Buckinghams returning to Australia to headline Festival of Mission
BY ANDREA REDFORD
General Lyndon Buckingham and Commissioner Bronwyn Buckingham will visit Australia for the Festival of Mission from 23-29 November.
It has been two years since Australia last welcomed The Salvation Army’s international leaders for a whirlwind visit in 2024, when they visited six states in seven days.
This month, however, their visit will focus solely on Melbourne as they take part in the Festival of Mission.
“Our Territorial Commander, Commissioner Miriam Gluyas, reached out to General Lyndon Buckingham and invited him and Commissioner Bronwyn Buckingham to be special guests at the Festival of Mission,” explained Major Sandra Nottle, Corps Officer and Team Leader at Melbourne Project 614 and co-host of the Festival of Mission.
“They will both be speaking throughout the Festival of Mission,” she said. “It is exciting to see our international leaders enthusiastically grasp the opportunity to inspire, train and equip us to effectively engage in holistic, integrated mission.”
On Friday 27 November at 7pm, General Buckingham will “explain why we do what we do” in an evangelical rally at Melbourne City Temple (69 Bourke Street, Melbourne).
“He will present an inspiring and clear gospel presentation,” said Sandra. “The night will be something not to be missed.”
Find out more about the event here.
To wrap up the Festival of Mission on Sunday 29 November, General Buckingham and Commissioner Buckingham will lead Mission Mandate. This final celebration begins at 10.30am at Melbourne City Temple and will be live-streamed (link to come).
“Powerful worship, testimony and preaching will send us out to win the world for God and change the course of history.”
Sandra added that the Festival of Mission “is a significant opportunity to receive encouragement and leadership from our international leaders at a pivotal time for mission.
“Their involvement signals the importance of the Festival of Mission and reinforces a shared global vision for seeing lives and communities transformed through the gospel.”
