AUCKLAND
GCI Auckland has a weekly worship service each Saturday at 2pm until 3.30pm. We meet at the Mt Eden Senior Citizens' Hall on the corner of Dominion and Brixton Roads. Behind the building, which is also the Mt Eden Memorial Hall, there is a parking area and, for those relying on public transport, the Auckland buses stop outside the door.
After our service we enjoy afternoon tea. Once a month our service is online only - on the first Sunday of each month.
Visit www.gci-auckland.org.nz for more information or contact Pastor Rex Morgan by email at rex@gci.org.nz
HAMILTON
As a group made up of young and old, the Hamilton congregation meets monthly to worship God together. Believing in the inspired words of the Bible and seeing ourselves as a work in progress in God's hands, we aim to share His good news of grace and hope to everyone around us.
We warmly welcome you to visit us and stay for a chat over a cuppa at the end of each service.
From time to time the venue changes, so if you haven't visited us before, it would pay to confirm with the contact listed below.
Contact: David Wong, phone: 021 2638 594
ROTORUA
Set in the beautiful Bay of Plenty, Rotorua is the premiere cultural centre for New Zealand and has been the site for the GCI annual festival in many past years.
Grace Communion International was established in Rotorua in 1981. Built initially on a magazine and booklet media base, the church has always sought to provide clear biblical underpinnings to our beliefs. In earlier years our denomination tended toward legalism but God in His mercy led us out of this and today we embrace His grace with joy.
Please contact our pastor in Rotorua, Peter Lindop (027 284 0036), for details of meetings. Visitors are most welcome at any time to share a time of worship together with us. While we are keen in our commitment as Christians we are a relaxed, friendly group. And while we would love visitors to return again, we leave that decision entirely in your hands and will not pressure you in any way.
Contact: Peter Lindop, ph 027 284 0036
HAWKES BAY
Our group in the Hawkes Bay meets monthly on the third Saturday of the month at 10 am. Typically this is to coincide with a pastor visit or to worship and listen to a recorded message.
Contact:
Pastor Dennis Richards (+64-27-431-5957)
PALMERSTON NORTH
Meets monthly for an informal service in the afternoon at 2:30 pm on the third Saturday of each month.
Pastor: Dennis Richards (+64-27-431-5957)
MASTERTON
The Masterton Church meets weekly each Sunday morning in the Solway Primary School, 302 Ngaumutawa Rd, near the southern entrance to Masterton. This is essentially a Filipino congregation.
Services are mostly conducted in English, but Tagalog is sometimes used during parts of the service. Bible studies are also run.
For details, contact Manny Ornejas (+64-6-370-1249)
or Dennis Richards (+64-27-431-5957)
WELLINGTON
The Wellington church, which numbers around 20 in regular attendance, meets weekly on Saturday afternoons in the Thumbs Up Centre in Petone at 2:30pm. The venue is accessed through the Silbery Place carpark running off Elizabeth Street. The congregation is led by a pastoral team supported by a small administrative team.
Weekly Services
Typical weekly worship services, between 2:30 and 4:00 pm, follow this format:
• Worship singing & prayer
• Collection for World Vision supported children
• Announcements & Intercessory prayer
• Worship singing
• Sermon
• Worship singing & prayer
On the first Saturday of each month there is an interactive Bible study that starts at 12:00 noon. This study begins with a session of corporate prayer at 11:30 am, and is followed by a BYO lunch.
If you would like to make contact via email with a member of the pastoral team, please use the contact page.
Regular mail can be sent to PO Box 9705, Marion Square, Wellington 6141.
CHRISTCHURCH
GCI Christchurch meets on Saturdays at 2 pm.
The venue varies but we often meet in the north, in Kaiapoi or Pegasus.
Pastor: Phil Baldwin (+64-22-637-5296)
INVERCARGILL
Southern Light Community Church, Invercargill
We are a small but active congregation of committed Christian folk endeavouring to make our community a better place. This challenge, which lies at the heart of our vision for the church in Invercargill is accomplished by offering weekly worship services and discipleship, and helping in the community to assist people where needs have been identified.
The church has been meeting in Invercargill since 1975. Despite our small numbers, we have been involved in the Alpha programme and participated in the Impact World Tour when it visited Invercargill in 2003. In 2007 the Southern Light Community Centre was established and was for 7 years our chief means of reaching into the community. With closure of the Centre, services are now held in a variety of venues. Members here are also heavily involved in supporting the GCI congregation in Rory, Vanuatu, helping to construct water tanks and eco-friendly latrine facilities in the village, a meeting hall and small accommodation block for visiting ministers.
Weekly Services
Where: Various locations
When: 1:00 pm each Saturday
Contact: Les Evans, phone: (03) 218 7020, or (mobile) 0221285129.