7.00 pm Saturday 9 October 2010 Baildon Methodist Church Retiring Collection for the Blenheim Project Reverend Mike Rayson was born and bred in the Outback… no, not the steakhouse, the real outback of South Australia! After completing his education in tiny rural schools hundreds and hundreds (and hundreds) of miles from the nearest city, Mike went on to a career in the media. After hosting number 1 rated radio programs in rural, regional and metropolitan markets and writing many national radio commercial campaigns, he heeded God’s call, and went on to ministry with the Uniting Church of Australia – an amalgamation of Methodist, Presbyterian and Congregational Churches;, the third largest denomination in the country. Mike’s first pastoral role was in the regional town of Port Lincoln, South Australia… where Steve Spielberg filmed the underwater scenes of the movie ‘Jaws’. Full immersion baptism was a health hazard in the region!! Mike also served as Chaplain/Pastor to the local High Sch...