Sadly our Pastor, Nelson Attwood, will be leaving us soon. We continue to keep him and the family in prayer as he follows God’s call to minister overseas. We are therefore in the process of praying for God’s provision regarding our next pastor. Please pray with us.
Nelson Attwood
Nelson was born in Melbourne in 1969 and lived in Australia until 1980, when he and his family emigrated to Vancouver, Canada. He heard the good news of God’s grace while growing up in his parent’s Christian home and was saved in 1982. Nelson married Heather in 1993 and they have been blessed with three young men, Jonathan, Cameron, & Braeden.
Nelson served the Lord as an itinerant preacher throughout British Columbia, while working as a journeyman carpenter and cabinetmaker for 17 years. In 2010, the Lord began to prepare the Attwoods for a move overseas to return to Nelson’s native Australia, arriving in Melbourne on the 1st of November 2010. Nelson attended Melbourne School of Theology part-time over five years, completing a Bachelor of Theology, and in 2017 enrolled as a part-time student in a M.A. (Theology) course of studies at the Presbyterian Theological College.
After being involved in Grace Community Bible Church and Casey Bible Church, Nelson was called as Pastor at Noble Park Evangelical Baptist Church in March 2017.
Our Elders: Wes Taylor and Pooven Govender
Wes Taylor
Wes and Judith Taylor have been members of NPEBC for more than 20 years. They both became Christians when they began attending church in South Africa soon after their marriage. Wes studied Commerce and worked in Business until his retirement in 2005. He has an Honours degree in Theology.
Pooven Govender
Pooven and Kathy Govender became members of NPEBC soon after arriving in Australia in 1998. Pooven grew up in a Hindu family in South Africa and became a Christian at the age of 19. He studied Information Technology and Teaching and later completed a Graduate Diploma in Theology. Pooven continues to work in the IT industry in Australia and overseas.