Our Church

  • We are a community church made up of families from different stages of life
  • We seek to worship God as a community in relative, down to earth and relational ways
  • We invite attendees to participate in Church life in order to encourage growth for all
  • We are affiliated with the Queensland Baptist Union

Our Church

  • We are a community church made up of families from different stages of life
  • We seek to worship God as a community in relative, down to earth and relational ways
  • We invite attendees to participate in Church life in order to encourage growth for all
  • We are affiliated with the Queensland Baptist Union

Our Team

Our Pastor

Our Pastor of twelve years, Garth Nilsen, has recently accepted an invitation to minister in Victoria. We are currently in the process of discerning our next Pastor. For more information go to Job Vacancies

Elder - Troy Harris

  • Served in the Church for 25years
  • Became an Elder of Toogoolawah Baptist in 2008
  • One of the longest serving teachers at Toogoolawah High School
  • Passions – loves being with family, spending time serving the wider community and swimming at every possible opportunity

Elder - Dave Cannell

  • Grew up as a local in Toogoolawah before moving away for a short time
  • Owns a local family business
  • Passions – Talking with people especially in his role as a RACQ tow driver

Deacon/Secretary - Jenny Ballinger

  • Church Secretary at Toogoolawah Baptist since 2019
  • A worship leader since 2015
  • Has been teaching piano for over 40 years
  • Passions – her family, teaching piano, singing and playing music for church

Deacon - Thereza Vermaat

  • Immigrated from South Africa in 1999… love Australia with all my heart!
  • Moved to Toogoolawah in 2021as always been a country girl enjoying country life
  • Own my own business as a Pool Safety Inspector
  • Passions — gardening, entertaining/ cooking and a great love for all animals