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We have gathered names of as many Australian women preaching to mixed congregations we can find. 

This list is recommended by our community and is not necessarily an endorsement from FHE and we strongly encourage you to undertake your own res. Of course, the Uniting Church, Salvation Army, Lutheran and most pentecostal churches  in Australia are known for having many women in leadership and preaching roles within their church community. So for this reason we have not included them below, unless specifically known to us personally. . 

Note that since 1922, the Anglican Diocese of Sydney has upheld that women are permitted to teach and preach in congregational settings of men and women. Not all churches permit this sadly, despite the  Ordination of Women to the Priesthood of the Anglican Church report (Anglican Church Diocese of Sydney, 1984), Peter Jensen, Peter O’Brien, David Peterson, Paul Barnett, Harry Goodhew, et al.) and a follow up report in 1987.  The only position that women in Sydney are not permitted to hold is that of Senior Minister.  In other words, all churches in Sydney have permission to have women on the preaching roster.  See Doctrine Commission Report: 9/84 Ordination of Women to the Priesthood of the Anglican Church -and Doctrine Commission Report: 8/87 The Ministry of Women ​

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NEW SOUTH WALES

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ANGLICAN

Austinmer & Thirroul

• Davis, Gillian

• McCoy, Liz

• Potts, Wendy

• Thomas, Jane

 

Blayney Parish

• Cameron, Dr Marcia

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Christ Church, Lavender Bay

• Various guest preachers
   

Christ Church St Laurence

• Bellhouse, Rev Kathryn
   

Christ Church, West Goulburn

• Krebs, Rev Anna
   

Cobbity​

• Isles, Denva
   

Denham Court

• Stoneman, Rev Jackie

• Mills, Rev Marge

• Myles, Rev Jacinth
   

Diocese of Grafton

• Sparks, Ven Tiffany
   

Figtree

• Smith, Ruth
   

Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Orange

• Choi, Rev Bec

 

Kangaroo Valley

• Paterson, Cecily
   

Kiama Church

• Thomasen, Kim
   

Macquarie, Eastwood

• Tharion, Laura
   

Parish of Coolamon Ganmain (Riverina Diocese)

• Bedding, Jeni
   

Parish of Mt Vincent / Kurri Kurri / Weston

• Trimby, Rev Kathy

 

Port Macquarie, St Thomas' Anglican Church 

• Smith, Rev Leanne

• Christian, Emma

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South Head, Watsons Bay

• Irwin, Jamie

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South Wagga

• Bagshaw, Clair

• Polkinghorne, Kylie
   

St Aiden's Longueville

• Jan Rees

 

St Andrew’s, Roseville

• Bell, Mell

• Hughes, Ness
   

St Barnabas, Broadway

• Hammond, Naomi

• Knights, Rachel

• Leung, Stephanie
   

St Faith’s, Narrabeen

• MacGregor, Rosemary
   

St James’ King Street, Sydney

• Eaton, Rev’d Catherine

• Farmer, Rev’d Elaine

• Lock, Nicky

• Mathieson, Rev’d Dr Erica
   

St James, Croydon

• Andrews, Rev Caroline
   

St John’s, Camden

• Dyason, Leah
   

St John’s, Darlinghurst

• Peart, Rev Nerida
   

St John’s, Glebe

• Golsby-Smith, Sarah

• Leask, Julie

• Prentice, Alex
   

St John’s, Gordon

• Lum, Jennifer

 

St John's Gundagai

• Anderson, Rev Wendy

 

St Mark’s, Darling Point

• Isaacs, Dr Fiona

• Philp, Rev Michelle
   

St Mary’s, Balmain

• Syme, Jan

• Woods, Cathy

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St Oswald's, Haberfield

• Moffitt, Alison

 

St Paul's, Burwood

• King, Rosemary

• McDonald, Natalie
   

St Paul’s, Castle Hill

• Gravitis, Cathy

• Mandi-Manga, Erica

• Pigot, Naomi

• Stephens, Linda

• Stoddart, Rev Jenni

• Turner, Holly

 

St Saviours, Goulburn

• Wentzel, Anne

 

St Swithun’s, Pymble

• Caldwell, Judy

• Edwards, Christine

• Halsall, Catherine

• Kardell, Edith

• Killen, Hannah

• Knuckey, Margaret

• Miflin, Bernadette

• Phillips, Kirsten
   

The Bridge

• McNicol, Rowena

• Newton-Brown, Sarah
   

Wyoming

• Carswell, Lea
   

BAPTIST

Armidale District

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Avalon Peace

• Longley, Dr Sally
   

Bayside Community

• Kent, Gayle
   

Berowra

• McPherson, Rev Christine

 

