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.
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 |
Wellington Hills Christian College is holding a final public meeting and prayer before opening in Johnsonville on 10 Feb 2025.
Mon 2 Dec
7.30-8.45pm
The Street Church, 9 Hania St, Mt Vic
Interest in the new College is building across the whole region and enrolments are increasing. Work to transform the building is well-underway and the new Principal Tim Kuipers is shaping his staff team and preparing the curriculum, in readiness to welcome students in Feb 2025.
Marriage is less about the big milestones and more about the everyday relationship. Keeping a marriage thriving from the day you say 'I do', till death do you part, needs ongoing investment.
Choosing to do one thing every year to enrich your marriage feeds into this investment.
Since 2019, Families Ministry at The Street has produced a short, summer refresh sheet for married couples. Some simple ideas to reflect on and perhaps action over the summer to fuel the fire for the coming year.
Download the latest edition:
We are celebrating the appointment of Josiah Nevell as Location Pastor of our Mt Vic Location. This is an incredible answer to prayer and we are so grateful to God.
If you’re not a part of Mt Vic, you may recognise Josiah from leading worship online or at Together. He loves people and has a desire to walk alongside them through the highs and lows. He’s a gifted and humble leader who desires to see the church love Jesus more wholeheartedly. We are so looking forward to him joining the team.
His appointment is as an Associate Location Pastor which acknowledges he has the character and commitment to lead but needs time and investment to develop the experience. It means he has the same job description but will carry this out under the supervision of Simon for the first 12-18 months.
Please pray for Josiah as he steps into this new season. You can send encouragement and congratulations to him at josiah.nevell@thestreet.org.nz
Check out this video to meet Josiah
We start November carrying on in the Pillars series looking at Church Leadership and Baptism.
On the 17th and 24th we look at the Christmas story!
To finish the year, on the 1st of December Kids Zone takes a look back over 2024 and all the wonderful truths we have learnt about God. This is a week not to be missed.
The Street Church partners with Christians Against Poverty to help people in Wellington get out of unmanageable debt while at the same time sharing the life-changing message of Jesus with them! Each year, we as a church congregation donate vouchers and treats to make up Christmas hampers that get given to CAP clients around the Wellington region.
To participate, please collect a box from your local service or the church office. Fill it with some goodies and special treats and return by 24th Nov.
We provide you with a box to fill (please don’t wrap anything). Fill each box with:
Handwritten Card
Treats to the value of $50
A $50 Warehouse voucher
Points to note:
No alcohol, although other beverages are fine eg. sparkling grape juice
No money
Nothing perishable.
IMPORTANT DATES:
3 and 10 November- Empty boxes available for collection
17 and 24 November - boxes to be returned to your location.
We hope you have fun putting this together, and we value the prayers that you offer up for the client you are blessing.
To make a donation towards a hamper, use the reference ‘‘CAPHAMP'' (no tax receipt issued for this donation):
E Street Association 02-1269-0016157-25
If you want to grow in leadership ability, deepen your faith, and explore ministry, our 2025 Internship Programme might be for you!
The programme runs part-time from January to December, offering hands-on experience in ministry while you develop your knowledge of God’s Word. Whatever your age or stage of life, if you're looking for an opportunity to grow and serve, we encourage you to prayerfully consider applying.
For more information or to apply, email internships@thestreet.org.nz. Applications close Monday, November 11, so get in quick!
We are sending a team on a short-term missions experience trip to Thailand in November 2025! The trip is for anyone who is exploring a call to missions, or is curious and simply wants to experience what cross-cultural missions could look like and see what God is doing in an overseas context. The trip will spend a week in Bangkok and a week in the far north of Thailand. Expressions of interest are now open until November 17 - simply email missions@thestreet.org.nz and say you are keen to find out more. A formal application process will follow.
Peter Crosson
We are thrilled to share some exciting news for our Youth and Intermediate age ministry!
God has certainly gone before us and provided abundantly as we welcome Peter Crosson as our new Youth Pastor. Pete has a strong sense of calling to this role and is passionate about discipling and leading young people. He brings valuable experience, currently serving as a Youth Pastor in Island Bay and in wider Youth Ministry over a number of years. We are excited to see how God will work through him alongside both the Squad and Massive teams, and also as he works alongside our Locations to see our young people becoming multiplying disciple-makers.
Pete is currently finishing up his university studies and wrapping up a part-time youth role at another church, which he will continue until the end of the year. In the meantime, Jenny, Piper, and the rest of the team have a great plan in place to keep things running smoothly until Pete can join us full time.
We look forward to the future of our youth ministry and are confident that it is in good hands. If you have any questions or would like more information, please don't hesitate to reach out.
The 6th of October is a school holiday weekend, and most of our services take a break from Kids Zone. Your children are welcome in the adult service and this is a precious time as a family (though perhaps a little more distracted!) Children learn from what is modelled to them, and these moments in an adult service are a wonderful learning opportunity.
