We are celebrating another incredible answer to prayer!

In December 2024 Emma Roche was appointed as the Location Pastor for Night. Given the busy end of the year period, we left a pause before now sharing a little bit about Emma and her heart for this new role and the Night community. Emma will continue on part-time in the Children's Pastor role.

Please continue praying for Emma and Isaac, and the Night Location as they transition into this new season.

Do you have a child preparing for or is a junior in primary school this year?

We are currently piloting a new course, written specifically for families heading into the school years.

The transition periods in family life have a profound impact on discipleship and this course is designed to guide you through some of what you can expect, so you can prepare well. The course is video based and can be completed at home at a time that suits your rhythm.

Gateway Baptist have asked us to extend an open invite to all families to their event at Kilbirnie Rec Centre. This is what they say:

We have hired Kilbirnie Rec Centre on Sunday 2 March, 2.30 – 4.30. This is an open invitation for the local churches to come and join us. We would like you to share this information with families in your churches and invite them along. You are also most welcome to join in the fun. Phil in the past has come along and put on his skates and shot some hoops with the youth and children. We see this as a great opportunity for church families to come together, for the children to see the church family is bigger than just those in their own church, and it’s a great afternoon of fun.

TSCF (Tertiary Students Christian Fellowship) is looking to fill 2 Welly-based positions! We are looking out for people to join our growing team in our mission to reach students for Christ and change students for life. If you're an admin superstar, or a finance whizz, we want to hear from you! Visit https://www.tscf.org.nz/get-involved/vacancies for more details.
Send your resume and cover letter to Wilma at personnel@tscf.org.nz.
Deadline for applications: 28 February 2025, unless the positions are filled sooner.

New Zealand, with its rich tapestry of cultures and landscapes, calls for our unified prayers to see God move in our nation.
Open Heaven is a prayer initiative for the collective church. All are welcome to gather together as we stand united in faith, believing in the power of prayer to shape the future of Aotearoa.
Thurs 13 Feb 2025 @ Michael Fowler Centre, 7pm for a 7.30pm start Click here to register

Leadership development is an important part of how we make disciples. Multiplying leaders ensures the ministry of the future is equipped to thrive.

We are excited to welcome Em Napier to the staffing team as an intern for 2025. Em will work with Geneva and Emma in the Central Children's Team.

Hi, I’m Em and I’ve been a member of The Street Church for 7 years, serving as Mt Vic’s Children’s Ministry Local Lead for the last 17 months. Originally born in England, I have called Wellington my home for 29 years and love exploring the great outdoors here and around New Zealand on foot and bike. For the last 18 years I have been blessed to be a stay-at-home mum/home-schooling mum, a journey which brought both my son and I to our faith in Jesus.

As a child I heard Bible stories but I wasn’t encouraged to explore faith any further. After decades of mental health struggles, I finally found my worth and joy in the Lord and these life experiences have given me the passion to share our greatest treasure with children so that they can experience the fullness of life with God from an early age.

I’m looking forward to learning about and contributing to the Central Children’s Ministry’s work and growing in my faith this year through the opportunities that God provides.

Our Vision is to become a disciple-making movement transforming Wellington and the world with the good news of Jesus Christ.

But what will it take to achieve this vision, and what will our church look like when we get there?

Over the month of March, Simon and Jenny will lead us through a series called Multiply. It's an exciting and inspiring series about the future and the part we can all play in seeing the vision become a reality. These are weeks you do not want to miss.

A CAP Money course is coming up soon, starting on 13th Feb at 7:30 pm at Salvation Army in Johnsonville.

During this three-session course, you’ll identify exactly how you spend your money and learn to prioritise the things that are most important to you. You’ll also learn to live well within your means, while managing or preventing debt, and saving for your future. The course uses a simple system that really works.

To register please go to the CAP website- capnz.org

Our Missionaries in Thailand, Ben and Bekah and their two girls are home on furlough from mid-April to mid-June and are looking for accommodation during that time. Ben's family live in the Wilton area, but anything will be appreciated. Please get in touch with merrie.reddington@thestreet.org.nz if you can help. Thank you.

We are pleased to announce we have a new missionary we are now supporting. Gabe Wee has been part of The Street for many years and has recently felt a call to missions. After spending some time with YWAM in Tauranga, Gabe is heading to Nepal to work with Oral Mother Tongue translations. This approach orally translates Scriptures accurately and clearly into the heart language of people groups. Gabe is excited to be involved in this, and to have the opportunity to learn more as he works amongst different languages and cultures. Please keep Gabe in your prayers as he begins this new journey.

