User:Peter Ellis

My real name is Peter Ellis.

I live in Canberra, the capital city of Australia.

I am a Christian and, along with my wife and family, participate in the life of my local church, Kippax Uniting Church & Community Centre, a congregation of the Uniting Church in Australia. Our church is very active in community affairs, employing one person full-time to work as a community counsellor and another part-time to manage our involvement with children through the pre-school Playgroups (11 sessions per week at last count, reaching well over 100 families) that operate from our purpose-built facility that is integrated into the church building and used on Sundays as a creche. We also have a full time minister, and a full time Christian education consultant who also works beyond the life of our congregation. I feel privileged to be part of a church that has a priority in placing people outside itself high on its priority list, rather than having its attention turned inwards. Our church has among its people various leading Australian scientists, thinkers, social activists, etc; but you would never know it: To me, and them, we are all just ordinary folk.

Please also see my user page at Wikipedia.