A Brief History
A Brief History
This year we celebrate 50 years of God's faithfulness!
Karratha Baptist Church was established in 1976 by a small group of faithful families who yearned for Christian fellowship and longed to see the Gospel proclaimed throughout the Pilbara. In those early days, gatherings were held in homes.
A manse house was built first, and as the congregation grew, the men of the church faithfully gathered each Saturday to construct the building we worship in today.
Through seasons of growth and challenge shaped by the rhythms of the mining industry, the church has remained anchored in its purpose—to proclaim the Lord Jesus Christ and to make disciples in his name.
Today, Karratha Baptist Church continues to be a light within the community, seeking to honour the Lord as his ambassadors in Karratha.
Why not become part of this ongoing story?
Meet the Pastors
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Nick Bekker
Nick is our Senior Pastor. He was born in South Africa and started his working career as a lawyer. He then obtained a Bachelor of Theology and Licentiate in Theology through the Baptist College of Southern Africa. His 27 years in ministry has seen him serving as a missionary in Thailand (9 years) and Singapore (3 years) and pastoring 4 different churches.
For fun he likes to play golf and ride a mountain bike (not at the same time!) Nick has been married to Trish since 1994 and they have three young adult children, Jonty, Emily and Nina.
Sharon Guy
Sharon is our Associate Pastor. She oversees our care, children and families’ ministries. She is married to Shaun and they have 4 grown children. Sharon has been serving at Karratha Baptist since 2022.
Sharon loves cooking and reading (and walking and talking - sometimes at the same time!)
We are a SAFE Church
As a member church of the Baptist Churches Western Australia (BCWA), we adopted the Safe Church BCWA recommendations in 2010. It is important to us that we offer the safest possible leadership and environment for those who lead our ministries and for those they lead.
These recommendations ensure we are diligent in screening prospective leaders for our ministry programs, maintain good leadership practice and ensure all leaders working with children (under 18) obtain a Working With Children Check, National Police Check and attend Safe Church training.
Our next Safe Church training takes place on 15 August 2026. Please get in touch if you’re interested in this training.