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We have gathered names of Australian women preaching to mixed congregations. Where known, we have included their twitter handle. This list is not exhaustive (thankfully!). 

This list is recommended by our community and is not necessarily an endorsement from FHE. Of course, the Uniting Church in Australia is known for having many women in preaching roles within their church community.

QLD:

  • Grace Lung (preaching under the authority of a male senior minister)
    https://www.bcaccmaa.org/
    https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?v=182463439998933&ref=watch_permalink
     

  • Samantha McDonell (guest preacher)
    https://c3bd.com/podcast/body-and-the-bricks/
    https://c3ballina.com.au/podcasts/guest-speaker-c3-byron-bay-sam-mcdonell-march-31st-2019/ https://m.soundcloud.com/destinyc3church/getting-stronger-ps-sam-mcdonell
    https://c3ballina.com.au/podcasts/guest-speaker-c3-ballina-sam-mcdonell-march-31st-2019/
    https://c3bd.com/beyond/
     

  • Laura Snook (preaching team)
    The Lakes Church Cairns: www.thelakes.church
    thelakes.church/YouTube 
     

  • Ruth Thomas @ruthmthomas (guest speaker)
    In her role as CEO of World Hope International Ruth speaks in churches around Australia including Guest preacher at various Wesleyan Methodist Churches
     

  • Kate Wall (assistant pastor) at Toowoomba North Church of Christ.
    tnchurch.org.au
     

  • Rev Dr Margaret Wesley (senior minister)
    St. Paul’s Anglican Church Ashgrove
    www.stpaulsashgrove.org.au
     

  • Christine Wood (discipleship pastor) at Gateway Baptist Mackenzie Campus
    https://gatewaybaptist.com.au/mackenzie/



NSW:
(in Sydney, women are not permitted to be the senior minister at Anglican Churches due to Synod ruling)
 

  • Carolyn Altman (guest speaker)
    Home Church Bayside Community www.baysidecc.com.au, www.LetsTalkPrayer.com
     

  • Amanda Antcliff (executive pastor) at C3 SYD
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnFDyQcbdlk
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_l9QOwHNqzA&t=4s
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCdFVTQYTrs
     

  • Pam Borrow @pamborrow (preaching team) at C3SYD , Principal C3 College
    https://c3syd.church/oxfordfalls/
     

  • Sue Botta (senior co-pastor) @sue_botta at C3 Carlingford
    C3Carlingford.org.au
     

  • Sophie Brodie (pastor) at Georges River Life Church grlc
     

  • Penelope Carpentier at Waitara Anglican
    waitaraanglican.com.au/sermons
     

  • Briony Davidson (assistant minister) at South Head Anglican Parish
    https://southheadanglican.org/
     

  • Rev Ellie Elia (minister) at Glenbrook Uniting Church
    https://glenbrook.uca.org.au
     

  • Cathy Ellis (guest preacher) at St Mary's Balmain 
    https://www.facebook.com/St-Marys-Balmain-Anglican-Church-105856708081732
     

  • Deb Glassford (guest preacher)
    Yass Community Baptist Church, www.ycbc.church
    https://youtube.com/channel/UC5wd2clgBRVwhuz9G0M0rWg
    https://open.spotify.com/show/4VySCEbVSSQwsNpBoZIWp2?si=0ca03YmjRsCboUztOhAfxA&utm_source=copy-link , https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mornings-at-ycbc/id1265019458
     

  • Suz Gorham (guest speaker) 
    Senior Police Chaplain
     

  • Erica Hamence (associate minister) at St Barnabas, Broadway
    https://www.barneys.org.au/talks/speaker/erica-hamence/
     

  • Katie Haldance (Senior College Lecturer C3 College)
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHjQKHKQqQ8
    http://silverwater.myc3church.net/podcastgen/?name=2020-12-21_unwrap_joy_-_katie_haldane.m4a
     

  • Tania Harris (guest preacher) @taniaharris
    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwbQyhQ96VGEqokxczbDU0A
     

  • Ness Hughes (assistant pastor) at St Andrews, Roseville 
    standrews.net.au
     

  • Sue Irwin (senior pastor) at The Grainery Chuch, Newcastle
    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2qEm7lk_PInRUJ-lRmqvHA
     

  • Fiona Isaacs (guest speaker) @fiisaacs at St Marks Darling Point
    https://stmarksdp.org/sermons/?_sermon_speakers=fiona-isaacs
    www.youtube.com/c/StMarksChurchDarlingPoint
     

  • Beth Jackson (senior pastor) at St Ives Baptist Church
    www.sibc.org.au
     

  • Jeri Jones Sparks (assistant minister) at St James Croydon - evangelistic talks
     

