Maitland Seventh-day Adventist Church

16/01/2026

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Dear friends PLEASE ACT AND SHARE...

The Federal Government has released its draft Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism Bill. We agree that legislation to combat antisemitism and racial hate is needed. However, this bill, as it currently stands, includes significant, perhaps unintended, risks to religious freedom.

The legislation was released on January 12, submissions were due on the 15th, and voting is expected on January 22. This timeframe does not make room for careful analysis of the legislation and its possible impacts.

Among the challenges with the bill is a new crime (punishable by 5 years prison) for “publicly promoting or inciting racial hatred”. The definition is so broad and ambiguous that it could capture legitimate debate.

This bill is set to be voted on in days. We are requesting that time be made for consultation in view of the best legislation.

There are TWO things you can do:
1. If you have a relationship with your local MP, please contact them to express your concern and ask them not to pass the bill at it stands.
2. Please write to your local MP asking them not to pass the bill in its current form.

This is a website to help you to write to your local MP.
https://contactyourmp.org.au/fed-antihate/
There are resources for promotion, including powerpoint slide, announcement and newsletter text here: https://contactyourmp.org.au/fed-antihate-resources/

07/01/2026

You are invited to a special series of talks this Sabbath at the Maitland Seventh-day Adventist church exploring the rise of the Advent movement as prophesied in Scripture.

By attending you will better understand

👉🏼 the origin story of the Seventh-day Adventist church
👉🏼 how key doctrines such as the Sabbath, the Sanctuary and the nearness of the second coming were discovered by early Adventists and remain relevant and foundational for believers today
👉🏼 how events in Adventist history shed light on many of the dynamics within Adventism today.

We look forward to seeing you there!

29/10/2025

Join us next Sabbath with special guest presenter Pr. London Lee 🙏🏻

23/08/2024

What a tragedy that so many families experience violence from the hands of those who are supposed to love and be image bearers of our heavenly fathers love.
A love filled with mercy and kindness and compassion not violence and rage. Please believe the victims when they tell there story and do all you can to support their escape and fight for freedom. Together we can help end violence now.

August 24, 2024—enditnow® Emphasis Day is observed the fourth Sabbath in August. The 2024 sermon packet, Go Find My Sheep, is written by Joanna Daniel.

13/10/2023

Join us next week for our 50th Anniversary celebrations!! Our church building at Brunswick Street has reached a wonderful milestone. Come and reminisce, take a trip down memory lane.

Come for church 11am.
Pack a picnic lunch and stay and look at the photos and memorabilia. It will be a special Sabbath.

05/10/2023

Come along and enjoy an afternoon of song with Endless Praise. Saturday 14th October, 3pm at Maitland Church.
(A freewill offering will be collected to help support with travel expenses).
Looking forward to seeing you!!

13/06/2022

Save the date, Sabbath 25 June. 'Big Day In'
Join us for a funfilled day and evening.

08/04/2022

Happy Sabbath everyone. Join us this morning, pack a picnic lunch and stay for our jam session with a little extra jam as well!!!

01/04/2022

Happy Sabbath one and all. Hope you all have a blessed day. It is starting to feel like autumn, there is a coolness in the air tonight. Many blessings🙏
Join us at Maitland tomorrow. Sabbath Schools from 9.30am, church service from 11am. All welcome🙂

20/03/2022

03/02/2022

We are opening the doors to the church from this coming Sabbath. 💒All are welcome to come along. QR code in and masks please.😷 If you can't make it to church you can still join in on zoom!! (SS classes will also be on zoom too)

Pack a picnic lunch and stay afterwards.🧺🥪 If it is fine weather we can go to the park,☀️👒 if it is not a nice day we can stay at church and catch up instead. Looking forward to seeing everyone.🤗

21/01/2022

Happy Sabbath everyone, hope you have a blessed day🙏🤗
Just a reminder to join us on zoom this morning.
Sabbath schools at 9.30am
Church at 11am, Heidi is sharing the word this morning🙂