30 Year Celebration
Celebrating 30 years of Ministry in Australia – 1995 – 2025
When will Celebrations be held?
You are invited to come to our celebration events being held this year. Explore the growth of Kairos and its future. Hear testimonies about how lives of volunteers and participants have been forever impacted by the life changing message of the Gospel of Jesus Christ through the work of Kairos.
Celebrations will be from 12.45pm – 4.30pm. Afternoon tea will be provided. Free to attend!
Brisbane – 20 September – Redeemer Lutheran College.
Sydney – 27 September – Stanhope Anglican Church
Adelaide – 18 October (TBC) – Adelaide West Uniting Church
More details in the registration and poster below.
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How do I Register?
It is free to attend any of the events but please register your attendance below for catering purposes.
All Kairos events are open to those aged 18 years and over.
Download a poster for the event here!
Our History
A trial program in Parramatta gaol in NSW in 1995 was the result of a visit to the USA by a small group of enthusiasts to learn about the Kairos Prison Ministry which started in 1976. More information on the origins of the ministry can be found here.
Once approval was given from NSW Corrective Services, programs commenced in Long Bay Correctional Complex in 1997 and Silverwater Correctional Complex in 1998. Queensland followed quickly in 1999 and South Australia in 2002. Kairos Prison Ministry Australia was incorporated in 1998 and takes its Program Manuals under Licence from Kairos Prison Ministry International.
Kairos is currently represented in New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, ACT, Western Australia and Victoria.
In one pre Covid year, over 600 men and women attended one of our intensive Programs in a face to face setting in Australia both inside and outside prison walls. Globally, with more than 40,000 volunteers in 500 communities and prisons around the world, the impact equates to an estimated 30,000 people each year who are touched by Kairos internationally.