm stable facilities that help in prayerfully proclaiming Jesus together.
Heavenly Father, in your mercy, hear our prayer.
> Vision Prayers for Brisbane
We humbly ask you, God our Father, that by your Spirit and through the gospel, you might glorify your Son by:
6. Personal Conversion
Calling many people from Brisbane out of darkness and into your wonderful light, and
7. Missioning Together
Gathering at least 10% of Brisbane every Sunday to prayerfully proclaim Jesus together.
Heavenly Father, in your mercy, hear our prayer.
> We live in Brisbane
We have a heart for Brisbane.
Let’s pray.
Over 2.7 million people live in Brisbane. Our understanding is that around 5% attend churches that value the gospel, prayer, and faithful Bible teaching. We want Jesus to be glorified, and many more people from Brisbane to be saved, entering into the eternal joy of knowing God.