  • Gayle Kent (guest preacher) 
    Macquarie Chapel Presbyterian Church: macchap.com.au
    Ryde Presbyterian Church: achurchinryde.com
    Morling College: morling.edu.au
     

  • Jessica Keryaks (lay preacher) at Penrith Baptist Church
    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrQD79BSMYrkg0hGnpo-12Q
    https://penrithbaptist.com.au/
     

  • Lyn Kidson (guest preacher) at Carlingford Baptist Church @lyn_kidson
    https://www.carlingford-baptist.org/service-recordings/
     

  • Belinda Lakelin 
    Itinerant preaching in Baptist Churches in NSW & ACT
    https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLojFFKLbnlNAdXHnQ2p0wzTyV9qJhB87-
     

  • Alison Leader (guest preacher)
    eg https://youtube.com/channel/UC3ec72Rrq7b-77ETw0XHtsw
     

  • Melissa Lipsett (guest preacher)
    Guest preacher in her role as COO Baptist World Aid, and as an ordained minister in the Uniting Church
     

  • Kirsten Long (childrens and families minister) at Wyong Baptist Church
    www.wyongbaptist.org
    https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/wyong-baptist-churchs-podcast/id931850048?i=1000498665302
     

  • Louisa Macourt (assistant pastoral minister) @l_macourt at St John's Ashfield
    https://www.stjohnsashfield.org.au/
     

  • Erin Martine Sessions (guest speaker)including https://cardiffheightsbaptist.org.au/sermons/
     

  • Emma Matheson (pastor)
    Earlwood Baptist Church https://youtube.com/channel/UCBJi4N0gwb91uGFdaO47U2g
     

  • Sophia McCrindle (guest preacher)
    http://www.wphcc.com/sermons-by-date/
    https://www.kpcommunity.com.au/podcasts/kpcc-sermons
     

  • Jill McGilvray (guest preacher - under the authority of the male senior minister)
    Springwood Presbyterian Alive@Five service
     

  • Alison Moffitt (pastoral assistant) at Christ Church Inner West, mostly at St Alban’s Five Dock @spally
    Sermons available at stalbanschurch.com.au
     

  • Edwina Murphy (Senior Lecturer in Christian Thought and History, Morling College)
    Guest preacher at Blakehurst Baptist
     

  • Bev Murrill (guest preacher) @BevMurrill
    Senior church pastor for 40 years in Australia and UK
    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFqpI3NPqgZG6gUmP8FHWyg
     

  • Erica Oliver (assistant minister) at St Marks Darling Point
    https://stmarksdp.org/sermons/?_sermon_speakers=erica-oliver
     

  • Lily Strachan (guest preacher) at Macquarie Chapel
    Tcm.org.au
     

  • Cecily Paterson (guest preacher) at St Stephens Belrose 
    http://www.ststephens.net.au/sermons.html
     

  • Emily Payne (priest in charge) at Anglican Parish of Northern Albury
    http://anglicannorthernalbury.org.au/
    https://paidiske.wordpress.com/
     

  • Megan Powell du Toit (guest preacher) at Thornleigh Baptist (other women also preach here) @megandutoit
    http://www.tcbc.org.au/resources/sermons/
     

  • Melissa Ramoo (guest preacher)
    Concord Baptist Church, Sydney Tamil Christian Church
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asQHO2fIbwY
     

  • Christine Redwood (lead pastor) at Seaforth Baptist
    https://www.seaforthbaps.org.au
     

  • Vicki Simpson @vickisimpson (guest preacher) based in C3 SYD, Oxford Falls
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuWolqfBzdU&t=9s
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bldr9m6oXvY&t=3s
     

  • Jenni Stoddart (assistant minister) at Eastwood Anglican
    http://stphils.org.au/ 
     

  • Jackie Stoneman (ex principal of Mary Andrews College, guest preacher)
    https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=350055956014873
     

  • Radhika Sukumar-White (senior minister) at Leichhardt Uniting Church
    www.leichhardtuniting.org.au
     

  • Jan Syme (guest preacher) at St Mary's Balmain 
     

  • Emma Walsh (guest preacher) at Lismore Baptist Church @Revem74
    https://www.lismorebaptist.org.au/sermons/sermon/117-guest-speaker-emma-walsh.html
     

  • Amy Watkins (associate pastor) at Northside Baptist Church, Crows Nest
    https://northsidebaptist.org.au/
     

  • Alison Whalley (guest preacher) at Christ Church Lavender Bay, Central West under Bishop Mark Calder
     

