Open Air Campaigners
Presenting Christ by all means everywhere
A Brief History

1892  An English Barrister, E P Field, preaches to lunch-hour crowds in Martin Place, Sydney, Australia, and forms the NSW Prayer Band to support this ministry.

1913  The NSW Prayer Band is renamed the NSW Evangelistic Prayer Band.

1921  Former missionary W Bradley joins the NSW Evangelistic Prayer Band.

1922  W Bradley changes the name to 'Open Air Campaigners'. Gospel wagons are used to take the gospel message to people throughout NSW.

1939  OAC works among the armed services during World War II.

1940 - 1950  The work extends to the states of Queensland, Victoria, South Australia and overseas.

1983  Open Air Campaigners becomes OAC Ministries (Australia) Ltd. They are committed to Outreach And Church Ministries.

1986  OAC Family Life Programs started.

Today  OAC Ministries operates in five states of Australia and nineteen countries worldwide.