A space where I can share personally about what I am up to and what we are going through as a church. I will be updating this space regularly so you can be kept up to date on what I’m reading, involved in and thoughts and ideas for our church community. Thank you for taking the time to read these musings.
30 October, 2018 by Alan JamiesonGlobal Week
We’ve come to the end of Global Week, and what an amazing time it was. Night Market was a great success with many different sounds and smells filling the building. Tim Costello spoke on Jesus’ call to love our enemies, and what that means for the building of God’s community and the mission of the ...Read more...
1 August, 2018 by Alan JamiesonSeries on Romans
Last week we began our new preaching series on the book of Romans, which will run until October. N.T. Wright comments on Romans saying “It is about God’s revelation about himself and his purposes in Jesus the Messiah.” There is a lot packed into this book of the Bible – we’ll be working through a ...Read more...
8 June, 2018 by Alan JamiesonSupporting the purchase of a house for a refugee family
Our church community is actively engaged in building robust communities that have a place and space for everyone. For communities to thrive, people need safe warm secure housing where they are not vulnerable to unaffordable rent increases. Community Accommodation LTD (CAL) is a charitable company that is part of the church. It has owned a ...Read more...
31 January, 2018 by Alan JamiesonGreat Radio Interview with Duane
Here is an interesting recoding of a Radio Interview with Duane which covers his life and loves – buying a beach, building a pool, rugby, Jesus, being proactive and seeking positive community change, neighbourliness and; oh yes Rugby! Enjoy http://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/real-life/2018-01-28-interview-duane-major/#athRead more...
9 December, 2017 by Alan JamiesonUpdate on refugee scheme
We were expecting to hear from Senior Management at Immigration New Zealand about whether we would be selected to support a refugee family in a new community based refugee programme. On Friday we contacted our link person in the Ministry but there was no news. Hopefully this week.Read more...