Christians Against Poverty is a not-for-profit organisation which operates entirely on donations from generous sponsors and financial supporters. To continue their incredible mahi bringing hope and an end to financial chaos across New Zealand, CAP hosts a fundraising dinner in Wellington. This dinner is one of the key ways CAP raises financial support, and is an evening of delicious food and inspiring celebrations and testimonies! If CAP is something you are interested in financially supporting and would like to find out more, you are invited to the Dinner on 26th July. RSVPs should be sent to www.capnz.org/wellington by Monday 21st July.

Meals on Wheels is a NZ wide community service providing meals to people who are unable to prepare their own meals. In Wellington it is overseen by Capital Coast Health and the meals are delivered by community volunteers. St Aidan's have been providing the volunteers for the route on the Peninsula for a number of years, but their team has recently reduced in size and they're struggling to fill all the roster slots.

The need is for two people (one to drive and one to deliver), one Wednesday a month, to pick up the meals at 11am, deliver them to the homes on the route and return the empty containers. It takes about 1 hour in total, including pick up and return. They are also looking for anyone available to fill in when volunteers are away or sick.

If this is something you are interested in, please talk to Jenny or email east@thestreet.org.nz

Prison Chaplaincy Aotearoa are looking for a full-time prison chaplain for the Rimutaka prison. 

Closing date:  5pm, Friday 25 July 2025
https://www.seek.co.nz/job/85254781

As part of our In The End series through the book of Revelation - we are holding three evening meetings for anyone wanting to dive a little deeper into some of the areas that often create questions. There is no need to register for these - simply turn up ready to lean in and learn. Come independently, with a friend or with your Life Group.

What about Israel? with Jerram Watts August 13
Who is the Antichrist? with Aidan Meerman August 27
In The End Q&A with Jerram, Aidan & James Rees-Thomas September 10

All are 7:30pm - 9pm in the Worship Centre, 9 Hania Street. Mt Victoria

We are pleased to announce Georgia Eilering has been employed as our newest staff member.

Anna Watson is heading into a 12 month Maternity Leave period as she and Matt welcome their third baby boy. Georgia has been appointed to this part time position while Anna is on leave. Georgia will start on 30th June and from then be the Central contact for Life Groups and Connections.
The senior leadership are excited about this opportunity to develop Georgia and see where God would lead her.

Keep reading to find out a bit more about Georgia.

Kia ora everyone! My name is Georgia and I am SUPER excited, blessed, and grateful to get to work with you all. My hope in this role is ultimately to cultivate and nurture relationships with other people and with the Lord - my heart behind everything is God calling us to delight in Him, and so I try to keep a posture of positivity, fun, and joy in everything I do. While Anna is away, I hope to journey alongside the work she has done and add to it in a fruitful, effective way!

Little bit about me... I was born and raised in Whangarei, Northland and grew up in The Salvation Army church before moving to Wellington in 2021 for university - studying a Bachelor of Arts in Media and English. I had a friend attending The Street Night and started coming along, fell in love with the community, and never wanted to leave! For the past year and a half, I have been living and working at a Christian camp and conference center in Calabasas, California - this has become a kind-of second home for me. Working and serving in camp ministry helped me realise that God was calling me to continue down a path of servitude, and that my love for working with people in creative ways is a gift He has given me to walk out and use to build the Kingdom. I also work for Northern Easter Camp as their Comms/Creative Area Head (I call this my side hustle). I LOVE traveling, and have found my closest relationships and richest experiences come from stepping outside of my comfort zone and trusting in God's goodness. This new role for me has come at the perfect time, and I cannot wait to step back into The Street community as a more refined, on-fire-in-the-spirit version of myself.

Kids Zone takes the first couple of weeks off for the school holidays. On the 20th of July they begin a new series looking at the Lord’s Prayer. On the 20th the focus is ‘Our Father ‘and on the 27th the focus will be ‘Your Name Be Honoured’

Kids Zone Junior also takes a break starting back on the 20th looking at the stories of David and Goliath and The Brave Queen as they think about the truth that God Created Me.
Kids Zone Junior uses The Beginner’s Bible.

We are one church that meets across multiple Locations and prioritise loving one another as we grow as disciple makers. God is at work in and through each Location and we take time each term to celebrate stories and lift specific needs in prayer.

Click here to read the prayer and celebration points for East, Hutt, Mt Vic, Night, Porirua and West.

Kids Zone completes the Heroes of Faith series looking at King David, Jonah and Paul.
The fourth Sunday in June is centred around Matariki and they finish the month with Kids Zone at each Location taking a break from regular curriculum to serve their community.

Kids Zone Junior finishes the cycle of ‘I Can Love Others’ through the story of Jesus Goes To Heaven. Then they move into ‘God Loves Me’ focussing on the stories of the Lost Sheep, The Beginning and The Lord is My Shepherd. On the 22nd of June they have a special focus week on Matariki.
Kids Zone Junior uses The Beginner’s Bible.

