"Barnabas took him"

The Acts of the Apostles
9:26 And when Saul was come to Jerusalem, he assayed to join himself to the disciples: but they were all afraid of him, and believed not that he was a disciple.
9:27 But Barnabas took him, and brought him to the apostles, and declared unto them how he had seen the Lord in the way, and that he had spoken to him, and how he had preached boldly at Damascus in the name of Jesus.

2CH COMMENTS 14th May 2006
1. 9 am - Fire Destroys an old church
In the early hours of last Wednesday morning, fire destroyed the well-known Anglican Church, St Barnabas Broadway. It stood on the corner of Parramatta Road on Broadway, right next door to the old Grace Bros building.
This church is part of the history of the city of Sydney. Talk back radio on the day of the fire showed how many people had memories, either their own or members of their family, of the way their lives had been touched by the ministry of St Barnabas.
There has always been a lively ministry there for the student population who live in the area, and before that, in times of depression such as the 1890s or the 1920s and 30s, many people down on their luck, often jobless and homeless, were given friendship and a helping hand to make a new start, or just something to keep them warm and less hungry.
But last week the church’s minsters and their bishop made some statements to the media that are a real reminder of what is at the heart and focus of Christian ministry. They grieved for the loss of their fine old church, but they pointed out that a church is not just a building, it is much more the people who gather there - they gather together to grow their relationship with God, and their relationships with each other. The Church is about new life and renewal, so the building may go - for a time - but the church itself will always remain - as the sign on the noticeboard said the day after the fire, for Eternity!