With a population of around 3000, Ceduna is 780 km west of Adelaide and 480 km east of the Western Australian border on Highway One. 

It is the main business centre for the region. Our main industries are dryland farming, aquaculture, commercial fishing and tourism. Large amounts of grain, gypsum, salt, and mineral sands, are exported through our deep sea port at Thevenard.

Just as Ceduna is a regional centre, so Oasis Christian Church is a regional church, ministering across an area of over 180,000sq kms, from western Eyre Peninsula to the Nullarbor Plain, from Streaky Bay to the edges of the Great Victoria desert.

Out of the main church in Ceduna, we minister to the huge area that is the Far West Coast of South Australia. From the coastal towns to small bush settlements and remote Aboriginal communities our vision is to ensure that everyone can hear and respond to the message of the Gospel.

Stuart McIlwraith
SENIOR PASTOR

Stuart McIlwraith and his wife, Heather, pioneered Oasis Christian Church in 1990.
They have three children, Christine and Andrew, who both live in Ceduna, and Phillip who lives in Adelaide. They have fourteen grandchildren and one great grandchild.

Trevor Puckridge
ASSOCIATE PASTOR

Trevor is a gifted songwriter and is our Worship Leader and our Youth Leader. He met his wife, Robyne, at the church and they have two children.

Both Trevor and Robyne are inspiring preachers.

Andrew McIlwraith
ABORIGINAL MINISTRY

Andrew McIlwraith has lived in Ceduna since 1990.

Andrew trained as a chef but over the years has developed into a trusted pastor to the Aboriginal people of the Far West Coast. Andrew has five children.