October the 13th is our Together service at Wellington College. We have an amazing Kids Zone planned for creche aged to Year 8. The 3, 4, and 5 year olds will be focussing on God’s promise of a rescue plan through the story of Noah and the rainbow God placed in the sky. The Year 2 - Year 8’s will be treated to a Guest Speaker! Toby Gray, a young lad who is passionate about Jesus and sharing the Good News with children. Toby will be joining us to share what is on his heart from the story of Daniel.
On the 20th and 27th of Oct we start a new series called Pillars. These are the core pillars of belief the Church is built on. The WHOLE church will be interacting with this message. What a blessing for Kids Zone to be learning the same content. Kids Zone starts with Communion and then look at Orthodoxy.
Rochelle Jackson has recently been appointed as a new Debt Coach with CAP and will attend full training with CAP in Auckland in a few weeks time.
The Debt Coach role is a significant volunteer role and we are grateful for this provision. Rochelle will be intimately walking alongside many in their most troubled times. She has expressed a particular interest in working in the Eastern suburbs, where there is a great need for CAP’s services.
Please pray for Rochelle, Toby and their three kids as Rochelle courageously steps into this new season.
“Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances;
for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” - 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
The Prayer Room is open 24/7 for you to book a one-off or regular prayer slot!
We know that prayer is THE most important thing we can be doing as a church community. Pete Grieg, the founder of 24/7 Prayer, said:
”I'm actually not into prayer. I’m into Jesus, so we talk.
I don’t believe in the power of prayer. I believe in the power of God.
So I ask for his help. A lot.”
We agree!
The first week of September is Father’s Day. We stop to celebrate and dive into the story of the Prodigal Son. We then continue learning about genres in the Bible, focussing on the prophets, the gospels and the letters. We finish looking at how genres mix sometimes!
Nick and Sarah were previously Senior Pastors of The Street Church, and left to start ‘The Way’ a few years ago; this is a movement of everyday missionaries, a collective of home churches. As a missional disciple-making movement, The Way is built around home churches which reproduce, equipping followers of Jesus to become everyday missionaries in their own communities. Watch their latest update:
We are sad to let you know, that our youth pastor; Matt Swank has handed in is resignation, largely due to burnout. His last day will be Sunday 8th September. Matt and Ang, along with their children; Reuben, Jael, and Abigail will be leaving The Street to explore ways to make disciples, and potentially church planting/micro churches. We are so grateful for the way their whole family has poured so much love and energy into the young people here at The Street and we want to pray that God would bless them abundantly as they make this transition.
This does mean that we are now seeking to recruit a new Youth Pastor to replace Matt. The role is 30-40 hours per week and would suit someone who is passionate about helping our young people become multiplying disciple-makers.
We are also looking to fill a volunteer role within our Christians Against Poverty Debt Centre. Merrie who is our Debt Centre Manager leads a team of Debt Coaches who are trained by CAP to engage with clients to deliver the specialist debt help that CAP partners with us to provide to people in unmanageable debt. We particularly need a debt coach who could focus on meeting clients in the eastern suburbs of Wellington. You don’t have to live in the eastern suburbs, but you would be predominantly visiting clients in that area. The role is a voluntary role that requires approximately 8-12 hours per week. You do not need any previous financial experience as full training will be provided. The most important requirement is that you love Jesus and are committed to sharing his love with those who are struggling with debt.
Applications close 9th of September. If you would like to know more about either of these roles, please contact the office for the Job Description and details of how to apply. Email: office@thestreet.org.nz
A generation is waiting for the gospel, so what will your response be?
It’s time to go.
THE SEND exists to see every believer activated into their missional calling to reach every high school, university, child, neighbourhood, and nation. Now is the time.
Earlier this year, The Send held a gathering in TSB Arena for the Wellington Region. The gatherings have continued throughout New Zealand, and to finish the tour, an opening gathering will be held in Hamilton on November 23rd at Mystery Creek.
For more information or tickets, click below.
For the whole month of August we continue through our series looking at the different genres of the Bible. We begin with an overview and then head into the books of the law, history and the Psalms.
The Massive is our high school age (13-18yrs) youth ministry here at The Street! We are all about coming alongside young people and helping them to grow in their relationship with God, as well as reaching the youth of Wellington who don’t know Jesus yet! One of the ways we do this is through our youth program that is on Friday nights at 9 Hania St.
We’re currently looking for new people to join our team, and there are heaps of different ways you can get involved. A few current needs are:
Worship leading
Service leading
Welcoming
Connecting with youth - discipling, mentoring, being a role model and friend!
If you’d like to find out more please get in touch by emailing themassive@thestreet.org.nz
Our next Together is happening on Sunday, October 13th at Wellington College.
Mark this in your calendar now - registrations open on August 12th.
