Prue and Simon Boyd spoke to The Melbourne Anglican after returning to Australia following 10 years in what was then Zaire. CMS missionaries Bron and Bruce Hallyburton spoke to The Melbourne Anglican about their work with Anglican Marriage Encounter in Chile. The Melbourne Anglican team as it was in 1996.
St Peter’s Brighton Beach held a blessing of the pets service, several parishes launched Alpha programs, and Broadmeadows churches celebrated harvest festivals.
A dozen deacons were ordained, and as many priests.
Here’s what life was like in the Anglican Diocese of Melbourne, in 1996.