Rockhampton is the beef capital of Australia and has over 2 million head of cattle in its surrounding districts. For many years the beef cattle industry was the city’s main economic source. Beef is in our blood, of course now so is mining and tourism. In May 2009, Rockhampton will host “Beef Week” – it’s kind of a big deal. It’s anticipated that Rocky’s population doubles in size as people from around Australia and Overseas arrive for the latest brief on beef!
Rocky is famous for its statues (and Rod Laver)! Some six different bull statues in various sizes reflecting various cattle breeds are located in different parts of our city and a number of local business also have their own shop front “bull” statues. A leasing business has a “LEASE-A-BULL” bull, a local removal company has a blue “ReMOOvaBULL” bull and we now have the “BELIEVE-A-BULL” bull poster (I know, its not the same as a statue).
The poster is meant to be a light hearted connection with our City but also a statement about our church and what we believe and the things that we are on about. We are a Christ-Centered church, make no mistake when you come to st.andrew’s it is Jesus who is the focus. It is Jesus’ church so he is the one that we meet to worship and serve. We learn about Jesus from his Word to us and nowhere else does Jesus promise to speak to us than in his Bible. We are a Bible-teaching and Bible-believing church. God’s Word matters to us, it is the focal point of everything we do for faith and life. When you come along to st.andrew’s you can expect to hear the Bible explained in a way that is simple, clear, relevant and accessible (access-a-bull).
No Bull we are trying to cut out the nonsense that some churches carry on with. We value our past but we want Jesus to govern our future. We want people to meet and serve Jesus! We don’t carry on with traditions, rituals and funny language. It’s not about religion but it is all about Jesus who we can come to know in his Bible. And that’s NO BULL.