  • Mandy Wheatley (senior minister) at Narooma Anglican (also Jane Simmonds, Karly Ferguson, Thea Yates and Carol McCabe))
    https://www.naroomaanglican.com/
    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_UZEgZyKANH7v95RCS2qWQ
     

  • Jo Wilton (senior pastor) at C3 Reach Miranda
    www.c3reachmiranda.com
    https://youtu.be/eGB0889ENR0
    https://youtu.be/4cbI119KHmk
     

  • Cath Wynn Jones (guest preacher) at St Mary's Balmain 
     

  • Nicole Yule (guest preacher) at Rouse Hill Baptist  
    https://rhbc.com.au/podcasts/



ACT:

  • Sarah Agnew (senior minister) at Wesley Canberra Uniting Church @sarahsstories
    https://www.wesleycanberra.org.au/
     

  • Carol Davison (senior minister) @redalert59 at Kippax Uniting Church
    https://kippax.uca.org.au/
    https://youtube.com/user/kippaxuc
     

  • Margaret Emil (acting senior minister) at St Johns Reid ACT
    stjohnscanberra.org
     

  • Belinda Groves (senior pastor) at Canberra Baptist, Kingston, ACT
    https://www.canbap.org/
    https://www.facebook.com/canberrabaptist/
     

  • Aimee Kent (senior minister) @aimeelkent at Kippax Uniting Church
    https://kippax.uca.org.au/
    https://youtube.com/user/kippaxuc
     

  • Riana Kok (senior minister) at Yarralumla Uniting Church
    https://yarralumla.uca.org.au/
     

  • Miriam Parker Lacey (senior minister) at Canberra City Church and St Columba’s Braddon Uniting Church
    https://www.canberracityuca.org.au/
     

  • Elizabeth Raine (senior minister) at Tuggeranong Uniting Church @shenstone121
    https://tuc.org.au/https://youtube.com/channel/UCMaOl2toDzkWZD8WAXlBuyg
     

  • Jillian Reay-Smith @jreaysmith
    Redhill Church http://redhill.org.au



VIC:

  • Genievive Blackwell (bishop)
    https://www.melbourneanglican.org.au/people/bishop-genieve-blackwell/
     

  • Elizabeth Breakey (senior minister) @elizbreakey
    Bellarine Gateway Anglican Parish, www.bgap.church
    Frequently speaks at the Leopold ANZAC memorial services
     

  • Maria Brand (senior minister) at Mullum Mullum Anglican Church
    YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT_13KzFC-6m0V5LJV-ZcRw
    mullumanglican.org.au
     

  • Amy Brown (senior associate minister) at St Jude’s Anglican Church, Carlton.
    https://stjudes.org.au/
     

  • Angela Cook (senior minister) at St. Augustine's Moreland
    http://staugmoreland.weebly.com/
     

  • Wendy Crouch (assistant priest) at St Stephen's Anglican Church, Richmond
    http://www.ststephensrichmond.com.au
    https://www.facebook.com/ststevesrichmond/
     

  • Megan Curlis-Gibson (senior minister) at Deep Creek Anglican Church, Doncaster East
    www.deepcreekanglican.com
     

  • Jody Destry (senior pastor) at Discovery church
    https://discoverychurch.com.au/
     

  • Sally Douglas (senior pastor) at Richmond Uniting Church, Richmond
    https://richmond.unitingchurch.org.au/
    https://crosslight.org.au/tag/sally-douglas/
     

  • Jill Firth @jilfirth
    Lecturer, Ridley College www.ridley.edu.au
     

  • Carolyn Francis (senior minister) at Collins Street Baptist Church
    https://www.csbc.org.au/
     

  • Jenny George (guest preacher) at St James Old Cathedral, West Melbourne
    https://www.sjoc.org.au/sermons
     

  • Julie Hunt (senior minister) at Newport Baptist Church
    https://www.newportbaptistchurch.com.au/ 
    https://www.facebook.com/NBCnewportbaptistchurch/
     

  • Megan Jung (lead pastor) Williamstown Church of Christ 
    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpacFj0yJFmUEFrJnLuDTYw
     

  • Deborah Kottek at Yarra Ranges Parish of the Uniting Church
    https://healesville.unitingchurch.org.au
    https://vimeo.com/452541482
    https://victas.uca.org.au/my-life-as-a-prison-chaplain-deborah-kottek-qa/
     

  • Julie-Anne Laird (young adults pastor) at All Saints Greensborough
    allsaintsgb.org.au
     

  • Katrina Lambert (associate pastor) at NewHope @katrinalambert_
    https://newhope.net.au/
    https://www.youtube.com/newhopemelb
     

