NEWS AND EVENTS

Burger bonanza at Blacktown Hospital as Rapid Relief Team (RRT) thank medical workers

The Rapid Relief Team (RRT) has staged an appreciation lunch for the staff of Blacktown Hospital to say thanks to the doctors, nurses and medical workers who take care of the community. RRT Local Team Leader Ken Craddock said a team of 26 volunteers served 1,685...

Rapid Relief Team (RRT) supports storm responders

SES volunteers responding to the vicious storms that lashed Melbourne’s south-east are being provided with meals from the Rapid Relief Team (RRT) as they work around the clock to clear debris. RRT Local Team Leader Tom Garrett said volunteers from the Boronia Team...

Rapid Relief Team (RRT) brings the BBQ to Christchurch firefighters

The portable BBQs of the Rapid Relief Team (RRT), the charitable arm of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church (PBCC) have been fired up and put to work to support Fire and Emergency NZ (FENZ) crews battling a huge blaze near Christchurch’s Port Hills. RRT crews from...

OneSchool Australia comes together for all staff conference

OneSchool Global (OSG), the network of independent schools attended by Plymouth Brethren Christian Church (PBCC) members, recently held a two-day all-staff conference in Sydney, Australia. The conference was a great way to connect a team of more than 400 educators and...

Hard earner hunger rewarded as Rapid Relief Team (RRT) thank first responders

RRT, which is run by volunteers from the PBCC, has helped ease the hunger of the hardworking men and women of Sunbury Police Station.

Rapid Relief Team (RRT) fuels the fire for Gold Coast young olympians

The Rapid Relief Team (RRT) has given the Wesley Mission’s Youth Hub Summer Olympians the fuel they need to compete for glory in the annual school holiday event on the Gold Coast. RRT volunteers from Brisbane served up more than 150 signature beef burgers to keep the...

OneSchool Global on the World Stage – EDUtech Europe 2023

Five representatives from the educational arm of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church (PBCC), OneSchool Global, took the stage at the 2023 EDUtech conference in Amsterdam, which brings together some of the brightest and most innovative thought leaders in education...

Rapid Relief Team (RRT) ramps up Gold Coast storm support

Dozens of Rapid Relief Team (RRT) volunteers from across the country have joined the clean-up effort on the Gold Coast after a Christmas storm hammered the region. Last week, a 20-strong team of volunteers from NSW and Victoria joined more than two dozen RRT...
RRT VOLUNTEERS DELIVER WATER AND FOOD TO WA FIREFIGHTERS

RRT VOLUNTEERS DELIVER WATER AND FOOD TO WA FIREFIGHTERS

Rapid Relief Team (RRT) volunteers have lent a helping hand to WA firefighters trying to contain a bushfire raging in the Stirling Ranges, south-east of Perth over the weekend. RRT’s 32,000-litre water tanker filled a squadron of four fixed-wing water bombers that...

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EXCLUSIVE: PLYMOUTH BRETHREN ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS

EXCLUSIVE: PLYMOUTH BRETHREN ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS

We thought we'd take the time to answer some common questions and correct some of the misleading information out there:   Why are you named the “Plymouth Brethren Christian Church”? In the early nineteenth century in England, many men and women were becoming...

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TEACHERS NEED TO DEVELOP INNOVATION IN SKILL SET

TEACHERS NEED TO DEVELOP INNOVATION IN SKILL SET

Teachers need to develop innovation as an important skill set to ensure we are delivering the best possible education in our classrooms, Carolyn Rhodes, OneSchool Global’s Australian Teacher Academy Director, said today. “The ability to look for new ways to solve...

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CHARITY WATER TANKERS DEPLOYED TO HELP NSW FIREFIGHTERS

CHARITY WATER TANKERS DEPLOYED TO HELP NSW FIREFIGHTERS

Rapid Relief Team (RRT) have deployed two 21,000 litre water tankers to provide a quick refill for fire trucks battling out-of-control fires in North Black Range near Canberra and in the Katoomba region.  RRT were called in to support the fire front last Friday and...

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Answered Prayers: Rain comes to Condobolin and Western NSW

Answered Prayers: Rain comes to Condobolin and Western NSW

The Rapid Relief Team Australia (RRT) joins local rural communities across Western NSW in celebrating the arrival of some much-needed rain this week. RRT is made up of volunteers from the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church and have been lending a helping hand to...

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