September – November 2026
What is Be Rich?
Be Rich is simple. We give, we serve, and we love the people right outside our front door. This spring we’re getting behind seven local organisations who are already doing the hard, good work in our neighbourhoods, with our money and with our hands.
Be Rich is two things, and they go together. Give financially to the work, and sign up to serve alongside us on Serve Sunday. Doing both is the whole idea, and you don’t have to be part of Northside to join in.
Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share.
Part one
Your giving goes to support the work of three organisations caring for women and children in crisis and survivors of modern slavery, close to home. A single gift or a monthly one, whatever you can do.
Part two
On Sunday 15 November 2026 we’re putting our Sunday down and picking up a job instead. Teams of all ages will head out to work alongside four of our partners, packing hampers and welcome packs, baking, gardening and washing cars. Sign up and we’ll be in touch with the details.
Serve Sunday
Instead of a normal Sunday service on Sunday 15 November 2026, we’re heading out to serve. Every age, every ability, something for everyone to do.
Our partners
We’re not starting something new. We’re backing people who have been at this for years, right here on the North Shore and beyond.
Refuge and support for women and children escaping domestic and family violence.
Mary’s House runs a refuge with secure accommodation for up to four women and their children at a time, and a Community Programs Centre, where specialist social workers walk alongside women as they rebuild safe, independent lives. It is primarily community funded.
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Crisis accommodation and support for women experiencing domestic violence and homelessness.
HKWS offers women crisis accommodation for up to three months, with personal case management and help with health, legal, education and employment. In 2025 it provided 1,584 bed nights, and $300 provides two nights of secure accommodation.
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Life-long recovery for survivors of modern slavery in Australia.
Australia’s only long-term, wraparound care provider for survivors of modern slavery, through its trauma-informed Survivor School and employment pathways. It receives no government funding; its work is made possible by donors and its own social enterprises.
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Support for vulnerable and homeless young people aged 12 to 24, and their families.
Since 1976 Taldumande has supported young people in crisis across Greater Sydney, with over 70 children and young people in residence on any given night. On Serve Sunday we will be rolling up our sleeves on practical projects at their sites.
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A hand up for people facing financial hardship in the Hornsby Shire.
Every Wednesday Hornsby Connect provides $15 hampers of pantry staples, fresh produce and bakery items, alongside a cafe space, referrals and support. Established in 2016 by local residents, it runs on volunteers, donors and food rescue partners.
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Connecting the community and reducing social isolation since 1972.
In the heart of Crows Nest, the Centre runs in-home and centre-based services for older people, people with a disability, migrants, parents, and people who are homeless or at risk. Its staff work alongside more than 200 volunteers.
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Hope and support for prisoners, former prisoners and their families.
For 45 years Prison Fellowship has shared the hope of Jesus with prisoners and their families, through visits, chaplaincy, in-prison programs, post-release support and Angel Tree Christmas gifts for prisoners’ children. Serve Sunday teams will help prepare and pack for the season ahead.
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Three steps
Give financially, and sign up for Serve Sunday. One backs the work with money, the other with hands, and Be Rich is the two together.
If you sign up to serve, we’ll send you your team, your location and your start time closer to the day.
Bring a friend, bring the kids, bring your neighbour. The more of us there, the more gets done.
Give, serve, love. Two halves of one thing, with one goal: to leave our neighbourhoods better than we found them.