
Our Team
MATT PRATER
Senior Pastor - New Hope Church Brisbane
Matt is married to Carol & has 3 children, Lydia, Joshua & Grace. Matt has previously served as a Youth Pastor at Coffs Baptist Church & Coffs C3 Church & has been Senior Pastor at New Hope Brisbane since 2006. Matt also hosts a weekly radio show called “Historymakers” which now plays on over 730 radio stations around Australia & has released 2 books featuring interviews from Historymakers & has also hosted 2 series of Historymakers TV, now available on DVD. He currently hosts weekends on Vision Radio across Australia. More than anything he is passionate about sharing his faith with Business people, Students, Churches, in the media, & with anyone who'll listen. Especially over a good coffee.
RACHAEL BROWN
Operations - New Hope Care
Rachael has over 14 year’s leadership experience in some of the biggest names in Face to Face charity fundraising and fashion retail, as well as over 10 years in supervisory roles in various client and customer based workforces. She has built a record of success through effective management and administration employed over a local, state and national level. Rachael is a compassionate and driven individual with a great care for people, and has actively impacted the local community through running support programs and fundraisers in her personal time, attending aid trips and helping local charities support orphanages and provide food and education programs.