ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER PROGRAM
ABM has a rich and complicated history of involvement with the First Nations peoples of Australia, including some significant failings. We believe that the task of working for reconciliation within Australia is integral to mission.
Our Church is blessed by the sacrificial ministry of many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Anglicans. These leaders are often working with vastly inadequate resources, and in situations of very high need. ABM strives to correct that inequity by channelling the generous giving of the wider church to equip Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leaders to carry out the work they are called to do.
ABM believes Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have unique gifts for our Church. ABM supports the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Anglican Council (NATSIAC) and the National Aboriginal Bishop in their call to elevate the voices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the church, and in society. We believe that the voices emerging from the struggles of people marginalised in our own society help us to hear what the Spirit is saying to the church, and to prophetically imagine the future God is calling us into together.
Australia Projects
Gawura School
Support a full-scholarship for an Aboriginal child at Gawura campus of St Andrew’s Cathedral School in Sydney...
Diocese of the Northern Territory
Nearly half of the parish centres in the Diocese of the NT are in remote Aboriginal communities in the north-east...
Walkabout Ministries (The Reverend Gloria Shipp)
Walkabout Ministries is opening new doors and keeping Gloria busier than ever. “You never retire from ministry!” says an energised Gloria Shipp...
“The Coming of the Light”
The Coming of the Light is a celebration of the Gospel in Australia and the contribution of Torres Strait Islander people, culture and spirituality...
The Diocese of North Queensland
The Diocese of North Queensland Synod set out a new structure to give greater autonomy to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ministries in North Queensland...
Reconciliation
Reconciliation is an important manifestation of mission. ABM seeks to build platforms for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Anglicans to speak...
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Mission Grants
ABM’s Mission Grants give Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people a say in how funding should be prioritised and directed...
NATSIAC
NATSIAC’s vision is to be the primary voice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Anglicans, promoting Gospel mission, encouraging ministry...
Wontulp-Bi-Buya College
“This College is God’s gift to our people” says one student from Boigu Island in the Torres Strait. “I was on a little island...
Nungalinya College
Although COVID finally arrived in the Northern Territory, 2022 was a full and productive year at Nungalinya! We continued...
PRAYERS FOR RECONCILIATION
We offer these prayers to the church – they may be used during the Week of Prayer for Reconciliation, NAIDOC week or indeed at any time.