CBS 50th Celebration​

Saturday, 15 March 2025. 9am arrival for a 9:30am start. The day will conclude at 4:30pm.

It will be held on campus at UNSW at the John Clancy Auditorium. We will also be using other spaces around campus.

Everyone who has been connected with and who supports the ministry of CBS!! Current students, graduates, partners, friends from past years who have been part of Unichurch, Campus, FOCUS, St Matthias, KBS (and more!) are warmly invited!

Of course! Your whole family is welcome to celebrate together.

There will be a kids programme during the main sessions, co-ordinated by a great team of Safe Ministry trained volunteers. Please arrive at 9am to drop off your children. The start of the programme is 9:30am. The programme will cater for children from creche (children who are able to sit independently) to grade 6.

We will pray and we will gather around God’s word. There will be time to catch up with new and old friends. 

There will be 3 main sessions. We will hear from Phillip Jensen, Paul Grimmond, Carl Matthei, Tara Stenhouse, Joshua Ng, Tracey Gowing, Sandra King, and many more in talks, a seminar, electives, interviews, and a good dash of MYC-style fun!

The two morning sessions will be followed by lunch. During lunch, you can catch up with others; and also choose an elective about CBS ministry, led by current CBS staff. The third session, after lunch, will end at 4.30pm.

We’ll give thanks to God as we look back over 50 years and encourage each other to continue serving Jesus Christ in current ministries. We will also look forward to the next 50 years of campus ministry under God.

UNSW has free parking on the weekends so there will be ample space to park on campus. The best parking spots will be located at Gate 5, Gate 8 and Gate 11 (Botany Street Carpark). For those with limited mobility, dropoff can happen directly in front of the John Clancy Auditorium via Gate 9.

The Light Rail L2 and L3 offers easy access to UNSW.

A current map of the UNSW campus is available here

We aim to make the day accessible to as many people as possible and will include a BYO lunch option and a combined rate for families with 3 or more children.

Standard Registrations close 1st March.

Youth (Grades 7-12) are also welcome to attend and will only be required to pay for lunch.

Current Students will receive a discounted rate

If you can only be at the 50th Celebration for part of the day, you are still very welcome to join us! 

Please note that lunch will be served at 1pm. So choose the BYO lunch option, if you will not be there at that time.

Yes! Basic dietary needs can be catered for morning and afternoon tea. Lunch will be a Vegetarian, Pork or Chicken Bahn Mi.

If you have different or more specific dietary needs, please BYO lunch to ensure you can make the most of the day.

(There will also be options to buy lunch on campus.)

Yes! Let us know your accessibility needs on the registration form so we can accommodate you.

UNSW Accessibility information can be accessed here:

Adults | Children

Would you help us prepare by doing three things:

1. Pray that the planning taskforce will intentionally prepare a great day full of fellowship, fun and God’s word.
2. Mark the date in your diary and plan to come for the whole day if you can! Care for others by letting them know you can’t attend other things.
3. Invite your CBS friends to join the CBS 50th Facebook group, and register early to help the planning team accurately cater for the number of people coming!