West End, Brisbane

The Waiters' Union

“…The Brisbane River curves its way through suburbs and past the inner city. Pocketed in one of its bends near the central business district is the suburb of West End. In this pocket are about six thousand households. Thirty or so of these households are connected in some way to what is called the Waiters’ Union. They form a loosely constructed network set up to support community and spiritual development in the suburb and see themselves “as a part of the locality… as a network of residents working towards community that is integral to [their] locality.”
Location, Relationships and Incarnational Evangelism as Concepts in Urban Mission (Mike Crudge)

‘How can you worship a homeless man on Sunday and ignore one on Monday?’ That challenge is at the heart of an unusual community of Christians who share their story with me today. They break with the pattern of a formal and exclusive group, and they live the gospel through the eyes of the poor. They’re The Waiters’ Union, founded by Dave and Ange Andrews and they're actually part of a wave that the Evangelical Christian magazine, Christianity Today, calls ‘the new monasticism’.
Interview on Radio National

The Salvation Army

"Mission Team is excited to announce the launch of our latest initiative, an initial 2 year Missional Church experience in Brisbane's West End.

"God is speaking to us about partnering with him to re-establish a Salvo presence in Brisbane's West End. Is he speaking to you?"
Mission Team: Project 1:8