The Australian Presbyterian Mission was founded by the

Presbyterian Church of Australia The Presbyterian Church of Australia (PCA) is the largest Presbyterian denomination in Australia. (The larger Uniting Church in Australia incorporated about two-thirds of the PCA in 1977.) History Beginnings When captain James Cook lande ...

to reach those "beyond the farthest fence" with God's Word. It is better known as the Australian Inland Mission (AIM). Rev. John Flynn was the first superintendent possessing a vision and dedication to see that "hospital and nursing facilities are provided within a hundred miles of every spot in Australia where women and children reside". From 1912 the Australian Inland Mission established 15 nursing homes/bush hospitals in remote Australian locations including some offices/shelters Following the establishment of the

Uniting Church in Australia The Uniting Church in Australia (UCA) was founded on 22 June 1977, when most congregations of the Methodist Church of Australasia, about two-thirds of the Presbyterian Church of Australia and almost all the churches of the Congregational Union ...

in 1977, the work of the AIM continued in the Presbyterian Church as the

Presbyterian Inland Mission The Presbyterian Inland Mission is the successor in the Presbyterian Church of Australia to the work of the Australian Inland Mission, founded by Rev. John Flynn. The equivalent in the Uniting Church is called Frontier Services. Presbyterian ...

and in the Uniting Church as

Frontier Services A frontier is the political and geographical area near or beyond a boundary. A frontier can also be referred to as a "front". The term came from French in the 15th century, with the meaning "borderland"—the region of a country that fronts o ...

. The mission's centennial was celebrated in 2012. There is a Rev. John Flynn Memorial in

Moliagul Moliagul is a small township in Victoria, Australia, northwest of Melbourne and west of Bendigo. The town's name is believed to be a derivation of the aboriginal word "moliagulk", meaning "wooded hill". The area is notable for the discovery of ...

, Victoria.

References

External links

Australian Inland Mission collection
- digitised images from the National Library of Australia
Frontier Services homepage

PIM homepage
{{Authority control Uniting Church in Australia Presbyterian Church of Australia Medical and health organisations based in Australia Christian missions in Oceania Organizations established in 1912 1912 establishments in Australia