By God’s grace, we desire to eagerly gather to exalt God, build joyful and obedient followers of Jesus Christ who passionately love God and His people, and boldly advance the gospel of Jesus Christ throughout our homes, communities, workplaces, state, country, and the world to the glory of God.
Emmanuel Baptist Church Vision Statement
Our church exists to glorify God by exalting Him, edifying believers, and evangelising the lost.
Our Eldership
Pastor Andrew Courtis
Pastor Andrew Senior Pastor. He received his Master’s in Theology from the Presbyterian Theological College (Melbourne) and completed his Doctor of Ministry at the Master’s Seminary (Los Angeles). Andrew oversees our church staff, public and regular services and does most of the preaching. He is married to Dianne and has three children. He is passionate about seeing people grow in their love for the Lord and His Word.
Pastor Ryan Connellan
Pastor Deane Woods
Pastor Matthew Crethar
Elder Dante DeVilla
Our Staff
Peter Chia
Executive Administrator
Sally Chia
Women’s Ministry Worker
Melanie Johnson
Children’s Ministry Worker
Matthew Howard
Graphic Designer & Media Producer
Elizabeth Mathew
Office Administration
Elizabeth Sequeira
Office Administration
What We Teach
What a church teaches is the foundation for everything else. The Bible is our authority for all matters of what we believe and what we do. Find out more in our Statement of Faith.
Over fifty years in Glenwood
Since being established in 1973, we have been a part of the Glenwood community for over50 years.
Faithfully, our church began under the leadership of Pastor Dave Toro who was a missionary with his wife Bev who came from America to share the word of God. Little did they know that God would use them to start a thriving church in the Glenwood community.
