Pray Bendigo

Events Time Line

Over the years Pray Bendigo have had many community and combined church events. A summary of these events can be found below, along with some photos of these events.


1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006



2006

  • 4/2/2006 - Leaders night - The pastors and leaders of the churches gathered for a coffee and dessert night. - Gallery


2005

  • 27/3/2005 - CityWide Connections - The churches of the city gathered together at Lake Weeroona after the fireworks to reclaim Easter
  • 24/9/2005 - Highway cleanup


2004

  • 27/08/2004 - Night of Prayer, Bendigo Christian Fellowship
  • 6/03/2004 - Highway Clean up at McIvor Highway
  • 29/5/2004 - National Day of Thanksgiving - Gallery Report


2003

  • 1/03/2003 - Participated in the APN co-ordinated night of worship for Australia
  • 5/04/2003 - Bright St Park Eaglehawk Fun Day (am), Virginia Hill Park Fun Day (pm)
  • 13/04/2003 - Palm Sunday March
  • 15-16/04/2003 - Pastors Prayer Retreat at Elmore, Developed Pray Bendigo Vision
  • 23/05/2003 - Pastors and Intercessors Social Evening, launched Pray Bendigo Vision - Gallery
  • 14/06/2003 - First cleanup day of 5km stretch of McIvor Highway
  • 8/8/2003 - Night of Prayer, Eaglehawk Baptist Church
  • 12/11/2003 - 15/11/2003 - Tent of Promise toured in Bendigo, supported by Pray Bendigo
  • 16/11/2003 - Yellow Ribbon Day. Combined church service at the Tent of Promise.


2002

  • 9/02/2002 - Pastors and Intercessors Social Evening - Gallery
  • 17/02/2002 - House of True Light opened for an Asian congregation
  • 23/02/2002 - Day of Prayer at Cal Hill
  • 4/03/2002 - 6/03/2002 - Pray Bendigo Pastors retreat - Gallery
  • 24/03/2002 - Palm Sunday march - Gallery
  • 13/07/2002 - Peter Walker visited, Auntie Nola, Mt Buckrabanyle - Gallery
  • September 02 - Family Fun Day at Eaglehawk Park - Gallery
  • 21/09/2002 - Pray Bendigo prayer day for rain at the poppet head in Rosalind Park - Gallery
  • 22/11/2002 - Pray Bendigo supported worship night in Daylesford


2001

  • 1/01/2001 - Centenary of Federation, Bell Ringing, Combined prayers of Thanksgiving - Gallery
  • 28/02/2001 - 9/04/2001 - Beginning of 40 days of prayer and fasting for this City
  • 7/03/2001 - Meeting of Geelong and Bendigo pastors at Ballarat
  • 6/04/2001 - 8/04/2001 - 40 Hr Prayer Weekend - Gallery
  • 8/04/2001 - Palm Sunday March (Part of 40hr Prayer weekend) - Gallery
  • 21/07/2001 - 40 Hr Regional Prayer Weekend based at Geelong - Gallery
  • 4/09/2001 - Transformation Seminar
  • 7/09/2001 - Pray Bendigo worship team played for the first time at prayer weekend
  • 7/09/2001 9/09/2001 - Final 40hr prayer weekend. Visions from city members, prayer tram through city - Gallery
  • 9/11/2001 - 1/2 Night of prayer before 2001 Federal Election
  • 17/11/2001 - Yellow Ribbon Weekend


2000

  • March 2000 - Training seminar by Australia Prayer Network
  • Easter 2000 - Palm Sunday March - Gallery
  • 1/04/2000 - (April) Began Spiritually Mapping Bendigo
  • May 2000 - At Pastors retreat day at Bickleys Barn at Elmore the covenant was proposed and formulated in Prayer
  • 19/06/2000 - 21/06/2000 - Brian Pickering leads prayer in different churches around the city
  • 1/07/2000 - Covenant Signing at a Pastors Dinner - Gallery
  • 25/07/2000 - 27/02/2000 - 40hr Prayer Weekend
  • 9/9/2000 - Pastors and Wives social evening - Gallery
  • 17/11/2000 - Statement of repentance to City of Bendigo
  • 19/11/2000 - First Yellow Ribbon Day
  • 24/11/2000 26/11/2000 - 40 Hr Prayer Weekend at Cal Hill - Gallery
  • End 2000 - Pastors retreat day at Lake Eppalock


1999

  • 28/03/1999 - Palm Sunday march - Gallery
  • 14/07/1999 - Australia wide 2am Prayer meeting . Largest gathering in Australia outside a capital city.


1998

  • October 1998 - First 40hr Prayer Weekend - Gallery


1997

  • 1/01/1997 - Became Pray Bendigo in 1997
  • 19/01/1997 - Combined church service at View Hill
  • 13/02/1997 - Combined prayer meeting at Cal Hill
  • 16/02/1997 - Combined church service at View Hill
  • 25/02/1997 - “The Event”