John Flynn (minister) Presbyterian nursing home in Ashfield, Sydney, New South Wales on 27 August 1976. Flynn was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1933. Continuing John Flynn's legacy of delivery a 'Mantle of Safety'. Since its establishment in 1907 Frontier Services (then Australian Inland Mission (AIM)) still continues to deliver Flynn's vision of a 'Mantle of Safety' to the people of outback Australia in collaboration with remote services like the Royal Flying Doctor Service. Flynn is featured on the reverse of the polymer Australian twenty-dollar note. Flynn's name has also been adopted in commemoration of him, including:
John Flynn (minister) station properties in a wide radius of Beltana, and their practical and spiritual service was valued in the isolated localities. Flynn used it as an opportunity to look at the potential for something bigger. By 1912, after writing a report for his church superiors on the difficulties of ministering to such a widely scattered population, Flynn was made the first superintendent of the Australian Inland Mission which became Frontier Services. Flynn's vision was to establish a 'Mantle of Safety' for the people of Outback Australia. As well as tending to spiritual matters, Flynn quickly established the need for medical care