Leadership Team

Leadership Team

Pastor

Darryl Ward

Darryl currently serves as pastor of The Anchor Church; a position has held since immigrating from Australia in May 2010. Darryl is married to Stella and they have four adult children, all who moved with them to New Zealand. Their four children are, Jake, Elijah, Mia and Eyvette (not forgetting their two Border Collies, Jasper and Jedi). It was a great blessing to welcome Karla as our newest family member when she married Elijah in 2017. Darryl became a Christian…
Administrator

Alison Lander

Alison serves in an administration role, currently working 1.5 days per week (2 – 5 pm Monday – Thursday)
Youth Director

Andrea Smith

Andrea leads our Youth and Young Adult Ministries.
Children and Families

Christine Leadbeater

Chris has been serving in Children’s ministry for quite a few years. She joined the staff team in February 2013.  Chris leads the Anchor Kids team and is also part of the Mainly Music team. She is a session leader on Wednesday mornings where you usually find her with a following of small helpers. Chris has also been involved with local schools and with Sandy runs the annual Holiday Programme.  Chris and Sandy have two daughters, Meghan and Lucy. When Chris is…
Communication and Marriage Course

Kathryn Lawson

Anchor Care

Lynda Eves

Mainly Music

Erin Robinson

Erin leads an awesome team that runs two Mainly Music sessions each week.  She cares deeply for all our preschoolers in our community.
Next-Gen (Yrs 7 and 8)

Glenn and Kirsten Evans

Creative Ministry

Alison Smith

Alison leads our Creative Ministry Team. Originally from Zimbabwe, Alison and her family moved to New Zealand in March 2017 after 13 years in Malawi.  Alison has been involved in Music Ministry since a teenager, starting at Youth Group and has since served in various roles at four different churches in three countries.  Alison has a heart for the local church: that they would know the depths of God’s love, the surety of His promises, and would worship Him wholeheartedly. 
Mens Ministry

Richard Beauchamp

Hi, I’m Richard Beauchamp. I have been living in the Porirua region for more than 25 years and in Whitby for the past 10 with my wife Rachel and our family, Zac and Xanthe.  My older daughter Brittany lives nearby and is married to Tyson. Work wise I work in the Supermarket and Foodservice industry. To relax I enjoy playing competitive tennis for Whitby even though the body might say something different. I have been an active member of our…
Community Groups

Alistair and Lynda Eves

Mission Partnerships

Geoff Lawson

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