What are the government requirements?

Premier Daniel Andrews statement

A return to Stay at Home restrictions for metropolitan Melbourne and Mitchell Shire from 11:59pm on Wednesday 8 July 2020. If you live in one of these areas, there will once again only be 4 reasons to leave home: 

• Shopping for food and supplies 

• Medical care and caregiving 

• Exercise and recreation 

• Study and work – if you can’t do it from home

“Hard times don’t create heroes. It is during the hard times when the ‘hero’ within us is revealed.” 

– Bob Riley

Key Points

• The Prime Minister Scott Morrison says churches will be considered as "workplaces". 

• Libraries and community venues will be closed, except for essential public support services like food banks.

Are places of worship open?

• Religious ceremonies and private worship can only occur online, with a maximum of five people to conduct the ceremony. 

• Funerals can be held with up to ten people plus those required to conduct the service. 

• Weddings can be held with up to five people (the couple, two witnesses and a celebrant).

All information comes from the following sites

What are turningpoint Churches doing?

turningpoint Churches

• turningpoint Pastors and Elders will always be available via Phone (main lines 5996 3048 or turningpoint mobile 0425 716 016) or email. 

• The Connect Groups, Young Adults and Youth and will again be online via zoom/cisco. No physical gathering will be available during the lockdown period. We will keep you informed regarding any further changes. 

• turningpoint Food Support will be available by arrangement though the various church offices. 

• turningpoint Child Care Cranbourne will continue as normal. 

• The new turningpoint reading plan will be available online “Pursuing God” (hard copies are available upon request. 

• A new turningpoint News/devotional information link will be established via Facebook starting 13/7/2020 each weekday morning to keep you informed. 

• We will be continuing the nightly text for the 19 @ 19.00 for 19 minutes prayer (was to conclude at the end of the Setback to COMBACK reading plan - if you have not been receiving these text, or if you want to unsubscribe please let us know).

turningpoint Church Services

• Due to the imposed lockdown, our turningpoint church services will continue only online via Facebook, YouTube and 

• Our turningpoint Children’s ministry will continue online 

• turningpoint Cranbourne church service 10.30am 

  • REAL KIDS Children’s Ministry 10.00am 

• turningpoint Hallam & Seaford church service 10.30am 

• turningpoint KooWeeRup & Officer church service 10.30am 

  • Koowee for KIDS Children’s Ministry 9.30am 

• turningpoint Lilydale church service 10.00am 

• Wildpath Frankston church service 10.00am 

• Mansfield Christian Fellowship church service via ZOOM

A message from our Pastors

Do not let this information alarm or heighten any distress you may have surrounding recent developments of Coronavirus. Rather, our desire is for you to be informed and know that our heart is to protect and ensure the safety of all, so we can continue to worship together.

“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” - Martin Luther King, Jr.

“Because you have made the Lord, who is my refuge, even the Most High, your dwelling place, no evil shall befall you, nor shall any plague come near your dwelling.” Psalm 91:9-10

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God bless you all,

Pastors Phil and Norma Cayzer 

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P.S: The well-known pastor A.W. Tozer made this statement: ‘A scared world needs a fearless church.’ So turningpoint it is time for us to be fearless and lead the way forward. Like a fireman runs to the fire, may we as His church respond to the crisis around us.