The Wellspring Community of Australia is an inclusive ecumenical community which seeks justice and compassion for all humans and our earth as our response to the life of Jesus Christ and love of God for all creation.

We aim to create a space where spirituality and justice, meet to deepen our relationship with God, to care for the earth, to foster the growth of an Australian spirituality and practise peace including working for a just relationship between First Nations communities and others.

Inspired by the Iona Community known world-wide for its radical Christianity, poetic Celtic worship and engagement with local and global issues, the Wellspring Community was founded in 1992.

Members and friends support each other as we actively work for

Peace & Social Justice

Spirituality & Worship

First Nations Justice

Sustainability

Ecumenical & Interfaith Relations

Hospitality & Homelessness

Advent in Community with Iona

Join with the Iona Community as we practise community this Advent.

We approach Advent in a time of global turbulence. Violence across the world is destroying lives and communities. The climate emergency, economic hardship, widening inequality, the rise of the far-right, anti-migrant policies, restrictions on the right to protest, the list goes on… 

We do not turn away from these realities, we choose to face them and journey towards them in Community. Voices and actions for justice and peace persist. Communities continue to resist oppression, campaigners demand climate action, and people of faith and goodwill come together to nurture compassion, creativity, and resilience. We keep hope alive when we work together for peace and justice.  

We are convinced that the radical, inclusive community we seek must be embodied in the community we practise. Join us as we practise community this Advent, the season of anticipation. 

You do not have to be in membership of the Iona Community to participate in this Advent series.

Advent in Community Conversations are on 1st, 8th, 15th and 22nd December 

Recent Wellspring Actions

To read about recent Wellspring Actions visit our Peace and Social Justice page HERE

Wellspring Community Membership

To enquire about being a member of the Wellspring Community of Australia please email wellspringcommunity2023@gmail.com

New Booklet

The New Story of the Evolving Universe

by Jacinta Shailer sgs

This brand-new Wellspring publication contains 3 short talks by Sister Jacinta Shailer sgs, delivered to different groups in 2025. It is a distillation of a lifetime of deepening commitment to Creation Spirituality. Her language is free from religious jargon, and wisely integrates science with spirituality, so relevant today. As she says in the first talk:

‘When we say “God is eternal” we mean God is eternally young, God is ever green, ever verdant, ever flowering. Every action of God is new, for He makes all things new.’ Our evolutionary God is luring us on to new places and new ways of being, to a future of promise.”

You can buy the new booklet from us

To order please email wellspringcommunity2023@gmail.com your name, postal address and the number of copies you require. Then pay the correct amount $5.00 for one copy to

Name of Account: Wellspring Community Inc. Bendigo Bank

BSB: 633 000

Account number: 202878096 Reference: (Your name) and “New Universe”

Booklet

The Wellspring Community of Australia:

An Introduction

We have just published a 16 page booklet that provides lots of information about the Wellspring Community including our history, ethos and areas of concern. The booklet is free to download here.

You can also buy the printed booklet from us

To order please email wellspringcommunity2023@gmail.com your name, postal address and the number of copies you require. Then pay the correct amount to

Name of Account: Wellspring Community Inc. Bendigo Bank

BSB: 633 000

Account number: 202878096 Reference: (Your name) and “Wellspring Booklet”

Cost is $10 for one copy (include postage) or $20 for three copies (includes postage)

The Wellspring Community acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the over 300 nations of Aboriginal peoples across these lands now called Australia. We pay our respects to the Elders past, present, and future. We declare that sovereignty has never been ceded.   

We support the Uluru Statement from the Heart, and its three central calls of Voice, Treaty, and Truth and acknowledge it as a foundational document for justice for First Nations peoples in these lands. We acknowledge that the continuation of the cultural, spiritual and educational practices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are an essential part of the culture and soul of this nation. 

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If you would like to get regular news from the Wellspring Community via email please send a quick email here to let us know! We will add you to our list.

This is a monthly online worship time in the Iona tradition. It is held on the first Wednesday of each month beginning with an optional 15 minutes catch up. Worship begins on the hour or half hour. Everyone is welcome.

Note: There is no worship evening in the month of January.

Join Zoom Meeting here
https://zoom.us/j/3810547728?omn=93282946253

Meeting ID: 381 054 7728

7.15pm Qld, NSW, Vic, Tas, ACT, 6.45pm SA, 4.15pm WA