Beverly Hills

• Booth, Alison

• Leader, Alison​
   

Blackheath

• Warren, Lillian
   

Blakehurst

• Barraclough, Gabbi
   

Campsie Arise & Impact

• Sastradjaja, Frencing
   

Caringbah

• Altman, Rev Carolyn
   

Cessnock

• Jones, Lindy
   

Coastpoint, Avoca

• Eccelston, Louise
   

Crossway Oak City

• Burke, Jess
   

Epping

• Long, Rev Kirsten
   

Erina Community

• Macourt, Louisa
   

Frenchs Forest

• Freeman, Ainsley
   

Green Point

• Jorgenson, Charlotte
   

Gymea

• Lawler, Roxane
   

Haberfield Life

• Takashima, Elise
   

Harbourside

• Martin, Kara
   

Hawkesbury Valley

• O’Connor, Amity

 

Helensburgh

• ​​
   

Kiama

• Beddoe, Allyson
   

Maitland

• Ruigrok, Jasmine
   

Manly Life

• Giovanelli, Victoria

• Hardwick, Lani
   

Menai

• Reynolds, Rev Ash

• Wiles, Rev Jess
   

Merrylands

• McLeay, Danelle
   

Narraweena H3

• Duncan, Jess
   

Narara Valley

• Ryan, Kaye

• Salan, Meghan
   

NewHope, Kellyville

• Corr, Jade
   

North Parramatta

• Bates, Kathy
   

Northside, Crows Nest

• Watkins, Rev Amy
   

Padstow

• Wendt, Anne
   

Riverstone

• Crowe, Sam
   

Rouse Hill

• Edmondson, Rev Kate

• Hirst, Colleen

• Powell du Toit, Rev Dr Megan

• Yule, Nicole
   

Ryde

• Rehrmann, Rev Toni
   

Seaforth Open Baptists

• Redwood, Rev Dr Christine
   

Springwood

• Hunter, Annie

• Kent, Barb

• Onslow, Gillian

• Stuhr, Rachel
   

Swansea

• O'Brien, Lyn
   

Sydney

• Saicholkhongsuk, Rev Nun
   

The Local

• Langton, Cass

• Morgan, Sarah
   

Thornleigh Community

• Dennis, Naomi

• Ridler, Lara

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Thornleigh Chinese Australian

• Tsai, Rev Christy
   

West Ryde Community Open Baptists

• Clarke, Rev Jenni

• Kidson, Lyn

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West Ryde Chinese Australian

• Fu, Rev Gloria

• Shum, Rev Dr Amy

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OTHER

C3 New Hope, Blue Mountains

• Service, Dr Jacqueline
   

Camden Valley

• Fitzgerald, Amanda
   

Centrepoint Vineyard​

• Bond, Diana

• Henry, Kath

• Ives, Tanya

• Pereira, Gill
   

Imagine Nations, Orchard Hills

• Grey, Dr Jacqueline
   

Kingsway Community

• Wilton, Jo
   

Northridge Vineyard, Thornleigh

• Downes, Kathy

• Gelding, Rebecca

• Giles, Bonnie

• Harding, Anna
   

Springwood Presbyterian

• Dove, Jane

• McGilvray, Jill
   

The Grainery, Newcastle

• Baker, Rachel

• Irwin, Sue

• Murrill, Bev
   

Tregear Presbyterian Community

• Newmarch, Georgina

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AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL CITY 

ANGLICAN
Gungahlin

• Wallwork, Kia

Hope Ginninderra

• Wesley, Margaret​​

 

Renew Anglican Church, Greenway (Tuggeranong)

• Boxwell, Anna

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Christ Church, Hawker

• Rademaker, Laura

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St James Anglican, Holt

• Douglas, Judy

St John’s Anglican, Reid

• Erickson, Amy
   

St Alban’s Anglican Church, Woden

• Milliken, Natalie
   

BAPTIST

Dickson

• Wood, Heidi
   

Evatt Mosaic campus

• Gray, Mandy
   

Hughes

• Ginn, Marsha
   

Kingston

• Carpentier, Penelope

• Groves, Belinda
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OTHER​
Red Hill 

• Reay-Smith, Jillian

VICTORIA

ANGLICAN

All Saints Greensborough

• Blinco-Smith, Julie

• Pinchbeck, Gail

• Sandefur, Rev Joy

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Banyule / Greensborough​

• Nichols, Rev Canon Denise

• Lou, Xiaoxi 

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Central Highlands

• Lockwood-Porter, Rev Lauren

• Sherlock, Rev Dr Peta

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Croajingalong, Gippsland

• Benton, Rev Jude
   

Deep Creek Doncaster

• McConnell, Rachel

• Mower, Bec
   

Glen Waverley

• Boyd, Julia

• Brand, Maria

• Lynch, Amanthi

• Wilkinson, Bre
   

Hills Anglican Community (Upwey, Belgrave & Monbulk)

• Dias, Rev Vivianne

 

