Ministry Team

Rector: Rev Gus Robinson

Gus has been the Rector of Arawang since November 2019. He is married to Christy and together they have four beautiful and lively kids. Gus studied teaching in Armidale, NSW – actually with the aim of being a teacher and farmer. While at uni he met Christy and also became convinced that Jesus really lived, died and rose again, and that the reasons to have faith in him made sense and were too compelling to ignore. He taught in Armidale and Scotland before heading to Sydney Missionary and Bible College in 2007. Since then, he has served as an Anglican minister in Inverell, Tenterfield and Armidale and is now excited to be in our nation’s capital. He is passionate about seeing people come to trust Jesus Christ and to grow in Him as people. He is currently studying at Covenant Theological Seminary where is is looking at vulnerability in Christian leadership, preaching and counselling. You might see him on his bike, watching or refereeing Rugby (sadly his playing days are well gone) and he’s also the biggest bloke you’ll ever see with a violin in his hand.

Deacon: Rev Peter Rose OAM

Peter has been a vocational deacon since 2004. Since then, he has served the Lord Jesus for over a decade as a chaplain in Australia’s Parliament House, at the same time caring for a congregation at Duntroon. He has been with the Arawang Parish since December 2016.
As a civil engineer, Peter spent almost 30 years in the Australian Army in engineering appointments and on the General Staff. He then supported a post-graduate research centre of the University of New South Wales and later led World Vision’s ministry in the ACT and southern NSW. After completing theological studies then a Master’s degree in creative writing he was ordained to support the Anglican Bishop to the Defence Force as his chaplain.

Parish Council and Wardens

Our church aims to make and grow disciples of Christ across all nations and is lead in that by our appointed ministry team and lay leaders who are elected each year by the parish family.

Currently the Wardens are Allen Brooke, Kylie Oakes-Ati and Olga Blasch. The Parish Councillors are Lynne Newman, Juliette Rummery, Margaret Hemsworth, Libbie Bie, Adam Wright and Ian Rayson.