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History of the Work in Australia

“So let us put all prejudicial or partial thinking out of our minds. Let us REPENT and turn from all that—and a few of you have let Satan deceive you in it! GOD LOVES you and as His servant so do I. I have made great sacrifices that the precious Truth of GOD might come to you—that you might be called into this common heritage with us all! I love you all—I pray regularly for you all—I need your prayers and love.

In LOVE we will go forth into the KINGDOM OF GOD, and God's PEACE and SALVATION shall come to all.” (Herbert W Armstrong, Coworker Letter, 13 Sept 1980)

Information 

Item/Event Comment
Church of God News Australian Edition
Church of God News Australian Edition (1960s) Published 1961-66. A number of issues are missing
WCG articles on history of the Work
History of the Work in Australia (1956-82) By Robyn Kleinbergs (original). Handwritten notes here
History of the Work in Australia (1956-82) By Robyn Kleinbergs (re-typed into Word by C White)
1959 Good News article* By Garner Ted Armstrong
The Australian Office Opens! (Good News, Feb 1960)   
Greatest Passover (Good News, May 1960) See sections underlined in red
A Joyous Pentecost (Good News, June 1961) See sections underlined in red
GTA's article on Australia mentioned (Good News, Aug 1961) See sections underlined in red
Radio Log (Plain Truth, April 1962)  
Church of God News information; baptising tour (Good News, June 1963) See sections underlined in red
The Passover in Australia (Good News, May 1964) See sections underlined in red
Coworker Letters etc  
Photographs For Sydney Church photographs, go here
Other Miscellaneous Items on History of the Work  
Feast of Tabernacles
Feast Information inc Blackheath Feast Hall Inc brochures, maps and photographs
Good News article, Nov 1961 See sections underlined in red
Good News article, Nov 1963 See sections underlined in red
Advertisments and Media
Radio Programs and Interviews  
Advertisements 1960s, 1980s
A Voice Cries Out newspaper advertisements 1981 (provided by Robyn Kleinbergs)
Media articles about the Work  
Local Churches
History of the Sydney Church Photographs, brochures etc
Melbourne, Brisbane etc Much of the histories of local congregations can be found in Church of God News. Australian Edition

 

*AUSTRALIA, at last!, Good News, November 1959 pages 7, 12

By Garner Ted Armstrong

 

At last God has OPENED THE DOOR to Australia! With the World Tomorrow program on the air six times weekly, it has been necessary to establish offices in Sydney, Australia. Here, FIRST HAND, is the exciting news!

OVER nineteen hundred years ago, Jesus Christ said, somewhere, somehow, there would be a WORK OF GOD on this earth. He said this work of God would be fulfilling His own commission to His Church to "preach the GOSPEL to every creature" (Marl 16.15). He described His Church as the "little flock," having but "LITTLE strength," but before whom He would set an OPEN DOOR! "I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it; for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name! " (Rev. 3.8). A NEW DOOR Opened. And now - God has opened another door before His work! For the first time in all history, the very Gospel Jesus preached is being thundered with great power to the great "down under" continent of Australia! That Gospel has been hidden from the eyes of men for over 1800 years! It hasn't been preached. It has all but been totally forgotten - buried under false doctrine, pagan customs and traditions - and has been neglected so long that today it sounds TOTALLY NEW, startlingly different to everyone!

NB: the complete article is available for reading in the Good News magazine.