Welcome to 2024

It was so amazing to see so many people at church for our first Communion Sunday of the year. We pray that 2024 will be filled with so much joy, blessings, challenges to overcome, love, and spiritual fulfilment. We also pray that this year is a chance for you all to try new things, to …

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas all!  We pray that this Christmas be a joyful time spent with family, friends, great company and good food. May you also continue to remember the reason for this festive season.  We pray a special blessing over those who will be experiencing their first Christmas without their loved ones this year. We pray …

2023, what a year!

Our ‘Kids For Christ’ Sunday School had celebrated the end of the Sunday School Year last weekend. The kids spent some time at Papatoetoe East Primary School playing games, enjoying food, and laughter, but most importantly – the water fight.  It has been a very successful year for our Sunday School. As mentioned on Sunday, …

Jeremiah’s Baptism

The Amerika family have brought forward their son, grandson, nephew, cousin, Jeremiah for baptism and have vowed to continue to show him the love that God has for him. We have been very fortunate to baptise a number of our tamariki in our church, and we give thanks for God for continuing to be the …

For God Alone!

What an amazing weekend! On Friday the 11th of August, the Media and Worship Team travelled to Awhitu to start their first ever retreat!! We made a stop in Waiuku at a local fish and chips store in the cold winters evening, to have some dinner. When we arrived in Awhitu, we unloaded the cars, …

Father’s Day Adventures

On the 2nd of September, we took advantage of the beautiful weather and spent the morning out at mini golf. The father’s that attended were split up into 4 teams, and each team spent time going around the mini golf course, accumulating points at each hole. It was really nice to hear and see the …

Proof of God’s love for our children

We continue to give thanks to God for his goodness to our congregation and for drawing our parents and even our littlest children to Him, through baptism. On Sunday, the 6th of August, the congregation had witnessed both Brodie and Patricia affirm their faith in God. and at the same time had agreed to show …

Recognising God’s love through our children

“Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it” Proverbs 22:6 The Tuala Family have been apart of our congregation for many years and to be able to witness three of their children being baptised is such an amazing occasion. We are so very fortunate to …

Mānawatia a Matariki

This year, St Martins conducted their first ever Matariki service. We all congregated outside as we patiently waited to hear the karanga that was led by one of our beautiful wahine, as we were welcomed into the whare karakia. Matariki is a time of remembrance. A time where whanau and wider communities gather to reflect …

Cambodian Sunday School Outing

Our Cambodian Sunday School went on an adventure to Botany on Saturday afternoon to watch the new Spider-Man movie. With the help of Keri and some parent helpers; the Sunday School children were able to spend a nice weekend together at the mall. The children and the parent helpers had so much fun and enjoyed …