Our Staff

Rev. Angelo Gratsounas – Senior Pastor

ange@narweebaptist.org.au

Ange is married to Linda and has three young adult daughters. Ange comes from a Greek Orthodox background, becoming a Christian in his late teenage years. He worked as a maths teacher before completing his Bachelor of Theology and Diploma of Ministry at Morling Theological College. Ange served as Associate Pastor at Springwood Baptist Church before commencing as Senior Pastor at Narwee mid-1997.

Matt White – Associate Pastor (Young Adults)

matt@narweebaptist.org.au

In 2021 Matt was appointed the Associate Pastor (Young Adults) after serving for three years as a student pastor. He is a graduate of Morling College, with a Masters of Divinity. He is an accreditation candidate with the Baptist Church of NSW & ACT and is heading towards Ordination. Matt is passionate about seeing young adults in our community come into a relationship with Jesus. Matt is married to Elizabeth and has two young daughters and a son.

Rev. David Williams – Associate Pastor (Pastoral Care/Seniors)

david@narweebaptist.org.au

David is the Seniors/Pastoral Care Pastor, and has been at NBC since 2016, having previously been the lead pastor at Toronto Baptist Church for 19 years. David completed his Bachelor of Theology through Morling College. He finds it a great privilege to listen and journey alongside people through all the various seasons of life, affirming God’s good, gracious and faithful character. David enjoys spending time with his wife Liz, trying to keep fit (more challenging once he passed 60) and reading crime novels when he has time.

 

Lachlan Miller – Youth Pastor

lachlan@narweebaptist.org.au

Lachlan is married to Emily, and he oversees the youth programs at NBC and joined the team in 2021. He is a graduate of Sydney Missionary and Bible College, with a Masters of Divinity. Lachlan has been involved in leading youth ministries for over a decade and also has experience working with university students. Lachlan has a passion to see students develop an intellectually solid, emotionally rich, and socially active faith by the time they finish high school.

Robyn Garlick – Children’s Pastor

robyn@narweebaptist.org.au

Robyn is married to Ian and they have two adult daughters Amanda and Carly. Robyn is a graduate of Morling College with a Diploma of Theology. She joined our team in 2000 and oversees all our Childrens’ Ministry at NBC. This includes S.P.L.A.T. and B.L.A.S.T. on Friday afternoons, Holiday Club in July, Kidz Camp in April, and Kidz Church (pre-school to year 6) on Sunday mornings. Robyn is passionate about seeing kids grow in their knowledge of Jesus and the Bible and making choices to follow Jesus and keep on following Jesus each day in their lives.

Lianbo Zhang – Mandarin Pastor

lianbo@narweebaptist.org.au

Lianbo is married to Julia and they have two children Gabrielle and Joshua. Lianbo is a graduate of SMBC where he completed a Bachelor of Theology. He is a Recognised Pastor with the Baptist Churches of NSW and the ACT. He started at NBC in 2015 and works four days a week including Sundays.

 

Doris LimnosOffice Administrator (Mon – Thur)

doris@narweebaptist.org.au

Doris had been the Friday secretary at Narwee Baptist Church from 2010 – 2019, and moved into the full time Office Secretary role in 2022. Doris is a mother to three school aged children and is involved in our creche and music ministry. She completed a Graduate Diploma of Divinity in 2019 and a Graduate Diploma of Counselling in 2024 from Morling College, and is also serving as a Student Representative on the Morling Academic Board.

Beth Zabaks – Office Secretary (Fri)

beth@narweebaptist.org.au

Beth is married to Tony and they have two daughters and one son. Beth joined us in 2019 as the Friday Office Secretary at Narwee Baptist Church. She is active in our 9am congregation and our Playtime ministry.

Amanda PercurandiMinistry Intern (Fri & Sun)

Amanda is married to Geovani and has been working as a Registered Nurse before following God’s call to serve as a Ministry Intern this year in children’s Ministry, serving alongside Robyn Garlick. She is a graduate of Morling College, with an Advanced Diploma of Theology. She is passionate about teaching the Bible to children and their families, so that they may come to know, love, and serve the Lord.