Lesmurdie Baptist Church

Carmel began her working life as a teacher before moving into disability services, where she felt God's call to pastoral ministry. She pursued studies at Baptist Theological College (now Morling Vose Campus) while raising four children as a sole parent. By God's grace, she completed her training and served four years as Associate Pastor at Bellevue Baptist Church before being called as Lead Pastor, a role she has held for the past ten years.Carmel has four adult children and 12 grandchildren (13 counting one “daughter-in-love” who she cared for during her teen years).

Kerry Pearce has pastored for 20 years, been involved in Anti Trafficking for 15 years and now works for Compassion helping to release children from extreme poverty in Jesus' name.

We're wrapping up our series Heaven, Who Goes There? by looking at the role of rules.Over the past two weeks, we've asked whether good people go to heaven and discovered that Jesus' standard of “good” is actually perfect. So why are there so many rules in the Bible anyway? And why do Christians assume they have the right ones?

In a world where the rules feel unclear and justice often seems out of reach, could heaven really be about more than being good enough? Discover how Jesus flips the script - not by raising the bar, but by taking our place. We explore a hope-filled invitation to grace, justice, and belonging.

We all have a picture of what heaven might be like — but have you ever stopped to think who's actually going to be there? You might already have a few people in mind… maybe even your Year 4 bully. Or maybe you're wondering, am I going to heaven? Join us for week one of this three-part series, Heaven: Who Goes There?, as we explore what Jesus really said about heaven — and who it's for.

This week we wrap up our Next Gen style series “First Things First”, looking at how everyone matters to Jesus, so everyone should matter to us.

Love God, because God loved you first.

Joyce Arnott shares with us about the great work of Scripture Union and how you can be involved.

This week we are wrapping up our Be Rich season for 2025. Josh will be unpacking a famous narrative from the Old Testament and looking at how it can help us live more generously today.

Josh shares as we celebrate Father's Day together.

This week we are looking at what it means to love our community. Josh unpacks the importance of being a church community that is for our community.

Josh continues Be Rich. This is his short message before interviewing our community champions.

This week Josh is beginning our Be Rich 2025 season by looking at the role of money in our lives. Something to ask yourself: do I want more stuff in my shed or more stories in my life?

Ruth concludes 'You've Got A Friend In Me' exploring the importance of forging meaningful friendships.

Feeling disconnected? Join us as we explore God's original design for friendship and why deep, meaningful connection is the key to a life that flourishes.

Your calendar could be the difference between cultivating community or crowding it out.

When choosing your words, remember who you are and what you represent to the person on the other side of you.

As Jesus followers, we must choose our words with others in mind.

Josh wraps up our Coming Home series by looking at the reason Jesus came to this Earth.

Ed Devine from Baptist World Aid shares with us: The Outsiders Are on the Inside of God's Kingdom - The Beatitudes.

How do people belong to and participate in the church? Josh looks at a part of early church history, its impact on us today, and how we engage with the church.

Josh is unpacking one of Jesus' most famous teachings. Hear about how we make room for those who want to come home.

We have a conversation with those impacting the young people in our area. Local YouthCARE chaplains share their experiences.

This week we are talking about time… how do we count our days and make our days count?

Have you ever gone off track or lost your focus? Jared shares from 1 Timothy 1:3-7 about staying on track.

Ruth starts a new series. Life is better with breathing room.

Jason shares about the powerful work Destiny Rescue does to free children from human trafficking and exploitation. Please be advised: this episode includes content that may be distressing. Listener discretion is advised.

We are excited to have Mim Hosking, the Ministry Support Pastor for Young Generations with Baptist Churches WA, sharing about hope.

He is risen!

Reflecting on the meaning of Easter.

We wrap up our series "How Do I Connect With God?". Learn how to put it all into practice.

Connecting with other people can be hard. What do you do when the person you're trying to connect with is God?!

Whether you believe in God or not, we are all wired to connect with the one who created us. We will be spending three weeks looking at how we connect with God and why it matters that you discover your spiritual pathway to connecting with your heavenly father.

Michael O'Neil is the Dean of Strategic Relationships (WA) at Morling College and Lecturer in Christian Thought & History. He has taught Christian Thought and History at Vose Campus in Perth since 2010.

This week Jared will finish the series “Be Orange”, looking at the yellow light of the church, shining out to the next generation, to help them win.

Helping the next gen win is one of the greatest privileges we have as the current generation. Two amazing gifts God has given us to do this is the family and the church. Not working in isolation, but together, with the red warmth of the home, and the yellow light of the church, coming together as a wonderful Orange to help the next gen win. This week Jared will start the series “Be Orange”, looking at the red warmth of the family, being impressed upon the next generation, to help them win.

We explore how when we try and fix the messes that come up in our lives we can end up overwhelmed and stuck. Hear what happens "when it won't go back in the box".

We finish our series, A Better Question. "What breaks your heart?" is the better question that will lead you to make your life more than just all about you. We are going to be putting our answers into action.

Did you know that two statements can seem to contradict but actually help us understand the world? A statement like 'Gaining is achieved through giving' can help us reach a new perspective and live fuller lives.

If you have ever asked yourself, "what am I going to do about me?", you can end up spending all your time making everything about you, and at the end of your life all you will have to show for yourself - is yourself. If you would like to experience a life filled with purpose and meaning, maybe there is a better question.

We can all feel excluded from time to time. Whether that is missing out on being picked for a sport, being invited to a social event, or feeling alone in a crowd, it is something that we all experience. Hear about the inclusive way of Jesus.

Josh shares about when we go through changes in life, there is always someone to help us through.

The new year can bring change, which can be exciting, but can also bring about uncertainty. Jared shares from Matthew 14:22-33, looking at our focus - is it faith or fear?

Christmas is about celebrating a baby that has changed our world for the past 2,000 years. This week we look at Jesus and his way of love.

Christmas is about celebrating a baby that has changed our world for the past 2,000 years. We look at the way that Jesus can make a difference in your life in the area of forgiveness.

This week we commence our Christmas series, The Way in a Manger, celebrating the big impact of one special child.

Kerry Pearce shares with us, Generous Giving - Best Investment.

As we head into the rush that seems to come with the Christmas season, what would life look like if we lived in a more slowed-down form of spirituality where our doing for Jesus flowed out of our being with Jesus?

Ed Devine shares with us.

What must one believe about the Bible in order to be a faithful follower of Jesus? We conclude our series, The Fundamental List.

Jesus' last words on Earth were to go and make disciples. Hear why this instruction from Jesus is not only good for the church but good for our world.