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Our Kids – Valuing them!

What did Jesus say Matthew 19:14— Jesus said, “Let the children come to me. Don’t stop them! For the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to those who are like these children.” Value our Children How we treat our kids is a look into our souls.  Dame Whina Cooper also said “take care of our children; take care of what they hear; take care of what they see; take care of what they feel; for how the children grow so will be…

Winter Bible School – Book it in

Winter Bible Scho`ol Its Full – email us if you would like to join us.   Details are on www.winterbibleschool.co.nz Book the Winter Bible School into your calendar now. Three days – Friday 22nd June – Sunday 24th of June – Two days, twelve sessions, three outstanding speakers. Options for each day.  Each day – doors open at 8am for a 9am start – full schedule is here https://www.winterbibleschool.co.nz/page/schedule-2018/   Introducing Pastor Greg Burgess from Jocelyn Elen on Vimeo. Introducing Geoff Smith…

Planning your Christmas Table.

Anchor Women invites you to their end of year Christmas event. Come and enjoy an evening with Sheryl Watkins from Black Rose Florists. Sheryl will be showing us how to arrange a centrepiece for our Christmas table, while she shares her walk in life.  Please invite your friends to join us! Date – Saturday 11th Nov Time – 6pm- 8pm Venue – The Anchor Church If you would like to come we would appreciate it if you could RSVP by 9th Nov…
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International Student Ministries

Join us next Sunday 30th at 6:30pm – get inspired by International Student Ministries, how God is working through them and learn about what Yvette is doing in her role in this area. Who are International Student Ministries of New Zealand (ISMNZ).  ISMNZ came into being in late 1999 at just the right time, when the numbers of international student enrollments went from thousands to tens of thousands. Over 100,000 international students study in New Zealand every year. They leave their…

Mens Breakfast – November

Whitby Mens Breakfast Saturday 5th November 8:30am at St. Mary’s Church At the mens breakfast in November, Neil will be reporting back on the Habitat for Humanity trip to Samoa.  They are building new hurricane safe homes – like this style which is category 5 hurricane safe. The aim is to build 6 of these in two weeks and the target is to have 100 homes up to this standard in the islands by Christmas this year. Bacon, Sausages, Hash Browns,…
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Precious – valuing young women

Precious Precious is an evening to inspire, encourage and value young women in our community. If you are a young woman aged 11 – 18, this is designed for you. August 20 6:30-9pm, at the Anchor Church – $10 pp   A delightful evening of pampering, craft, games, teaching, and a delicious supper.   Register on this link

Priyasha’s story – freedom in Kolkata

Freeset and Freedom.  Take a moment to listen to Priyasha’s story, one of the many women we sat with in Kolkata. Freeset is a fair trade business offering employment to women trapped in Kolkata’s sex trade. They make quality jute bags and organic cotton t-shirts, but their real business is freedom!  They would like to see the 10,000 sex workers in their neighborhood empowered with the choice of leaving a profession they never chose in the first place. We partner with them in this…

Learning to Preach

Learning to Preach Seminar We invite you to an introductory seminar on learning to preach.  The seminar will be facilitated by Tony Plews of LeaDev-Langham Leadership Development.  The seminar will suit those who show promise in preaching through to the experienced who would like to hone their skills. Introducing Tony Plews Prior to joining LeaDev-Langham in 1996, Tony taught at Laidlaw College, Auckland, having been a passionate and energetic evangelist since coming to know Christ as a young man in 1970. Tony brings…

Who’s that knocking at my door?

We see in Revelation 3:20 the Lord ‘knocking at the door”.  A request asking us to allow Him in and His invitation to dine with Him. What comes before regarding the church at Laodicea is intriguing. We see the terms hot, cold and lukewarm presented to a church that has clearly lost its way. The message from the Amen (Christ) was less than encouraging to say the least. Yet the temperature statements were not lost on them, they knew what lukewarm…
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Church Camp 11 – 13 March

Church Camp 11 – 13 March As we continue to grow our church will move from relationships to mission. This will never mean that we won’t have meaningful relationships within our church, we certainly will at all levels. Our relationships should always be motivated by our love for Christ, keeping His commands as we love and serve each other and the community. We will find our deepest and sometimes most difficult connections serving Christ together. The challenge is to take…
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