Missionary John Flynn was known as "Flynn of the Inland".
The Reverend John Flynn passed away on 5 May 1951.
This film is about the opening of the John Flynn Memorial Church in Alice Springs in the Northern Territory of Australia in 1956.
The John Flynn Memorial Church was built as a memorial to the Reverend John Flynn and to recognize his achievements for the Outback of Australia.
A plaque at The John Flynn Memorial Church reads: "For Christ and the Continent. This Church has been erected by the Australian Inland Mission to the Glory of God and in the memory of the Very Rev. John Flynn, D.D., O.B.E., Superintendent A.I.M., 1912-1951; founder Royal Flying Doctor Service; Moderator-General Presbyterian Church, 1939-1942. He spread a mantle of safety over the inland".