The Conversation so far…

St Mark’s UNEchurch’s vision is that under God, we prayerfully seek to see a consistently growing number of mature, disciple-making disciples of Jesus Christ across UNE and Armidale.

God has been building our church for over 60 years. We have three congregations meeting each Sunday and as our Church and ministry have grown, our building and facilities have not grown with it. Our facilities are very old and can no longer support the growing congregation God is sending our way. In fact, we haven’t invested in our facilities since 2008 when the temporary Ministry Centre demountable building was reclaimed from UNE. It was in 1997/98 that the mini-kids and parent’s room building work was undertaken. The main Chapel building remains much as it was when it was built in the early 1970s.

It is clear that new facilities are needed to support our current congregations, and they will be needed to support our future ministries. The St Marks Building Committee (SMBC) exists to bring these new facilities into reality.

The Building Committee’s vision is that new building facilities will provide a long term gospel resource for the spreading of God’s Word in Armidale, abroad, and to further our unique gospel spreading opportunities on a university campus.

History of st mark’s & Buildings

For over 60 years, God has been building his Church on campus at St Mark’s. And He is not finished! He continues to invite us on His mission to keep growing His Church in Armidale and UNE. We want to continue to preserve the preaching of the Gospel. A platform for the next 50 years.

To read more about the history of our Church, including our buildings, go to our history page

Building survey RESULTS

In late 2021, the SMBC released a survey for all St Mark’s members to complete. Please check out the building survey results here - survey results

There will be ongoing opportunities for input into the St Mark's Chapel building program - this survey is just one of many such opportunities.

To contact the building committee, please email [email protected] or chat to one of the Committee Members on a Sunday.

who is the BUIlding committee?

Andrew Williamson: Andrew, Kathy and family have been in Armidale and attending St Marks for about 5 years. Andrew has a background in business (B.Ec), including running a large mechanical workshop in Sydney for 20 years, farming and, more recently, property management.

Bronwyn Myers: Bronwyn Myers (née Hopwood) is a lecturer in Roman History and Curator of the Museum of Antiquities at UNE. Bronwyn, her husband Bruce, sons Matthew and Scott, and pet vacuum cleaner (cat-bug) live in town and have been members of St Marks since 2003.

Caleb Dobos: Caleb is a Certified Practicing Accountant (CPA) and runs his own accounting practice, with broad experience in SME tax and business advisory. He has also worked with a range of start-ups and other businesses seeking project and finance approval from external parties. Caleb grew up in Armidale and attends St Mark’s with his wife Hannah and family.

Cameron Smith: Cameron is a local who’s been attending St Marks for many years. He works in construction, is married to Sarah and can often be found behind the tech desk at church.

Josiah McDonald: Josiah is a graduate of UNE, and has been blessed by, and served in, the student ministry throughout his undergraduate years. ‘Jose’ is now settled in town with wife Jess and works as an engineer for Walcha Council.

Noel Flavel: Noel is a recently-retired Agricultural Economist. With his wife Susanne, he is enjoying being time-rich, attending to grandchildren, gardening and tinkering with small engines and anything else.

Please keep Andrew, Bronwyn, Caleb, Cameron, Josiah, and Noel in your regular prayers - that they would be diligent, patient and always encouraged by the vision of Kingdom growth for the glory of God.