Find a brethren church near you
83 churches listed · 7 states
Find a brethren church near you. The Australian Church Directory lists 83 Brethren assemblies across 7 Australian states and territories with addresses, contact details, and service times where publicly available. The largest concentration is in New South Wales with 41 churches across 41 suburbs. Browse by state below to find the closest brethren church to you.
Australia's church directory has 13,329 active listings spanning 16 major denominations across 4,401 suburb-state locations. Read the Q3 2026 church density report.
Position on same-sex marriage and LGBTQ+ inclusion
Australia's two Brethren streams (Christian Community Churches of Australia and the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church) both hold a traditional position on marriage as between one man and one woman. Neither stream operates a national governance body that issues a binding public statement.
This directory lists 83 Brethren assemblies across Australia, currently covering 7 states and territories (Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, and Western Australia). Brethren churches are listed below grouped by state and suburb. Each listing includes address, contact details, and service times where available.
Browse by state
Australian Capital Territory1 church
Campbell1 church
New South Wales41 churches
Queensland23 churches
South Australia1 church
Tasmania6 churches
Victoria7 churches
Doncaster East1 church
Western Australia4 churches
Frequently asked questions
What is a Brethren church?
Brethren congregations (also called Plymouth Brethren or Open Brethren) are conservative Evangelical Christian assemblies originating from a 19th-century movement that emphasised simple New Testament patterns of worship — weekly Communion (the Lord's Supper) led by participating brothers rather than an ordained minister, and gathered believer membership.
How is a Brethren church different from other Christian churches?
Brethren assemblies typically have no ordained clergy — Sunday worship is led by participating men of the congregation. Communion ("the breaking of bread") is celebrated every Sunday and is central to worship. There is no central denominational structure; each assembly is autonomous and decisions are made by the elders.
Are women allowed to teach in a Brethren church?
Most traditional Brethren assemblies follow a complementarian reading of Scripture and reserve public teaching and pastoral leadership for men. Women participate fully in singing, prayer, hospitality, and many other forms of service, but typically not in public preaching or leadership of the breaking of bread.