Welcome

Welcome, and thank you for visiting Whakatū Presbyterian church online.

We hope that our website highlights the wide variety of worship, fellowship and service opportunities available.

Please feel free to read more about our church on this site, or come in for a visit. We would love to greet you and share with you our love for Jesus Christ and for you, our neighbour.

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Our Mission:

“Loving God, loving others and caring for God’s Creation”

We are a community of faith where:
· Loving God is expressed in vibrant worship, prayer and lives yielded to Jesus Christ
· Loving others is expressed in sharing the transforming life of Jesus Christ through the power of the Holy Spirit
· Caring for creation is expressed in a concern for justice and our environment.

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Services:

Sunday Morning services are held at our Stoke Worship Centre at 9:45AM.
Located at 271 Songer Street, Stoke.

A short 30 minute reflectional worship service is held 11:00AM bi-weekly on Wednesdays at our "The House" located at 34 Champion Rd, Richmond.

Any additional services will be announced on our website.

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Services coming up

271 Songer Street, Stoke.

Sunday  4th August 9.45 am.

Sunday 11th August 9.45 am

Sunday 18th August 9.45 am

Sunday 25th August 9.45 am

The House, Champion Rd, Richmond.

 Wednesday 7th August : 10 am

Wednesday 21st August : 10 am

WHAT’S ON

Tuesdays 8.45am : Prayer time  Champion Road.

Tuesdays 10am—12pm: Country Gospel Ukulele, with Ian. See office for details.

Thursdays 12—1pm: Winter Lunch—For everyone and their friends.  An ideal opportunity for discipleship sharing food around the table with friends, neighbours etc. Soup, bread and scones or muffins each week throughout winter. Songer St hall. Gold coin donation.

Fridays 7pm —10pm:  Indoor Bowls, Stoke Hall.

Friday 2 August 1.30pm:  Board Games and cards at the house in Champion Road.   Come along and have a relaxing fun afternoon.   Mark the date in your diary now.

Saturday 3 August 7.30pm: Armchair Travellers Church hall, Songer St.   Lois Diaper’s presentation is “Journeying in Japan”. The entry donation will support the Nelson Hospital Chaplaincy.  Supper.

Thursday 8 August 11am: Whakatu Men’s Group  meet for lunch. Ian to provide tricks.  See office for venue.

Sunday 11 August 5pm:  The Gathering, 34 Champion Road. This is an open invite so please feel free to invite people you think might be keen to come along. Please bring some food to share.

Wednesday 14 August 10am: Movies, Morning tea with movie commencing 10.30. Champion Road. For transport ring Frances & Frank 544-1030. Gold coin donation to cover costs.  Movie –Storm Boy . A boy growing up is forced to choose between life on an isolated  Australian coast and school in the outside world.

Tuesday 20 August 9.45am: Friendship Group meet for morning tea followed by a Quiz morning. All ladies welcome.

Wednesday 28 August 10am: Movies, Morning tea with movie commencing 10.30. Champion Road. For transport ring Frances & Frank 544-1030. Gold coin donation to cover costs.  Movie –Children of the Silk Road.  A  sweeping but intimate story set against war torn China in the 1930’s. Based on true facts.

Friday 2nd September 1.30pm: Board Games and Cards at the house in Champion Rd. Come along and have a relaxing fun afternoon.  Mark the date in your diary now.