Baptist Family Gathering
A combined conference for the Baptist Churches of the Northern Territory
| 🗓 | May 30th-31st |
| 📍 | Darwin Baptist Church |
| 🕙 | Schedule |
| 🎟 | Register now |
NT Baptists, assemble!
Let’s come together to connect and be encouraged at Baptist Family Gathering 2025.
This year, we’ll hear from Brandon Chaplin (Senior Pastor at Blackwood Hills Baptist & Chaplain for Port Power) and Sam Thomson (Youth Pastor & Blackwood High Chaplain for 30+ years). With decades of ministry in the same community, they bring both deep insights and plenty of laughs.
Their stories will inspire and remind us of the power of building connections and being present where God has placed us.
Come along, be encouraged, and enjoy time together!
Meet the speakers
Brandon Chaplin
Senior Pastor, Blackwood Hills Baptist Church
Chaplain, Port Power Football Club
Brandon loves adventure and cycling; he has completed the Peaks Challenge four times and even trekked to Everest Base Camp. He has served in the same church since his radical conversion as a teenager, now leading there as Senior Pastor.
Sam Thomson
Youth Pastor, Blackwood Hills Baptist Church
Chaplain, Blackwood Hills High School
Sam is a people-person whose ministry has included everything from leading overseas mission trips to taking kids pig hunting. Growing up in Blackwood, SA, he found his way into church through sport and youth ministry and has faithfully served there ever since.
Pricing Options
You can choose to attend the whole conference full-time, or choose to come to one part. Either way, we’d love to see you there!
Full time – $30
Friday night only – $20 (includes dinner)
Saturday only – $15 (includes lunch)
Baptist Family Gathering
Schedule
Friday 30th May
Includes dinner and keynote
Saturday 31st May
Includes worship, keynotes, Assembly business, lunch, electives
There will be an informal opportunity for people to gather for dinner on Saturday night
Why is Assembly included in the schedule this year?
In 2025, we are trialling combining our Assemblies with our other key gatherings in SA and NT: Baptist Family Gathering in Darwin in May, and 4D Conference in Adelaide in October.
We hope this will encourage those who attend Assembly to join us for our extended times of learning, sharing, and equipping together. And for those who normally attend 4D or BFG, this is an opportunity to be part of our shared discernment and decision making, as well as celebrate what God is up to across our movement as a whole.
As a Baptist family, we value the important role each one of us has to play as we follow Jesus together and look forward to your participation in these events.
If you have been nominated to vote at Assembly as a delegate, please register your attendance here.