Our Senior Pastor
Ps Olwyn Harris commenced in the role of Pastor at Liberty Church Whitsundays in January 2014. She has always held a sense of Christian ministry in whatever role she has held, whether that be nursing, midwifery, mother, occupational health or counselling. She holds a Cert IV in Administration and Adult Education; a Diploma in Christian Ministry, Bachelor of Nursing, and a Master of Counselling.
Olwyn is involved in the Community Not for Profit organisations: Whitsunday Counselling and Support Service, Whitsunday Suicide Prevention Network and Whitsunday Chaplaincy. She is an active member of the Whitsunday Christian Ministers Network.
She offers personal counselling through “Unbound Counselling” – a private counselling practice. Her hobbies include writing fiction stories, drawing and craft.
Our Board
Our Management Committee is made up of members of the assembly, who bring their unique skills to the stewardship of our resources for our current and future season as a Church. Our constitution requires that we meet at least once every two months.
- Ps Olwyn Harris (Chair)
- Trevor Harris (Treasurer/Secretary)
- Dimple Nelson (Safer Churches Representative)
- Helen Sedman
- Graham Thompson
Our Governance
Liberty Church Whitsundays Ltd is a Company Limited by Guarantee affiliated with Australian Christian Churches. We are committed to proper and effective governance by complying with our legal and moral responsibilities.
Liberty Church Whitsundays Ltd is a registered charity with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission.
Our Journey
The Assembly in Proserpine was formed as a Church plant in 1955 by Ps Morrie Hughes from the Assemblies of God church in Ayr. In July of that year the current parcel of land on Philip Street was purchased and the first meeting in our own building occurred on the 24th February 1957. Since then it has had an uninterrupted and enduring Christian presence in the fabric of Proserpine and Airlie Beach life.
In 2010, under Ps John and June Keogh, the name of the Assembly was formally changed to “Liberty Church Whitsundays”. It is our firm belief that this is the mantle that has been appointed to us through the Holy Spirit, to carry freedom and healing to individuals and families in our community.