Who are we?

We are a group of people who know an amazingly gracious God has saved us, and so, we want to live for Him. We know this because Jesus came into this world, and died a death that each of us deserved. But he didn’t stay dead; he rose again and offers us the hope of eternal life! Young Adults at NBC embrace this hope and want to share it with all!

In saying that, you don’t have to be sure of or know all this to get involved, get connected and get fed at Narwee Baptist. We hope everyone feels welcome! Here is a little more about who we are and what we do.

What do we do?

A church is a gathering of people who want to live for God. To do this, we gather together to encourage each other, to learn about how we do this and live life together – rejoicing in the good times and struggling through the tough times.

As people who want to know God, we need to hear from Him. This means we prioritise hearing from God through His word, the Bible. This happens at our regular Sunday Services at 5pm, and in ‘Home Groups’ throughout the week. We also meet to share life and grow relationally; this means we have regular social gatherings and events.

Ultimately we seek to show and share God’s love; longing to see new people welcomed, connected and gathered into the community and most importantly into God’s family. We hope to see people grow in their knowledge and love of God and demonstrate this as they gladly serve their God, the community and those in need; actively making Jesus name known to all.

Enquiries for Young Adults

Matt White on 9534 2699 or matt@narweebaptist.org.au.

Friday Nights

7:30–9:45 | $3 | Enter and pick up through the carpark

Our Friday night program consists of FUSION for years 7-9 and SALT for years 10-12. Both meet at the church at 7:30 to hang out, get to know each other, and play some games. At some point in the night a Bible passage is creatively presented and then further discussed in our Pod groups. The goal of our Friday night program is to welcome kids into the community, make them feel safe and loved, and focus on sharing the gospel.

Camps

KYCK | April 

KYCK is a conference for teens put on by the Katoomba Christian Convention Centre and we have found it to be an excellent discipleship tool for our youth. Because of this, we invite our youth to join us at KYCK for a weekend where over 1,500 teens will come together to praise God and learn more about Jesus.

Youth Camp | September

Towards the end of Term 3, we take our entire Youth Ministry away for a weekend packed full of games, challenges, talks, chills, and Jesus. It is a big event and we encourage all youth to come along!

Rev. Angelo Gratsounas – Senior Pastor

ange@narweebaptist.org.au

Ange is married to Linda and has three young adult daughters, two sons-in-law, and two granddaughters. 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. Ange also serves as the chair of the Morling College Board and is a member of the Assembly Council of the Baptist Churches of NSW & ACT.

Rev. 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 accredited ordained minister with the Baptist Churches of NSW & ACT. Matt is passionate about seeing young adults in our community come into a relationship with Jesus. He is married to Elizabeth and has three 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, has recently welcomed his first child, 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.

Amanda Percurandi – Children’s Worker (Part Time)

amanda@narweebaptist.org.au

Amanda serves as our part-time Children’s Worker, primarily overseeing Kidz Church on Sunday’s working alongside our Children’s Pastor, Robyn. She is married to Geovani and has a young daughter. Amanda is a graduate of Morling Theological College, holding an Advanced Diploma of Theology. Amanda loves helping children grow in their understanding of the Bible and who Jesus is, with the desire to see their lives transformed by His love and truth.

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.

Miriam Quinn – Ministry Intern (Young Adults)

Miriam was born in Sydney but spent the first 10 years of her life growing up in Papua New Guinea. After moving to Australia, she completed school and then trained as a teacher. Miriam has worked full time as a teacher for the past 5 years, gaining valuable skills for ministry and discerning God’s leading for the coming years. She is now enrolled in a Master of Divinity at SMBC and alongside studying there will be working 2 days a week for NBC and doing some casual teaching. Miriam has been part of our Narwee community since 2022 and we are excited to have her on our pastoral team.

Doris Limnos – Office 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 women’s 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.