Helen has been attending Northside since 1985 first joining because David (her husband) was working in Broken Hill for 18 months.

This was at the invitation of a friend, and hasn't 'strayed' since.  During those years she has been involved with different church activities, especially Pastoral Care. She was a Church Deacon for some years and has been an Elder for 2 terms.   Helen has been a member of the Northside Prayer group for many years and following her trip to Watoto, Uganda, in 2007, is now co-leader of the Beyond Northside Task Group.  In her other life she is a volunteer with Lifeline as a telephone Counsellor and has been since 1993.