by Kelly Enright | Nov 14, 2022 | Aotearoa, Home, Updates & Upcoming Events
It’s been a week since we got back from National Hui at Bethlehem Baptist! And we miss you all already. There’s so many things we could say about our time together, but we’ll let some of our photos do the speaking. Mission Day was of course a highlight, with...
by Matt | Sep 22, 2022 | Aotearoa, History, Home, Updates & Upcoming Events
NZBMS was new on the scene, founded in 1885, and nobody had yet been sent overseas. Its focus was a special need of B—al which they had heard about from both British and Australian Baptists. NZBMS took this so seriously that they were seeking only...
by Matt | Sep 1, 2022 | Aotearoa, Home
Before I started to pray, I made a silly mistake: I looked at the Stuff newsfeed. The fourth headline down depicted the demise of another megachurch, specifically the resignation of New Zealand’s Arise church founding pastor. The accompanying photo...
by Matt | Jun 15, 2022 | Aotearoa, Home, The Pacific
Last week, my Dad handed me two letters that had been written by Eric Enright; my great-uncle who was once the pastor of Royal Oak Baptist. Dad received these from a member of his faith community who had ties to people at Royal Oak in the mid-1950’s. I never got to...
by Matt | Jun 1, 2022 | Aotearoa, Home
Two years ago, I moved to live with some extended family members in Randwick Park, Manurewa. I happened to land in an intentional community. Not long after moving, I was hit with a massive concussion which cancelled pretty much any social, study or work life...
by Matt | May 20, 2022 | Aotearoa, Home, The Pacific
We immediately reached out to Tongan community leaders to see how we could support our Tongan whānau. Working with the Pacific Leadership Forum, we were able to send NZD$8000 to the village of Vaini on the island of Tongatapu. Through your kind...
