Thirty five years ago, the founders of the International City Church Brisbane began meeting in an area of the city known for its vice.

Those first services saw bikies, the homeless and others on the fringes of society attend and were welcomed in to a loving, caring community. 

Fast forward thirty five years and Pastor Jonathan Mok is the senior minister, overseeing a congregation made up of many nationalities, and with services translated into Mandarin, Spanish and Korean.  

Jonathan is passionate about reaching different cultures with a message of hope.

He's also passionate about the life changing power of prayer, and has been involved with the interdenominational prayer event Battle Cry for some years.

Chappy Chats is a production of 96five Brisbane and SU Australia.

Artwork by Tamar Petersen of Red Box Studios.

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