Holy Trinity Anglican, Benalla

• Clark, Ven Melissa
   

Holy Trinity Williamstown

• Murray, Elizabeth

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Inner West, Flemington

• Byrnes, Kirsten

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Living Waters Ocean Grove & Barwon Heads

• Rankin, Rev Liz
   

Merri Creek Anglican

• Footson, Rev Amy

• Miller, Rev Beck
   

Mount Eliza

• Brown, Amy

• Cummings, Tanya
   

Philip Island

• Hanlon, Ruth
   

Ridley Chapel

• Firth, Rev Dr Jill
   

Ridley College Chapel / St Augustine’s / St Aidan’s Merri-bek

• Craven, Rev Dr Hannah
   

St Alban’s & St Augustine’s

• Cook, Angela
   

St Barnabas, Balwyn

• Zhang, Rev Esther

 

St Edwards Blackburn South

• McCoy, Rev Jill
   

St Hilary's Kew - North Balwyn and Mont Albert

• Lincke, Rev Amanda
   

St John's Camberwell

• Crouch, Rev Dr Wendy

 

St John’s Diamond Creek

• Bialecki, Maddy

• Matthews, Delle
   

St John’s Flinders with St Mark’s Balnarring

• Jones, Kieron
   

St John’s Toorak

• Watt, Rev Kathryn
   

St Judes Carlton

• Rosner, Rev Natalie
   

St Judes Parkville

• McGrice, Ali
   

St Judes Unichurch

• Carnaby, Caitlin
   

St Luke's, Cockatoo / Gembrook

• Solomon, Rev Sandy

 

St Mark's Leopold

• Gravolin, Rev Wendy

 

St Mark's Spotswood

• Deutschmann, Rev Barb

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St Matthias, North Richmond​​

• Webster, Rev Elizabeth
   

St Michael's & All Angel's, Kalorama

• Poulter, Rev Jenny

St Paul / St Mark's Newcomb

• Gravolin, Rev Wendy

 

St Paul’s Cathedral, Bendigo

• Payne, Emily
   

St Paul’s Cathedral Melbourne

• Blackwell, Bishop Genieve

• Lauersen, Rev Tracy

• Shirmast, Rev Leili

• Thangadurai, Rev Lydia
   

St Paul’s, Sale

• Terpstra, Rev Keren

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St Philip's, Mount Waverley

• Newmarch, Rev Ruth

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St Stephen's and St Mary's, Mount Waverley

• Sharrock, Ven Dianne

• Mitrousis, Rev Candice

 

St Thomas, Burwood

• Chen, Tracy

• Chua, Naomi

• Clarke, Dr Denise

• Gijsbers-Hayman, Rachel

• Morris, Karen
   

Surfcoast Anglican

• Valentino, Sharon

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The Field, Hawthorn

• Buckley, Lex

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BAPTIST

Ashburton

• Lambert, Katrina

• White, Sharyn
   

Collins Street

• Francis, Rev Carolyn
   

Crossway

• Packett, Heather

• Rutherford, Brooke
   

Dandenong

• Paterson, Naomi

 

Essendon Community

• Dealy, Joanne

 

Hawthorn West

• Griffiths, Rev Sylvia
   

New Hope

• Agostino, Julie

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New Peninsula Baptist Church

• Rev Lucy Kenshole

• Joss Irvin

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Newport

• Hunt, Julie
   

Sanctuary

• Sampson, Rev Alison

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OTHER

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Yarra Valley Vineyard

• Hocking, Di

TASMANIA

ANGLICAN

Brighton

• Gillie, Rev Tegan

Burnie

• Hercott, Rev Jen
   

Deloraine

• Totterdell, Rev Barb

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Launceston

• Crouch, Rev Kristy

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New Town

• King, Rev Marilyn

 

South Hobart

• Fraser, Rev Dr Emily​​
   

St David’s Cathedral, Hobart

• Johnson, Rev Catriona
   

Wellspring Anglican in Sandy Bay

• Hensher, Rev Andrea

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Wynyard Anglican

• Johnson, Rev Catriona

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SOUTH AUSTRALIA

ANGLICAN

Adelaide Diocese​

• Phillips, Helen - Flourishing Ministries

• Phillips, Janet - Priest and chaplain to the Archbishop

• Relf-Christopher, Assistant Bishop Sophie

• Riley, Joan - Principal of St Barnabas Theological College

 

Ardrossan Diocese

• Smith, Christine

Copper Coast

• Brand, Sheridan

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Eastern Eyre Peninsula (locum)

• Thom, Helena

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Flinders Plain

• Allen, Lettie

 

