Would you love to go a bit deeper in your knowledge and understanding of God and the Bible!? The Street is about to start two new Systematic Theology courses going through the book: Wayne Grudem's "Systematic Theology". 

The 2 courses are:

1. All-women group: Monday evenings (starting March 7) 7-830pm at 21 Hania St, Mt Victoria (or Zoom) - led by our very own Gemma Wills!

2. All-men or mixed: Thursday mornings (starting March 10) 645am-8am at 21 Hania St, Mt Victoria (or Zoom)

The courses are 7 weeks long and both kick off in the second week of March. There is a cost as you will need to purchase the book which is available from The Street at the discounted price of $50.

If you'd like to know more or to register please email city@thestreet.org.nz. If you're interested but can't make either of these groups please also get in touch in case we're able to put together another group.

See a course overview here.

We gather every Sunday evening at 5pm.

We meet to worship together and encourage one another, to hear from God’s word, to share communion & to have fellowship. Everyone is welcome!

We meet in Life Groups throughout the week.

Life Groups meet to learn from the Bible together, encourage one another and pray for each other.

Life Groups are a place you can know others and be known. Fill in the form below and Tom or Anna Field will be in touch.

As community cases in Wellington continue to rise, it is inevitable that people in our church community will contract Covid-19, and we are realistic that at some point there may be a case at a life group or a gathering at Hobart Street. In the coming weeks and months, if you contract Covid-19, please let your Life Group leader know, or contact us directly at east@thestreet.org.nz. We want to ensure that you are well supported as you isolate and recover. Equally, if you are required to isolate and need help with anything please let us know.

Life Group support will become so important for keeping people connected over the coming weeks, so can we encourage you again to join a group if you haven't already. Please contact us if that’s you.

If we are made aware of any cases of Covid-19 at any of our gatherings, we will let those who attended the gathering know so that they can respond according to Ministry of Health advice.

We are continuing with part two of our Pillars series that launched last year.  Pillars is a six-installment teaching series over a few years, where we look at the core doctrines of our faith. We began with the Bestseller series in 2021, looking at why the Bible is inspired by God, true, authoritative and sufficient for our lives. This Sunday Simon is kicking us off with this next part called “Trinity”.

What greater subject of study could there ever be? What could we focus on that could ever have such a profound effect? We’re setting our sights on God himself. The eternal and almighty God who is beyond compare. It’s a series that will no doubt be informative. It will definitely provoke conversation and may even leave us with more questions than answers. But most of all, it will inevitably lead to worship. We’ll move from awesome wonder to fearful reverence and from loud praise to lost-for-words silence because there is no one in all eternity like Him.

This is just another reminder that cults like Shincheonji are real and are constantly working hard to recruit people in Wellington. As many people have had to pivot to online during COVID, Shincheonji have also done so. We are aware of invites being sent to people in our church to attend their online Bible studies. Please be wise - if you attend a Bible study and what they teach seems at all strange, check your concerns with a wise and mature Christian that you trust. If you have noticed someone hasn’t been around in a while, this would be a good time to check in with them and make sure they’re OK and haven’t got caught up in anything unhelpful.

Remember, there is nothing to fear, but we do need to be wise and to love each other well in this way. If you have any questions or concerns please contact Simon and Jenny on east@thestreet.org.nz

Please see our past update on Shincheonji for some helpful videos.

We are University Students who love Jesus!

There are lots of different ways we like to gather.

Life groups

We gather in Life Groups on a Tuesday or Wednesday night to read the Bible, pray together and help each other grow as followers of Jesus.

Sunday Gatherings

We join with the rest of the Street Night every Sunday for a Large gathering where we worship, hear the word, share communion and have fellowship.

Community Nights

Throughout the semester, the University Students of the Street Night have a Community Night at church. This is where we…

• Join together to worship, to pray, to learn

• To serve and be intentionally missional about Vic and Massey campuses

• Have a place to invite friends

We have a position available at The Street for an Executive Assistant for the Executive team. The role involves supporting Simon, Jenny and Sam. For more info and a copy of the full job description please email office@thestreet.org.nz. Applications close 28th February 2022.

The approach we communicated at the end of last year was to run a mixture of open and vaccine only services - all with a limit of 50 people with the goal of continuing to make our services accessible to anyone. We are set to begin reviewing this approach next week when The Street’s Leadership Team are all back in Wellington.

The change in traffic light levels has come before we have had the opportunity to do that review. We therefore will operate the following way for the next 2 weeks while we work on a longer term plan.

