"Welcome to the new-look Church Army Website. We're hoping to provide a place for you to keep up with latest Church Army Australia news, including what's happening with Local Mission Bases, Training and Restoration.

This month we're featuring a story about the Kihilla Local Mission Base at Lawson. Here's your first port of call to get involved - by joining in a local mission project, signing up for training, contributing financially or praying for us.

Throughout 2009, Church Army is celebrating 75 years in Australia. We're taking the opportunity to remember what God has done through Church Army since 1934. We're thankful for a great heritage, and we'll be featuring some historical pieces and interviews with long serving officers in Pioneer, the Church Army magazine.

Our past also inspires us to boldly push forward, to rediscover the passion for the lost and the pioneering spirit that propelled our founders. Wilson Carlile founded Church Army in the darkest quarter of London, among the poor, the addicted, and the homeless. This year marks the beginning of our endeavour to plant new mission bases in the 75 most disadvantaged places in Australia.

I invite you to look around the site. Check out what's happening at the bases, pray for us, and for those we're seeking to reach. You can give to any of our projects on the support page, and get involved in some training or jump into some hands-on mission."

In His Grip and Grace,

Tim Scheuer