MORNING PRAYER occurs between 7 a.m. and 8 a.m. Monday to Friday. Some come every day, some come once a week. Led by one of our elders, Barry Bjerring, this prayer meeting was started as part of a prayer vigil in February 2012.
sunday
PRE-SERVICE PRAYER MEETING 9:30 Sunday mornings in the creche.
Monday
CREATIVE COFFEE Every second Monday morning the ladies get together for interesting crafts, delicious morning tea and friendly chat in the relaxed atmosphere of our church cafe. Click here to find when the next Creative Coffee morning is.
RIVERLEA DR. HOMEGROUP meets at 2:30pm on Monday's and is an open Bible Study for anyone seeking a closer relationship with God. In an easy and non-threatening atmosphere we discuss what it means to know Jesus.
Tuesday
PRAYER FOR ISRAEL meet fortnightly on a Tuesday to pray for the nation of Israel and the Jewish people. Led by Ann Brett, and based on Psalm 122:6, PFI help the church to remember that we are "grafted in" and that, although we are gentiles, we worship the Jewish God.
KEENAGERS meet fortnightly on the alternate Tuesday to Prayer of Israeland is led by Lee Farrow. Keenagers recognises that, although we may not have the strength and vitality of youth, God still has work for us to do and that He has placed us where we are for His purposes. Fellowship and encouragement is a big part of the group.
TUESDAY NIGHT PRAYER MEETING Prayer has become a major part of what we do in this church. After two years of our weekday morning meetings, Lee came and told me she felt that the Tuesday night meeting needed to be restarted. There is also prayer before church on Sunday.
PASTOR'S BIBLE STUDY is 7 p.m. at the church and is aimed at strengthening our relationship with God by looking deeper into His Word. Led by pastor Rob Holding this study is a great way to learn what the scriptures really tells us about God and about ourselves.
thursday
MEN'S SHED meet fortnightly on a Thursday evening, led by Dave Sherriff, one of the church elders. Shed's purpose is to grow the men of the church into a band of brothers who are able to "fight the good fight" together and to mature in their faith to the "stature of the fullness of Christ" (Eph 4:13)
friday
YOUNG MEN'S ONLINE BIBLE STUDY Each Thursday morning at 9:30 half a dozen young men join Pastor Rob Holding for a time of interactive online Bible study and Christian growth
SUMMERSET BIBLE READING 10 o'clock Friday mornings we hold a Bible reading in the care section at Summerset by the Sea in Park Road. We read an old favourite Bible Story and talk about how we can still live out its truths.
WAIHI BEACH HOME GROUP For those who live beyond the northern end of Katikati Dori George holds a weekly meeting of prayer and study.