Welcome
Bill Kirkland - Senior Pastor
Bill, together with his wife Helen, pioneered both Kambalda and Kalgoorlie churches, later uniting them into one church with two congregations. He was ordained while part of the ministry team at a thriving church in the southern suburbs of Canberra. God called him to the Goldfields in 1993. In 2006 he added the role of Prison Chaplain to his ministry. Bill and Helen have three adult children, Jocelyn, Tim and James. Bill loves to keep active with tennis and running being two of his favourite leisure pursuits - along with going out for coffee!
Eddie Robertson - Assistant Pastor
Eddie has lived in Kalgoorlie all his life. He has a passion for evangelism and was a member of the local Gideons’ Camp for many years. He has been working alongside Bill in the ministry at Kalgoorlie and Kambalda Oasis since 1998.
Peter Young - Assistant Pastor
Peter is a very passionate Servant of God with interests in soul winning, establishing Christians and preparing people for heaven. He has been involved in establishing new churches, church management and training of the next generation of Christian leaders. Previously Peter worked as Exploration or Mine Geologist with some of the leading names in mining and minerals industry including; MetalsX Ltd, Silverlake Resources Ltd, Integra Mining Ltd, Coffey Mining, African Barrick Gold, Newmont Gold Ghana Ltd and Goldfields Ghana Ltd. Peter is married to lovely Harriet and has been blessed with five wonderful children. He has been following and serving the Lord Jesus Christ since1983 up until now. He has faced many challenges in life, but continues to grow closer to and serve the Lord every day.
Kerry Atkinson - Board Member
Kerry is a deaconess and also serves on the Board. She has a heart for prayer and hospitality. In 2007 she was inaugurated Kalgoorlie President of Aglow Australia.
Hannes Bester - Treasurer
Hannes was born in Bethlehem, South Africa. A Boilermaker by trade, he moved from Witbank, South Africa where he was raised, to Kambalda in 2004 and to Kalgoorlie in 2006. He became a deacon in 2010 and a board member in 2012. He also works as a lecturer at the local TAFE.
Andrews (Andy) Osei
Andy joined the Board in 2017 and works in the mining industry. Andy preaches and shares a communion message regularly and also leads a Home Group that is hosted by David and Tina Leilua at their home. Andy is married to Jennifer and they have two daughters.
Jan Blakey - Women's Ministries Kambalda
Jan has been an active member of the Kambalda congregation since it was planted in 1993. Jan ministers to the women in the fellowship encouraging them in prayer and fellowship. She also preaches and shares communion messages regularly in the Sunday services and is part of the music team as a song leader.
Kathie Lindup - Deaconess Kambalda
Kathie is an enthusiastic member of the Kambalda congregation who thrives on welcoming people.
Helen Kirkland - Administrator
Helen has been actively involved in the life of both churches working alongside her husband Bill mainly in the areas of administration and music ministry. She likes to pursue a healthy and active lifestyle.
Safer Churches Person/KidsKonnect Leader
The safer churches person is the point of contact for anybody who feels they are being abused or at risk of of being abused, and also assists the Board in ensuring that any body working in child-related ministry is appropriately trained. In 2022 Jackiie took on the leadership of the children's ministry "KidsKonnect". This is a high energy program for children from Kindy to Year 6.
Welcome to Oasis AOG Australian Christian Church, an Australian Christian Churches (formerly Assemblies of God Australia) fellowship in the Goldfields of Western Australia. Kalgoorlie-Boulder is a regional centre of approximately 30,000 people located about 600km east of Perth.
The church was planted in August 1997 beginning evening services at Lotteries House, Kalgoorlie. In 2000 we made the move to both morning services and Hannans Primary School library. We briefly met at President Street Hall before moving to our own premises at 518 Hannan Street in October 2009.
Some of the ministries that are close to the heart of our congregation are: Vision Radio (Christian radio provided by United Christian Broadcasters Australia), Aglow Australia and prison ministry. Senior Pastor Bill Kirkland is the Prison Chaplain for Eastern Goldfields Regional Prison, and in the past was an advisor to the local branch of Aglow Australia. He is also currently the Treasurer of the Goldfields Ministers’ Network.
The Kalgoorlie congregation is one church with another congregation based in Kambalda.
Oasis AOG Australian Christian Church exists to:
• Provide a local church where Christians can fellowship, experience the love of God, learn about the ways of God and worship the Lord Jesus Christ
• Introduce the people to the Holy Spirit and encourage the congregation to pursue the baptism of the Holy Spirit and spiritual gifts
• Encourage, equip and empower believers to be witnesses to the death, burial and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ through personal and corporate outreach
• Provide a place of refuge and love for the hurting people in our community
• Be supportive of all other groups (including missions) who have a desire to further the cause of the gospel
• Be generous people in regards to the poor
• Generate an atmosphere of encouragement where people are able to reach their full potential in God through sound Biblical teaching
A morning service is held at 9.30am on Sundays. For details of other services please call Bill on 0428 273 751.
Our services are held at 518 Hannan Street, Kalgoorlie. During school terms our Kids Konnect program runs from 10am during the morning service. If you are interested in registering your child for Kids Konnect the form is below.
Location & Directions
Sunday services, youth and musicians’ practice are at 518 Hannan Street, Kalgoorlie.
Subcategories
Pastor's Pen
These are articles that have been published locally in the Kalgoorlie Miner and the Red Hill Rambler Kambalda recently.