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This week we come to the end of a ten message series from Ephesians. What has it all been about? Perhaps the essence of what we have...

The Elders have had “The body of believers” on their hearts for a long time now, and are praying for a pastoral care ministry leader to...

I don’t know about you, but I am not a prolific reader. I enjoy reading, but a book has to really grip me for me to sit down and read it...

Greetings to you. As I write this, we are yet to hear the outcome of the next cabinet meeting on alert levels this coming Friday....

This Sunday we welcome the 14th Christchurch Girls Brigade Company to join us online in lieu of the scheduled church parade. Avonhead...

This Sunday as we gather to worship our great, powerful, and amazingly compassionate God, we will do so together with the Hansarang...

Last week I was away spending time with my two older children and their families. For me, having a break is also catching up on reading...

“And from his fullness have we all received, grace upon grace. For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus...

Recently my son passed on a book he had read called “The cross and the lynching tree” by James Cone. I confess that only a few pages into...

A VIP (Very Important Person) was at our church service last Sunday. The children of our congregation, in imagining the presence of a...

Firstly a big thank you to all those who contributed to the annual NZBMS Self Denial appeal. When we have the final total raised, we will...

I’m looking forward to being with you on Sunday. We will be looking at the character Mordecai from the book of Esther. He is one of...

When I look back over the time that I have been involved in Mission particularly the Prayer Arm of NZBMS (BMF) I have been greatly...

We live in a time of constant change, a lot due to the on-going upgrading of technology! But changes have always been around, and...

Today we start our Mission Month, when we focus on overseas mission for the month of June. Well I’ve been wondering, what does the word...

Next week we enter into June, and we are nearly half way through the year! Time is certainly flying. But over the last few years, we have...

At a recent retreat, elders discussed the long term development of the church property, and how this could best align with the church’s...

I like deciduous trees at Autumn. Changing colours, Letting go, Preparing to be bare again, Stripping back. The past season is still...

It is hard to know where to start this reflection. As I think back over Easter this year, there is much I am deeply grateful for....

We are about to embark on a series of Easter Services to remember all that Jesus died this Easter so many years ago. At one level, it is...