Life Groups play a key role in the life of our church and we’d love to have more understanding of why someone may or may not be a part of a Life Group at The Street. To help us with this, we’d love to ask you to complete this quick survey - it should only take you two minutes to fill out. Find the survey here. All responses need to be submitted by: 10 June 2025. We greatly appreciate you taking the time to do this!

Spend an amazing weekend taking time out together...
El Rancho is hosting two marriage retreats over the month of August for married couples of all ages and stages to take time out and refresh. Matt and Belinda Stott are the main speakers, alongside a range of other couples hosting workshops focussing on various topics.
The Retreats include:
Accommodation and Meals
Exciting onsite recreational activities
Workshops with lots of practical tips
Main sessions that are fun & informative

All within a fun, relaxed environment where you can truly connect, without all the usual distractions!
Click here to find out more

Soul Tour is a Bible-based life skills course for young adults, aimed at developing their mental health, resilience and overall wellbeing! Soul Tour has helped thousands of young people find freedom in their thinking, their goal-setting and ability to navigate the complexities of a young adult world that is rapidly changing. If you desire greater freedom in your inner life, or know a young person that would benefit from this, there are two weekend courses coming up in Wellington:
June 6-7 at Wellington Christian Revival Centre
July 25-26 at The Street Church (The Life Centre)
The two-day course is $195pp.
Register online here.

First Step is an event we run for anyone new to The Street. It's an opportunity to get to know you and for you to hear a bit more about The Street, meet some of the leaders, and discover how you can get more connected.

We really encourage every person who starts coming to The Street to get along to one of these. If you can't make this one, please message us and we'll make sure we organise the next one so you can come!

Date/Time: Sunday 8th June 1pm

Venue: Angus and Grace's house 

Register here if you can come

Sheree Fletcher has recently qualified as a counsellor and is seeing people at Hania Street in the Life Centre. She works with children, adolescents and adults and welcomes your enquiry. For more information check out her website at www.shereefletcher.co.nz
Sheree offers a subsidy for University students, please get in touch to find out more.

A big thank you to all who have and are making the Wednesday community dinners at the Strathmore Community Centre happen. Our goal is to provide good food and love people like Jesus would. Each week we get the privilege of meeting with around forty people for dinner. If you are interested in joining in, eg, helping with making food, building relationships and cleaning up afterwards please let Jenny jenny.gill@thestreet.org.nz or Andrea know. Any contribution both small and large is greatly appreciated.

At The Street we're passionate about transforming Wellington and the world with the good news of Jesus Christ. If you'd like to find out more about who we support and how you can be more involved, visit thestreet.org.nz/make-a-difference or email missions@thestreet.org.nz to subscribe to our missions newsletter.

Kids Zone registration for Together closes on Sunday 11th of May. If you have not already done so, please register your family today :) Click here. On registration, children are automatically added to the correct programme based on their age and school year. Detailed information will be sent to parents before the day.

The application date has been extended for the Life Group Central Lead: part-time, fixed term, maternity leave cover.

As the Life Groups Central Lead, you’ll play a key role in strengthening discipleship across our church through connecting with and supporting the Local Leads at each of our Locations and resourcing our Life Groups. You’ll also play a key role in casting vision for the Life Groups ministry, building relationships and equipping our Life Group Leaders to lead out of our Discipleship Rhythms. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of what God is doing in and through our church.

To apply or to request more information, please email office@thestreet.org.nz

Applications close 30 May 2025

Kids Zone registration for Together closes on Sunday 11th of May.

If you have not already done so, please register your family today :)

On registration, children are automatically added to the correct programme based on their age and school year. Detailed information will be sent to parents before the day.

We are pleased to announce Joel Cooper has been employed as our newest staff member.

The appointment of Joel is endorsed by Senior Leadership and we are excited to have him on board. Joel comes onto the team to replace Ross Jones in the Property Management role, as well as steps into the accountancy role, which Sam Lienert has been holding since Kathy Dunn retired in 2018. Joel is the guy to be in touch with for any room bookings at Hania Street either in the Worship Centre or Life Centre.

Keep reading to learn a little bit about Joel - and feel free to send a message to welcome him! joel.cooper@thestreet.org.nz

Kia ora! My name is Joel and I've been part of The Street Church for over five years now! I am part of the leadership team for our Night community as the Local Lead for Worship.
Growing up 'underneath the keyboard' (as my mother often reminds me) is a great representation of both my lifelong involvement in the church and with Jesus, but also a picture of my love of music. I grew up between Auckland and Whanganui, but moved to Wellington early in 2020 to study music for film at Te Herenga Waka, Victoria University. Five years later, I have finished my masters in the same subject, and continue to use my love for music and creativity in many facets of my life. I passionately love Jesus, my family (my parents, my twin brothers + wives and children, and my little sister), and my wider Street Church family.