  • Tracey Lauersen (senior minister) at St. Paul’s Warragul
    https://warragulanglican.org.au/
     

  • Jill McCoy (senior minister) at Anglican parish of Ocean Grove & Barwon Heads.
    www.ogbha.org.au
     

  • Beck Miller (assistant pastor) at Merri Creek Anglican Church
    https://soundcloud.com/merri-creek-anglican

 

  • Bree Mills @breemills (guest preacher)
     

  • Karen Morris (lay preacher) at St Stephen's Greythorn
    https://ststeves.org.au/sermons-2/
     

  • Elizabeth Murray (senior minister) at Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Williamstown
    http://www.htw.org.au/
    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClLrivDqkG0qLgmVHCNsklg
     

  • Denise Nicholls (senior minister) @RevDJNicholls at Bayule Anglican Church
    Banyuleparish.org.au
     

  • Sarah Paterson (guest preacher)
    https://www.cabc-t.org.au/
    https://wesleyinternational.org.au/
     

  • Jenny Poulter (assistant pastor) at St Paul's Anglican Church Caulfield North
    www.stpaulscaulfieldnorth.com.au
     

  • Jay Robinson (senior minister) at Murrumbeena Uniting Church
    www.murrumbeenauniting.org.au
     

  • Natalie Rosner (assistant pastor) at St Hilary's Anglican Church, Kew.
    sthils.com
    youtube.com/sthils
     

  • Amanda Saenz (assistant pastor)
    www.CityLife.church/casey
     

  • Alison Sampson (senior minister) at Sanctuary Baptist Church
    https://sanctuarybaptist.wordpress.com/
     

  • Alex Sangster (minister of the word) at Fairfield Uniting Church
    https://www.fairfieldunitingchurch.org/index.php/podcasts
     

  • Trudi Sayers (pastor) at Red Church, Blackburn South (also Bethany Allen, Hannah Heather, Brittany White, Sarah Deutscher)
    https://redchurch.org.au/home
    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjOW8mO2NWMcPMGepe55Rkw 
     

  • Bekkii Scott (senior minister) at Boronia Community Church of Christ
    www.bccoc.org.au
     

  • Emily Simpson (senior minister) at Melton Baptist Church
    http://www.meltonbaptistchurch.com/
     

  • Katecia Taylor (senior minister) @KateciaT at St Kilda Elsternwick Baptist Church
    https://stkildabaptist.org.au
     

  • Sonia Thomas (senior co minister) at Inner Life
    https://youtu.be/kZLtFC0uC0c
     

  • Sharon Valentino (senior minister) at Surfcoast Anglican
    www.surfcoastanglican.org.au
     

  • Robyn J Whitaker (guest preacher)
    https://bythewell.com.au/
     

  • Karen Winsemius (assistant pastor) at Oaktree Anglican, Caulfield North
    www.oaktreeanglican.org.au
     

  • Laura Young (assistant pastor) at Boronia Community church of Christ
    www.bccoc.org.au



TAS:

  • Kelly Dunn (preaching team) at C3 Church Hobart
    https://c3hobart.org.au
     

  • Ruth Hanlon (senior minister) at St Luke's Anglican Church Taroona
    https://sandybaytaroonaanglican.org/
     

  • Ella Hickey (preaching team) at C3 Church Hobart
    https://c3hobart.org.au
     

  • Jackie Law (preaching under the authority of a male leader) 
    homechurch.stmarksbellerive.org.au
     

  • Leonie Silk (assistant pastor) at Anglican Parish of Clarence South - Howrah, South Arm
    https://www.stthomashowrah.com/Services.php
     

  • Susan Willis (archdeacon of north west Tasmania)
    Old Sermons online at St Annes Ryde Anglican Church website



SA:

  • Sonya Betram (associate pastor) at Marion Church of Christ
    https://www.marioncc.org.au
     

  • Tricia Bishop (senior minister) at Camden Baptist
    https://camdenbc.org.au
     

  • Sandy Boyce (senior minister) Pilgrim Uniting Church
    Pilgrim.org.au
     

  • Casey Burgess (lay preacher) at Enfield Baptist Church
    https://youtube.com/user/EBCadelaide
     

  • Christy Capper at Adelaide West Uniting Church @christy.capper
    Acting principal of Uniting College for Leadership and Theology
    https://awuc.org.au/
     

  • Isabel Coleman (youth pastor) at Life Church Ingle Farm
    https://www.discoverlife.org.au
     

  • Lisa Cornish (senior pastor) at Barossa Community Church
    https://barossa.sabaptist.church/
     

