Expansion 2026/27 | Reside Church Geelong

Expansion is all about seeing God's provision for the vision and commission. It is not about covering the day-to-day costs of the church. It's where we gather together in unity to see the Kingdom of God advance and God's purposes outworked through us.

Read the 2026/27 Expansion Booklet

In 2024, we launched our annual Expansion offering which saw us believe for
even-greater, expanding and enlarging our vision, continuing in 2025 with 65 individuals from Reside partnering with Expansion.

Throughout this booklet we will celebrate what we were able to see achieved in the last 12 months through God’s miraculous provision for us.

In 2026, we have a heart to build as we join together in faith and in practice to see God’s kingdom expanded. This comes from the Nehemiah 4-6 where we see God’s people join together in perseverance, prayer, with integrity and putting trust in God’s providence.

It is our earnest desire that through our partnership with Expansion that we will
see a continued growth in our capacity to reach our city and beyond with the
Good News of Jesus, as well as continuing to strengthen our partnership with missions partners, locally and globally.

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Boxes of Weet-Bix and Corn Flakes stacked with groceries

Community

Expanding our capacity to
positively impact and care
for our local community in
partnership with Gateway
Stronger Communities.

Our heart is that people
in our community would
know they matter deeply.

Singers in Christmas outfits performing to a seated crowd at Carols on the Lawn

Kingdom

Expanding our ability to reach people with the Good News of Jesus, through local projects and missions partnerships.

outworking the great commission
creating invitation opportunities
seeing communities and neighbourhoods know Jesus

Facilities

Expanding and creating
spaces to provide room for
more people to find faith-filled community, and stewarding well our existing buildings.

2025/26 Highlights

Crowd at a Youth Alive Victoria event holding a sign reading "I said yes to Jesus". Youth Alive Victoria has seen its greatest soul-winning year since its inception, seeing 5,085 young people make a faith commitment in the last 12 months.

Shelves of boxed food in a storeroom. Storage facility for the Community Pantry.

A bathroom stripped back to bare walls. Work continues on the Bathroom Renovation project.

A stack of Bibles. In the last 12 months we have gifted over 50 full-size Bibles to people exploring faith.

Young people watching worship at Reside Youth. Through Reside Youth's Friday night program, we saw 20 young people make faith commitments, with 10 being for the first time.

In 2026/27, we’re believing to see our church partner together to give $120,000 to see God’s Kingdom expanded.

Who can partner with Expansion?

Anyone can partner, in fact we truly hope that everyone does (singles, couples, and families with kids and teens) by actively choosing to pray and give in faith as we join God’s mission. It’s a wholehearted commitment: to join in building the Kingdom, God’s house, reaching our city and beyond. Your commitment is powerful however you contribute.

An example of what our partnership could look like: 18 partners giving $5 a week ($250 a year) give $4,500; 14 at $10 ($500) give $7,000; 6 at $20 ($1,000) give $6,000; 6 at $25 ($1,250) give $7,500; 6 at $50 ($2,500) give $15,000; 5 at $100 ($5,000) give $25,000; 4 at $150 ($7,500) give $30,000; and 1 at $500 ($25,000) gives $25,000. Together, 60 partners give $120,000.

How can you contribute?

Prayerfully consider your financial commitment for Expansion 2026/27.
Record your commitment online or at Expansion Sunday on September 13th 2026 and partner together with Reside to see God’s Kingdom expanded.

Record your commitment

How do I prayerfully consider?
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We use the phrase “prayerfully consider” a lot, and it can sound foreign if your are new to faith, or new to Reside. It simply means bringing the decision to God before you make it, rather than working it out on your own.
Five steps to help your prayerfully consider;
- Pray – asking, without needing the right words (James 1:5)
- Listen – give it a few days; a number that arrives slowly is usually one you can keep (Nehemiah 2:12)
- Discuss – decide together if you share finances (Proverbs 15:22)
- Plan – “what is actually possible over the next twelve months, not what sounds impressive”
- Decide – This is between you and God, and there is no wrong number (see 2 Corinthians 9:7)

Ways to Give

Bank Transfer

Account Name:
Gateway Church Geelong Inc
BSB: 013 645
Acc No. 3052 96471
or PAYID: [email protected]
Reference: EXP26

In-Person

At our Sunday Services, Cash via Expansion Envelopes or EFTPOS at the Cafe

Online Giving

Once Off Recurring