Dakoda Raymond Earnest Schleif

12/10/2007 - 31/3/25

It is with much sadness that we share the passing of Kody Ray.

The Schleif family have been part of The Street Church for over 20 years. During the past decade, they have been unable to regularly attend Sunday services due to Kody's medical needs, but Ange has a deep connection with her Mosaic group and many, many families from across The Street Locations will have a connection with the family in some capacity.

Kody's fighting spirit and love for his family, which shined through till the end, will be sorely missed.

A funeral for Kody will be held from 11am at 9 Hania St on Thursday the 10th of April.

Anyone is welcome to join Ange, Shawn, Brooklyn, Paxton and their wider family and friends for this celebration of Kody's life and to say goodbye.

Kids Zone completes the Life of Jesus series looking at the following two aspects of who Jesu is. Jesus is our Saviour and Jesus is our risen, living Lord.

Kids Zone Junior spned two weeks looking at the Easter story through the following Bible stories. Jesus is Arrested and Crucified and Jesus is Risen!. Kids Zone Junior uses The Beginner’s Bible.

Both Kids Zone and Kids Zone Junior take a two week break for the school holidays.

We are one church that meets across multiple Locations and prioritise loving one another as we grow as disciple makers. God is at work in and through each Location and we take time each term to celebrate stories lift specific needs in prayer.

Click here to read the prayer and celebration points for East, Hutt, Mt Vic, Night, Porirua and West.

Ross Jones leaves the staff team on March 27th to enjoy a well earned retirement. He has been diligently working in the Property Manager role since 2018.

Ross has been an incredible asset to The Street in this role. He has fulfilled his job with high integrity and an evangelistic heart for everyone who comes through the properties. Ross has a wonderful sense of humour and will be missed by the team. We are very thankful for Ross and are pleased to be able to continue enjoying his and Sarah’s company as they attend East.

If you know Ross personally - you can send him an encouragement and a farewell message to ross.jones@thestreet.org.nz

Kids Zone takes a look at the life of Jesus. Diving into various aspects of His character through classic Bible stories. Over March they will cover the first five of this seven week series.

Kids Zone Junior begins the month looking at Adam and Eve and then spends three weeks talking about ‘I Can Love Jesus’ through the following Bible stories. The Lord's Prayer, A Voice in the Night, Earthquake in Prison. Kids Zone Junior uses The Beginner’s Bible. They finish the month with a week on the Fruit of the Spirit.

A few of us are going to be reading Sam Allberry's book One with my Lord together.

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.

Nelson and Rachel are with YWAM in Mazatlan and came back to NZ at the end of 2024. They welcomed Lani Neve into their family at the end of January and plan to return to Mexico around the end of March. Here is a video sharing about the work they are involved in with their different ministries in Mexico.

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.

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.

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