Sunday 30th Jan (now gone)

We already have teams in place for services to run this Sunday so we will continue as planned but will reduce the capacity of the open service to 25 in line with the government regulations. As always there will be an online service for anyone that would prefer to gather in a home. So that means:

9am (8.45 for tea and coffee) - Vaccine Pass gathering

10.45am (10:30 for tea and coffee) - Open gathering

10am - Online service www.thestreet.org.nz/live

Please make sure you register for the in person gatherings - https://thestreetchurcheast.eventbrite.co.nz

Sunday 6th Feb

This will be a special online Waitangi Day service and we are encouraging Life Groups to gather in homes for the service this weekend. Get in touch with your life group leader to find out what your group is planning. 

If you’re not in a Life Group and would like to be, please get in touch.

Simon and Jenny have been in their new roles as Senior Pastors for a few months now and we have an exciting job opportunity for the right person to support them in that.  We are looking for an Executive Assistant to the executive team at The Street. If you would like to know more about this role, please email office@thestreet.org.nz . Applications close on 28th Feb.

Here is the link to register for upcoming services

Did you know that anyone that is part of The Street Church can have access to an amazing collection of Christian video resources at Rightnow Media? It contains all sorts of goodness for kids and adults alike. If you don’t already have a login click on the link to get set up and enjoy!

Life Groups really are the heartbeat of our church, and as we expect COVID to continue to affect the way we gather during 2022 we find ourselves celebrating these wonderful small communities even more. If you are not yet in a Life Group, now is the time to get in one. We’re going to make a concerted effort over the coming weeks to ensure we can create space for as many as possible to be part of a Life Group community. Please get in touch if you’d like us to help you connect with one. east@thestreet.org.nz

We have been running a free dinner out of Strathmore Park Community Centre for over 18 months now. Excitingly for them they are going to be closing for a few months for a big refurbishment! That has however meant that we have been on the hunt for a new venue for community dinner. We are praising God for His provision as the principal of Kahurangi School has agreed that we can use their school hall for dinners from 9th February. This ministry to our community was such a clear opportunity that God opened up for us and He continues to make it possible for us to be a blessing to the people of these suburbs in this way. Thank you Jesus!

How do you know if something is the real deal? Legit? Genuine? Things we buy might look good on the outside but over time, we find out what they are really made of. Matthew shows that a major theme in Jesus’ teaching was hypocrisy. He called out people who looked the part but were really just acting. In this series, we take a look at some of the practices and motivations of Jesus-followers whose inner world matches their outer one. Followers who are genuine. We are taking the next 3 Sundays to look at Matthew 6 in a series we’re calling “Genuine”. 

Strathmore Park Community Centre approached us a few weeks ago to see if we would be able to provide some hampers for 16 families they are connected with. We were able to use some of the CAP Christmas treat boxes for 10 of them, but 6 were in need of some groceries to keep them going over Christmas. 6 of our Life Groups stepped up to the challenge and provided hampers for all of these families. Thank you church for making such a big difference in the lives of people in our community. You are such a blessing!

As you all know, COVID has meant that the way we gather as a church has changed. As a result, our serving teams also need to change. We’d love you to consider the part you might be able to play in 2022 as we continue on the mission that God has called us to. Some areas of our church where you may like to get involved are:

Community dinners - cooking part of the meal or serving at the dinner (Wednesdays)

Worship - particularly music in services

Sound and media - making all the technical stuff happen in services

Connections - welcoming people to services on Sundays (plus some other practical responsibilities)

Children - serving with our young ones on Sundays

Set up - setting up our venues for services

CAP - support workers to go on client visits with a Debt Coach and support clients through the CAP process

If you’re not quite sure where you best fit we’d love to help you work out where you could most be a blessing. 

Email east@thestreet.org.nz

The elders commission Simon and Jenny Gill as they step into the Senior Pastor role for The Street Church.

Simon has previously shared the approach we are taking as a church to the new COVID-19 protection framework. If you missed it you can watch it here. In brief, The Street will hold gatherings for those who want the assurance of a “My Vaccine Pass” and open gatherings with no vaccination requirement. For The Street East, that means we’ll be running at least 2 different services each week.

While things are changing every week, we have listed each Sunday service under “Events” in this newsletter so you can easily find out what’s happening each week.

You can register for upcoming services here

There are still opportunities for you to invite people to the carol service on 19th. It will be a great way for everyone you know to get in the mood for Christmas! So get inviting everyone you know!

Our Senior Pastor Simon Gill shares with us how The Street Church intends to operate under the new Covid Protection Framework, which comes into effect in New Zealand on 3 December 2021.