Posts by Kathryn Lawson
Christmas Festival 2025
🎄 Christmas Festival at The Anchor Church 🎉 Sunday 14th Dec 2-4 pm Come and celebrate the joy of Christmas with us at The Anchor! This family friendly community event has something for everyone – seniors, men, women, youth and kids. Join us for fun, activities and plenty of Christmas cheer as we share the celebration of Jesus together. Everyone’s welcome, there’s a place for you at Christmas festival. See you there! 🎄🎉
Christmas Services
Come and see what Christmas is all about, bring kids, grandma, grandad, cousins, neighbors and friends. We’d love to have you join us to celebrate Christmas with us. Christmas Services – Sunday 10 am Come and See The Promise – 7th DecThe Story – 14th DecThe Child – 21st Dec Christmas Eve – 7pmThe joy of his arrival Christmas Eve – 7pmThe joy of his arrival We’d love to see you at our Christmas services and events!
25 years of mainly music
The dancing, the chatting, the cuppas, the playtimes, the giggles and even the occasional tear or two – it’s all been a part of the amazing mainly music journey over the last 25 years at The Anchor. We’ve been so privileged to make this journey with the many, many families of all shapes and sizes who have joined in the fun in our church gym. We’re so looking forward to reconnecting with you again if you have played any part…
Divorce Care
Dealing with Divorce? We offer a 13-week support and practical course for adults dealing with separation and divorce. This programme provides a safe, caring, trusting, open and supportive environment where you can share and move forward finding help, hope and healing in what is a very difficult and challenging time. Our next course is planned to start Saturday 6 September 4-6pm. Find out more here.
Questions about Christianity
Do you have questions about the Christian faith – try this app – you can ask your questions and you can use 80 major languages – you don’t need to use English if that is not your heart language. If you would like to talk to someone who can coach you and help answer your questions – send us your details below. If you would like to understand how to make that decision to become a Christian then do ask…
An exciting leadership step!
Fifteen years ago, Darryl, Stella and family jumped on the plane in Adelaide and headed in our direction. Since that time Darryl has cared for, pastored and journeyed with us here at the Anchor. His heart of love for both God and us, meant that the news of his decision to retire at the end of 2025, has been sad for us. However, we are extremely grateful to God for the time they have had with us and fully support…
Combined Service
On the Sunday after Christmas the 3 Whitby Churches – North Porirua Baptist, St Mary’s Anglican and us, join together for a combined service. This year on Sunday 29 Dec 9.30 am, we are at St Mary’s Anglican Church. We would love for you to join us. Darryl Ward will be looking back to the year that has been and reflecting on the year to come. We’d love you to join us all.
See you on Sunday
We’d love you to join us any Sunday morning at 10 am. Our service involves (among other things) contemporary worship, Biblical teaching and communion. Usually, the children join us at the start of the service, then head downstairs for their own programme, there is a creche available for children under 3 years during the service.
Christianity Explored – Register here
Do you have questions about faith, Christianity, God, life and its direction? This programme gives you an opportunity to discuss this, to bring your questions and to see what the Bible says about your questions. You can just have coffee and a discussion based around the Bible and what it states, and think about what our response to that might be? We offer an 8 evening programme – called Christianity Explored starting May 2022 What can you expect? Discussion, outline…