  • Melinda Cousins (Director of Ministries BCSA)
    Teaching pastor at Richmond Baptist
    https://richmond.org.au; Baptist churches across SA
     

  • Miranda Dixon (assistant pastor) at Unley Park Baptist
    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSxcpq5smhiyDIvR3-ytR5A
    https://upbc.org.au/sermonseries/
    Also teaches preaching at Tabor College
     

  • Janine Donato (assistant pastor) at Influencers Church
    https://paradise.influencers.church
     

  • Rachael Foster (guest preacher) at Broadview Baptist
    https://www.facebook.com/broadviewbaptist/
     

  • Jess Frost (lay preacher) at Enfield Baptist Church
    https://youtube.com/user/EBCadelaide
     

  • Julie Gardiner (co-lead pastor) at Christies Beach Baptist
    https://christiesbaptist.org.au
     

  • Sophie Gerrie (associate pastor) Richmond Baptist
    https://richmond.org.au
     

  • Michaela Gonzalez (guest preacher) at Rostrevor Baptist
    http://www.rbc.org.au/wordpress/
     

  • Sjhana Greenwood (co-lead pastor) at Influencers Church
    https://paradise.influencers.church
     

  • Nona Gregory (campus pastor) at Village Church Melrose Park
    https://thevillage.org.au/melrosepark/
    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOhWyh1ol_N2kX9yubvyaoA
     

  • Ashlee Haakmeester (online pastor) at Clovercrest Baptist
    https://clovie.com.au
     

  • Donna Hall (co-senior pastor) at Lifepoint Church
    https://lifepointchurch.com.au
     

  • Beth Hoy (senior pastor) Aberfoyle Park Baptist
    https://www.aberfoyleparkbaptist.org.au
     

  • Sarah Lawson (guest preacher) @LawsonSarahA
    eg Mount Barker Baptist - https://www.facebook.com/mbbchurch
    http://www.mbb.org.au/sermons/
     

  • Cheryl McCallum (staff) at Malvern Uniting Church
    malvernuc.com
     

  • Esther McInerney at Rostrevor Baptist
    http://www.rbc.org.au/wordpress/
     

  • Jenny Pryor (senior pastor)
    Laura Baptist http://laurabaptist.org.au
    Port Pirie Baptist https://portpiriebaptist.org.au
     

  • Wendy Radford (lead pastor) at Austral Asian Community Church
    https://www.aacc.com.au
     

  • Heather Restall (senior pastor) at Colonel Light Gardens Church of Christ
    https://www.facebook.com/clgcoc/
     

  • Verity Riessen (assistant pastor) at Aldgate Church of Christ
    http://www.aldgatevillagewell.org
     

  • Chelsea Russack (associate pastor) at Trinity Baptist, Colonel Light Gardens
    https://trinityclg.org.au
     

  • Erin Spavin (families pastor) at Enfield Baptist Church
    https://youtube.com/user/EBCadelaide
    https://youtu.be/IOBCri-jdmY
    https://youtu.be/DXv5t6QaL8U
     

  • Michelle Stevens (executive pastor) at Clovercrest Baptist
    https://clovie.com.au
     

  • Cass Tompich (assistant pastor) at Christian Family Centre Seaton
    https://www.familycentre.org.au
     

  • Sara Walding (assistant pastor) at Blackwood Hills Baptist Church
    https://thevillage.org.au/bhbc/
    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOhWyh1ol_N2kX9yubvyaoA


WA:
 

  • Yvette Cherry (guest preacher) @yvettecherry20
    www.careychurch.asn.au
     

  • Kay Goldsworthy (Anglican Archbishop Perth)
    Archbishop of Perth, occasionally preaches at St Georges Cathedral, at other churches and online. https://www.perth.anglican.org/archbishop-of-perth
    https://www.facebook.com/AnglicanArchbishopPerth
     

  • Lorna Green (senior minister) at St Nicolas Anglican Church, Parish of Carine- Duncraig
    https://stnicolasanglican.wordpress.com/
     

  • Jess Magowan (associate pastor)
    www.inglewoodchurch.org.au
     

  • Monica O’Neil (senior minister) at Living Grace Dianella
    livinggracedianella.org.au
     

  • Bronwen Speedie (associate pastor) at Perth Baptist Church @GodsDesignPerth
    https://perthbaptist.com.au/



NT: 

  • Suzie Ray (senior minister) at St James Anglican Church, Sanderson
    www.facebook.com/StJamesSanderson
     

  • Toni Rehrmann (associate pastor) at Darwin Baptist Church
    https://www.dbc.org.au/
     

  • Helen Richmond (senior minister) at Casuarina Uniting
    https://www.casuarinauniting.org.au/

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