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Services
We would love to see you at any of our Sunday services. Each Sunday at St Matthew's we aim for biblical, practical and engaging sermons, thankful praise and real prayer to God. Each Sunday and through the week St Matthew's congregations aim to be a loving community of Christians actively serving Jesus' agenda in the world.
At 8am there is a prayer book service, usually with Holy Communion.
At 10am the Rosalie Church congregation meets in the Rosalie School hall for an informal and contemporary service. During school terms there is Kid's Church for ages 3-10 and for older children, youth group Bible studies are held.
At 10:30am there is Unichurch International, a young, active congregation of students and families, many of whom are from overseas and here in Perth to study. Meeting at UWA in the Simmonds Lecture Theatre. Read more
5pm is a contemporary and informal service, with creche for very young children, and Kid's Church for 3-10 year olds. On the first Sunday of the month, we have dinner together after the service. Check out the 5pm church blog here .
At 7pm Unichurch, a vibrant congregation of students, young adults and high-schoolers, meets at UWA in the Social Sciences Lecture Theatre. Read more
Senior Staff
Kanishka Raffel - Rector
Kanishka was born in London to Sri Lankan parents and was raised as a Buddhist. While studying law at Sydney University a friend gave him a copy of The Gospel according to John and he subsequently became a Christian. Since 1999 Kanishka has served as Rector of St Matthew's Anglican Church Shenton Park in Perth, WA. Kanishka is married to Cailey and they have two daughters. He loves curry, cricket and having gelato at the beach with his family but knows no pleasure so great as sharing the news about Jesus with people who have no idea who Jesus is or how much he loves them.
Rory Shiner - Associate Minister
Rory is responsible for the two University-based congregations of St Matthew's, Unichurch and Unichurch International. He was born in Albany, and moved to Perth aged thirteen. Being on the staff at St Matthew's means that he now gets to live and work in the same postcode he grew up in. He is married to Susan and they have three small sons, Miles, Theodore and Oscar.
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Ben Underwood - Associate Minister
Ben oversees the wonderful 5pm congregation, and seeks to see everyone there, himself included, grow in spiritual maturity. Ben is married to Michelle and they have two (delightful) children. The whole family is enjoying getting to know Perth and its gems.
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