1st Gladstone Girls’ Brigade
Girls’ Brigade is part of an international Christian youth organisation which supports the family, serves in the community and meets the needs of girls today operating through local churches.
The Girls’ Brigade Aim
To help girls to become followers of the Lord Jesus Christ and through self-control, reverence and a sense of responsibility to find true enrichment of life.
Our Motto
Seek, Serve and Follow Christ
Age Groups
Girls’ Brigade caters for Girls from Prep to the age of 21 years working in four units related to school grade.
Cadets (Prep to 2)
Juniors (Gr. 3 to 6)
Seniors (Gr. 7 & 8)
Pioneers (Gr. 9 to 21 yrs)
Our Company
Our Company meets on Tuesday evenings at the Gladstone Baptist Church from 5.30pm to 7.15pm (during school terms). We do a wide variety of activities including: devotions, games, singing, craft, cooking, camps, theme nights, outings and heaps more. We normally have around 25 girls attend each night and they range in age from 5 to 18 years of age.
We participate in state and national Girls’ Brigade events such as:
- Senior’s weekend -which was held in Brisbane this year.
- Fonomarae: a camp for Pioneer age girls -2010 was in Tasmania, 2012 will be in Sydney.
- State and National Competitions
- Divisional camps with Rockhampton and Wide Bay.
Fonomarae 2010 Tasmania