meet the TEAM
Senior Pastor
La'Mont Ferreira
La’Mont and his wife Erna originally came from South Africa with their two sons.
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They grow up in Christian households and both gave their lives to the Lord as teenagers. La’Mont heard the call to full-time ministry while in Secondary College whereafter he did 5 years of full-time theological studies. He currently holds a Grad Dip in Theology from the University of Divinity in Melbourne.
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Over the years La’Mont specialised in small group ministry and grow his gift in equipping ministry leaders and preaching.
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La’Mont sees himself as a progressive thinker in doing church but holds to a conservative evangelical theological view. His ministry nature can be seen as apostolic-evangelistic.
Christie, Nicole & Chloe
Nicole and her family have been attending NWBC for the past 16yrs and she has been serving God in the children’s ministry for all those years. She has a passion to see young children develop their God given gifts and talents and to serve the Lord.
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Christie has been a part of NWBC for 16 years and she has taken part in the kid’s church program, and the youth program (SPARK) and once she finished school she had the opportunity to lead in both. She is passionate about children hearing the message of God and getting opportunities to grow in their faith journey.
Chloe bas also been part of NWBC for the majority of her life and has experienced the privilege to both attend and lead in the youth and children's ministry of the church. she has a heart of seeing children develop their own personal faith and applying what they learn in their own lives.
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Nicole, Christie and Chloe all possess the same dedication to children’s ministry and education, with all three being involved in the teaching profession in their personal careers which has led to them using their gifts and talents to serve the Lord in the TAG Kids ministry at NWBC.
Daniel, Macey & Shayley
Macey, Shayley, and Daniel grew up at Spark Youth, and their love for Jesus developed alongside their desire to see the next generation thrive in their faith. Now, they have the privilege of leading alongside a passionate team who share the same mission.
Macey has a heart to ignite a fire in teenagers, helping them grow their faith and teach practical ways to live out God’s will.
Shayley is a dedicated leader who walks alongside teens on their spiritual journeys, and has a passion for worship.
Daniel strives to make studying the Bible engaging and accessible, helping teens build a strong foundation of faith.
Together, the entire Spark Youth team encourage teens to explore their faith, ask questions, have fun and grow in their relationship with Christ. This might be a silly, competitive and crazy team, but their greatest joy comes from seeing young people discover Christ, just like they did.
Chris & Tracey McGlashan
Chris and Tracey McGlashan have been involved with children, youth and young adults in various capacities for over 30 years, ranging from church based pastoral ministries, camps for abused children, chaplaincy, and residential youth work.
They are passionate about seeing young people find their identity in Jesus, develop an intimate relationship with Him, and have their foundation in the Word of God.
Finance Officer
Grace Henshaw
A Christian since the age of 22 years, Grace follows in the footsteps of her father passionately serving God and the people in his Church.
Grace has a heart for women and seeing them connect and know Jesus in a more intimate way, using biblical truth, unconditional love and sensitivity in helping them to overcome obstacles that come into their lives each day.
Grace also loves reading and spending her free time in her crafts, being both rewarding and therapeutic, she enjoys using the gifts God has blessed her with.
With many years experience in the finance area Grace brings a wealth of experience in her new role implementing new and fresh ideas for Kingdom purposes. Grace also serves in the position of Health & Safety Officer at NWBC.
2024
Leadership Team
Andrew Watson, Warren Van Damme, Raul Quan, Steve Mollet, Alex Jara, Pheroze Khan, Daniel Catrinta, Nelson Macleod, Ivan Caviedes & La'Mont Ferreria.