Gawler

• Peterson, Donna

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Holy Innocents, Belair

• Bullock, Paula

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Kangaroo Island Anglicans

• Lewis, Mary Elizabeth

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Port Lincoln

• Johnson, Susan - Archdeacon of Eyre

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Southern Flinders

• Wiles, Sarah

• Cooper, Wendy

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St Andrew's Walkerville

• Gracey, Tracey

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St Ann’s, Aldinga

• Shaw, Sally

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St Jude's, Brighton

• McDougall, Andrea - Archdeacon for Torrens

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St Luke's Modbury

• Smith, Jo - Archdeacon for the Para

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St Luke's Whitmore Square

• Devasagayam, Rev Dr Gethzi - Lecturer in OT at St Barnabas college; President of Mothers Union

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St Matthew’s, Kensington

• Harris, Fiona

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St Michael's Mitcham

• Jeanes, Deborah

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St Peter's Cathedral

• Claring-Bould, Joan - Honorary Assistant Priest 

• di Francesco, Canon Mara and Regional Chaplain (Anglicare)

• Wilson, Canon Jenny - Precentor; Lecturer St Barnabas College

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St Philip's Somerton Park

• Paull-Hunt, Barbara

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St Richard's, Lockleys

• Sanford-Morgan, Sally 

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Wakefield (Clare)

• Lang, Louise

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Willochra Diocese

• Ford, Anna - Priest and chaplain to the Bishop

• Johanssen, Gael - Administrator and Archdeacon for Ministry & Formation 

BAPTIST

Aberfoyle Park

• Hornsell, Jaimee

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Blackwood Hills

• Walding, Sara

 

Broadview

• Berlemon, Miria

• Davis, Tamie

• Foster, Rachael

• Seglenieks, Steph
   

Camden

• Bishop, Trisha
   

Christie’s Beach

• Gardiner, Julie
   

Clovercrest

• Jackson, Ash

• Stevens, Michelle
   

Edwardstown

• Potts, Yasmin

• Wilson, Sarah
   

Enfield

• Burgess, Casey

• Frost, Jess

• Spavin, Erin

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Gateway (Albert Park)

• Tan, Erica

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Grange

• Henderson, Sally

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Knightsbridge

• Ackers, Mary
   

Laura

• Pryor, Jenny

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Mount Gambier/Penola

• Cane, Tracey

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Parkside

• Edwardes, Annabel

 

Richmond

• Cousins, Melinda​
   

Rostrevor

• McInerney, Esther

• Millard, Michaela

 

 ​The Church on Albert (Mitcham)

• Gregory, Nona

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Trinity

• Russack, Chelsea
   

Unley Park

• Ames, Sarah

• Dixon, Miranda​

 

Victor Harbor

• Stewart, Leona

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West Beach

• Turner, Cathy

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WESTERN AUSTRALIA

ANGLICAN

 

Bunbury

• Buckley, Sally

 

BAPTIST
 

Carey

• Siggins, Rev Karen
   

Inglewood

• Wight, Ps Shell
   

Lesmurdie

• Warwick, Ruth
   

Western Australia Next Gen Pastor

• Hosking, Rev Mim
   

Perth

• Wilson, Rev Karen
   

Riverton / High Wycombe

• Lakelin, Ps Belinda
   

Rockingham

• Velebir, Rev Christine

NORTHERN TERRITORY

ANGLICAN

St James, Darwin

• Ray, Rev Suzie
   

St Luke’s, Palmerston

• Black, Rev Margaret

BAPTIST

Bush Church (Humpty Doo)

• Crook, Sharon

Casuarina

• Good, Chris
   

Darwin

• Thavare, Vandana

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QUEENSLAND

ANGLICAN

Coolum Church

• Allen, Karen
   

Diocese of Brisbane

• Crossley, Rev Lynda
   

Gladstone Anglican

• Browne, Rev Zoe

 

Holy Trinity, Woolloongabba

• Gardiner, Rev Rosemary
   

Noosa

• Johnson, Lynda

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St Anne's, Highfields

• Rev Melissa Conway
   

St Matthew's, Townsville

• Patching, Rev Stephanie

St Paul’s Ashgrove

• Wesley, Rev Dr Margaret

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St Peter's, Gladstone

• Brown, Rev Zoe

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The Gap, Brisbane

• Couchman, Sonia

• Edwards, Rev Ann

• Payne, Rev Robin

BAPTIST

Ashgrove

• Pfeffer, Rev Lorraine

 

Gateway

• Wood, Christine
   

North East, Nundah

• Cossgrove, Tracey
   

Riverlife

• Cowan, Aimee

• Taylor, Petrea

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Stafford Heights

• Jayawardhana, Gwenda
   

The Grove

• Mendall, Maddy

OTHER
Newlife Uniting, Robina

• Jung, Megan 

 

Pine Rivers Vineyard

• Delaney, Nicole​
   

St Lucia Uniting, Brisbane

• Smith, Dr Mandy

• Abernathy, Emily

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