Ministries | YWAM Newcastle
You were made for this

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AND HOPE
FOR ALL

We believe in valuing the individual, acknowledging that people of all age, race and background are worthy of our time, care and attention. At YWAM Newcastle we are committed to reaching out to our community and world in practical ways.

Since 1992 God has been directing us to reach out to The City of Newcastle, remote communities of Australia, and regions of Mexico, Japan and Papua New Guinea. Over the years we have been involved in countless outreach opportunities including skate exhibitions, rock concerts, teen camps, youth outreaches, serving the homeless and so much more.

You were made for this

What We’re Doing

  • Youth Street

  • Youth Street Newcastle has over 17 years of experience engaging with young people; on Saturdays, our entire organisation revolves around them. For years we have been taking youth out into Newcastle to skate, surf, dance, play sports and much more. We are dedicated to including, honouring and developing young people in dynamic ways and are committed to seeing our programs grow to reach a wider selection of our community.

    We currently reach between 50 and 200 youth per week through our breakfast club, lunch-time groups and reading programs at a local high school as well as our Saturday Youth Street Teams program. From small group mentoring to high school seminars, we are actively engaged with the youth of our city. In addition, we reach thousands more through our involvement in Surfest, Stand Tall, Red Frogs, Carols in the Park and other community events.

    Each Saturday we open up our Warehouse to 10-17 year-olds, inviting them in to participate in our Youth Street Teams program. Each term we run activity teams based around common interests which the youth can sign up for. For the next three hours we have the opportunity to connect with them, listen to their stories, and provide support and encouragement. Later, we all come together to eat dinner and create a community environment where each youth is free to be themselves.

  • YWAM Ships Newcastle

  • YWAM Ships Newcastle specialises in medical outreach, international training, and community development. We value each individuals’ rights to quality of life and are actively developing communities in Papua New Guinea (PNG) by addressing health care and training needs in partnership with their government. The aim is to see major, sustainable health improvement and education while simultaneously seeing relationships strengthened between Australia and PNG.

    In 2016 YWAM Ships Newcastle received her first vessel, the s/v Ruach (pronounced: ruw-ach), by donation from Swiss Charity Jurgendheim Sternen AG. Our vision is based on the need for a collaborative partnership with the people of PNG and Australia, beginning with addressing the health crisis issues they face. The gravity of this health problem can be illustrated by the fact that one in four children in PNG will not live to celebrate their 13th birthday.

    In August 2017, Lord Mayor of Newcastle, Nuatali Nelmes, welcomed YWAM Ships Newcastle into the Newcastle City Councils’s City Ambassador program. This will allow the community of Newcastle to take ownership of the vision of it’s first medical vessel sent to PNG. Our organisation has been and will continue to expand in capacity to engage the community in the growing relationship between Australia and Papua New Guinea. This partnership will develop the city of Newcastle in the knowledge of Australia’s nearest neighbour’s drastically different health care availability, education, and workforce.
    For more information on the work we are involved in, click here.

  • Rahab Ministries

  • Established in Adelaide in 2003, Rahab Ministries reaches out to women working in the Australian sex industry. YWAM Newcastle launched Rahab in February 2012 and since then have made many connections with women working in brothels and massage parlours across our city.

    Each month our team of volunteers from both YWAM and local churches take gifts to the women, regularly visiting 10 businesses and connecting with up to 50 women. Over the years we have provided the women with easy access to health care professionals, counsellors and lawyers but have found the thing they value most is when we sit and spend intentional time with them.

    It’s a privilege to meet these women and befriend them, and our team is blessed through these friendships as well. Our goal through these conversations is to be a breath of fresh air, bringing encouragement, prayer, hope and laughter to their day. We love to bless them with our gifts, offer a listening ear and an opportunity to meet Jesus.

    Members of our community are invited to get involved. Please contact us if you’re interested in being part of our outreaches. Alternately, we gladly welcome financial donations, gifts (baked goods, makeup, small artworks, jewellery etc), and prayer.

Youth Street Newcastle has over 17 years of experience engaging with young people; on Saturdays, our entire organisation revolves around them. For years we have been taking youth out into Newcastle to skate, surf, dance, play sports and much more. We are dedicated to including, honouring and developing young people in dynamic ways and are committed to seeing our programs grow to reach a wider selection of our community.

We currently reach between 50 and 200 youth per week through our breakfast club, lunch-time groups and reading programs at a local high school as well as our Saturday Youth Street Teams program. From small group mentoring to high school seminars, we are actively engaged with the youth of our city. In addition, we reach thousands more through our involvement in Surfest, Stand Tall, Red Frogs, Carols in the Park and other community events.

Each Saturday we open up our Warehouse to 10-17 year-olds, inviting them in to participate in our Youth Street Teams program. Each term we run activity teams based around common interests which the youth can sign up for. For the next three hours we have the opportunity to connect with them, listen to their stories, and provide support and encouragement. Later, we all come together to eat dinner and create a community environment where each youth is free to be themselves.

YWAM Ships Newcastle specialises in medical outreach, international training, and community development. We value each individuals’ rights to quality of life and are actively developing communities in Papua New Guinea (PNG) by addressing health care and training needs in partnership with their government. The aim is to see major, sustainable health improvement and education while simultaneously seeing relationships strengthened between Australia and PNG.

In 2016 YWAM Ships Newcastle received her first vessel, the s/v Ruach (pronounced: ruw-ach), by donation from Swiss Charity Jurgendheim Sternen AG. Our vision is based on the need for a collaborative partnership with the people of PNG and Australia, beginning with addressing the health crisis issues they face. The gravity of this health problem can be illustrated by the fact that one in four children in PNG will not live to celebrate their 13th birthday.

In August 2017, Lord Mayor of Newcastle, Nuatali Nelmes, welcomed YWAM Ships Newcastle into the Newcastle City Councils’s City Ambassador program. This will allow the community of Newcastle to take ownership of the vision of it’s first medical vessel sent to PNG. Our organisation has been and will continue to expand in capacity to engage the community in the growing relationship between Australia and Papua New Guinea. This partnership will develop the city of Newcastle in the knowledge of Australia’s nearest neighbour’s drastically different health care availability, education, and workforce.
For more information on the work we are involved in, click here.

Established in Adelaide in 2003, Rahab Ministries reaches out to women working in the Australian sex industry. YWAM Newcastle launched Rahab in February 2012 and since then have made many connections with women working in brothels and massage parlours across our city.

Each month our team of volunteers from both YWAM and local churches take gifts to the women, regularly visiting 10 businesses and connecting with up to 50 women. Over the years we have provided the women with easy access to health care professionals, counsellors and lawyers but have found the thing they value most is when we sit and spend intentional time with them.

It’s a privilege to meet these women and befriend them, and our team is blessed through these friendships as well. Our goal through these conversations is to be a breath of fresh air, bringing encouragement, prayer, hope and laughter to their day. We love to bless them with our gifts, offer a listening ear and an opportunity to meet Jesus.

Members of our community are invited to get involved. Please contact us if you’re interested in being part of our outreaches. Alternately, we gladly welcome financial donations, gifts (baked goods, makeup, small artworks, jewellery etc), and prayer.