1. Carol Dobbe We’re delighted to announce that Carol Dobbe has been appointed as our new Children and Families Pastor. Many of you will already know Carol through her recent work in India with NZBMS. Carol comes with a vast range of experience and skill for the role, which will be of great Read more…
Kia ora whanau! Thankfully our household is out of isolation, and covid didn’t spread beyond the one individual. We appreciate for your prayers! Exciting to seeIt was great to see the new Craft group meet together today. I’m praying that this setting will be a place of joyful creative connection and Read more…
Greetings church family, This week I have been very encouraged by some testimonies of God at work in our church community: through church members visiting and caring for each other through Marian’s message through meals and care packages provided for households in isolation with covid through God’s presence impacting people Read more…
1. Carey Baptist College Flourish Conference It is great to see that Jordyn Rapana will be one of the speakers at an upcoming Carey Conference on Monday 18th July. Here are some more details if you are interested in attending https://www.carey.ac.nz/about-carey/carey-events/flourish-conference/ 2. Reflections on Matariki Last week’s conversation about Matariki generated a lot Read more…
Tatou ka whakapai, ka whakanui i te Atua mo ake tonu atu. Let us praise and exalt God above all for ever! 1. Matariki I’m looking forward to spending time with family and friends over the new long weekend. Hopefully some of my family will join me before dawn, looking Read more…
Leadership team update about loan repayment – Alan Calvert We have been receiving a number of enquiries from people who have not fully caught up with what is happening about our mortgage repayments so this is an update on where we are at. 1. A snapshot of our church mortgage Read more…
1. Basil Clark On Wednesday afternoon Basil went to be with the Lord. He was 91 years. Our hearts are with Steve and Lynley and the extended family. A funeral service will be held in Whangarei at 12pm on Tuesday (a livestream link will be available). Steve shared these words: “On Read more…
1. Appointment of leaders For those who missed the AGM on Sunday, we’d like to announce the formal appointment of Erin Temu and Alan Calvert to the leadership team, and the re-appointment of Dave Stevens and Penny Day to continue their role on the leadership team. We are very grateful for Read more…
Instead of the typical “3 things” email, I felt to share a personal journey. An extended personal reflection about burnout recovery I went to the petrol station to pump up my tires, and left in despair. I had been standing, staring blankly at the air pump for a long time, Read more…
Church meeting agenda Sunday 1 May 2022, 11am. Minutes of last meeting/matters arising Acceptance of annual report/confirmation of 2020/21 accounts Background: with no AGM last year the reports and accounts were tabled and taken as read. Time was given for any questions to be raised – none were – and Read more…