Kia ora e te whānau and happy New Year! 

Welcome back to East after the summer break. We hope you have had a special Christmas and at least some sort of break over the last few weeks.

We are looking forward to kicking this year off with a new sermon series, "Rhythms of Grace" - learning about the practices that Jesus himself anchored himself with, in a busy and demanding life. We pray that as we put these rhythms into practice at the start of this new year, we will be able to prepare ourselves well for all that God has in store for each of us, and our church, in 2025.

Simon, the East leadership team and I are full of faith and expectant for an incredible year as we pursue Jesus together and cry out to God to move powerfully in our community. We're looking forward to being on this adventure with you all this year.

Much love, 

Simon, Jenny and the East Leadership Team

We are pleased to announce we have a new missionary we are now supporting. Gabe Wee has been part of The Street for many years and has recently felt a call to missions. After spending some time with YWAM in Tauranga, Gabe is heading to Nepal to work with Oral Mother Tongue translations. This approach orally translates Scriptures accurately and clearly into the heart language of people groups. Gabe is excited to be involved in this, and to have the opportunity to learn more as he works amongst different languages and cultures. Please keep Gabe in your prayers as he begins this new journey.

Christians Against Poverty gives us a unique opportunity to reach people in our communities who are struggling with debt for whatever reason. Our CAP Hampers once again went out to individuals and families across the region over the Christmas season. This would not be possible without the generosity of our amazing Street family, so on behalf of our clients, thank you for your willingness to contribute so lavishly. These hampers are such a blessing to those who receive them. Thank you so much!
We also put on a BBQ for clients in the Wellington region, so here is a short video from that day.

We kick back off in Kids Zone on the 26th of Jan 2025.

Kids Zone begins the year with the same series as the adult services. It is called Rhythms of Grace. Jesus anchored his life with practices that kept him connected to the Father and focused on the mission for which he came. We will dive into the practices of Silence & Solitude, Hospitality, Sabbath and finishing the last week of February with Generosity.

Kids Zone Junior learns from the following Bible stories under the topics God Loves Me and God Created Me. Jesus is Coming, Jesus Calms the Storm, Food from Heaven, Samson and Noahs Ark. Kids Zone Junior uses the Beginner’s Bible.

Come along and join with the other Miramar churches for some carol singing outside the Roxy Cinema. It's a great opportunity for our churches to be visible in the community, and also helping people to think about the real meaning of Christmas.

When/Where: Saturday 21st December 11am-12pm outside the Roxy Cinema

On Sunday 5th January we are hosting our friends from the other Miramar churches and it would be great if as part of our welcome we are able to provide lots of yummy baking. If you are able to help please let Gwyneth or one of the Connections team know!

It was wonderful to have Ryan here with us a few weeks ago, sharing about the work of Open Doors. They wanted us to pass on a message of thanks to you all for your generosity. Together as a church we raised $2670 which will now contribute to the incredible work they do with persecuted Christians around the world. Thank you so much.

We will be unable to hold our services at Papakowhai School over summer, so we will instead be meeting at Paremata-Plimmerton Rugby Football Club, Pascoe Avenue, Paremata.

The dates we will be at the Football Club are:

• Sunday 15th and 22nd Dec (no service on 29th Dec)

• All Sundays in January

• Sunday 2nd Feb

See you there!

Some of our in-person services take a break over the summer, please see the calendar below to find out which Sundays church is on at your Location! Our online services are also available to watch HERE! Head to your Location page for more detailed information on what is happening at your local gathering.
*Over summer our East gathering combines with other churches in their area.

Date	East	Hutt	Night	Mt Vic	Porirua	West
Dec 29 2024	Gateway Baptist*	No service	No service	No service	No service	No service
Jan 5 2025	10am	No service	No service	10am	10am	🡸 Joining Mt Vic service
Jan 12 2025	Salvation Army*	Meeting in homes	No service	Joining Porirua service 🡺	10am	No service
Jan 19 2025	St Aidans*	Meeting in homes	No service	10am	10am	10am
Jan 26 2025	10am	10am	5pm	10am	10am	10am

Over the summer we will be joining with 3 other churches in Miramar for combined services like we have done for the last few years. This is such a wonderful opportunity to experience services at the churches we are in relationship with in our local area, as well as worshipping together with other believers. It also gives the pastors and teams from each church a bit of a break over the summer! If you are around, here's all the information you need.

29 December - Gateway Baptist

5 January - The Street East (Miramar Central School Hall)

12 January - Miramar Salvation Army

19th January - St Aidan's

All services are at 10am. Our regular gatherings will resume on January 26th.