Dear Church Family & Our Wonderful Supporters
We are looking forward with expectation, hope and faith to the coming season. May it be filled with prayer, outreach, harvest, baptisms, discipleship, fellowship, supportive community and worship as we seek God together and put our shoulder to the plough to see His kingdom come here in Fairfield and beyond.
We will be starting up all our activities again over the next couple of weeks and this newsletter is to inform you of the dates and times and other relevant details.
OFFICIAL OPENING & DEDICATION - 18TH JANUARY 2026
SUNDAY 10 am @ 112 Holland
We will have a service followed by a couple of local pastors sharing and praying with us to dedicate our Church and ministry to the Lord.
We will then have a shared Brunch.
SUNDAY 5:30 pm @ 112 Holland
Our evening service will continue as usual with our free cray and chocolate draw and dinner afterwards.
WHAT’S ON
Op Shop
We are looking for a sturdy caravan to run our op shop from. In the meantime we will not be collecting items. How ever if you have beds, fridges, couches to support the community send us a photo and we will deliver to a family in need.
Foodbank
Thank you to those who support this necessary ministry by providing basic food necessities for families in hardship.
A basket will be left out at Holland Rd to put food items in, or contact Liz or Denise to arrange a time to drop off. We also have freezer space for meat.
Youth Group 11-17/ Chidren’s Club 5-10/ Young Adults 16+
Children’s Club will begin again in February along with Youth Group. Chad is starting a hangout time for young adults this year. Watch this space!
Details will be announced.
Christylaz Band
Praise God we are still sitting at #1! We will be performing live on Saturday at Festival One from 1 pm at the River Stage. The winner will be announced at the main stage on Sunday afternoon. We will keep you posted.
Look out for our latest song “Kingdom Above” to be released on all platforms including YouTube and Spotify in the next couple of days. We will be recording three more songs in coming months before we release our first album.
On Friday 23 January 7pm at Holland Rd, come along and let’s lay hands on our band and pray for their debut at Festival One! Join us!
Christ’s Army
We are a group of men and women committed to growing in Christ, studying His word together, and serving the community in practical ways such as gardening, section make-over, maintenance, cleaning etc.
We are overcoming areas that have hampered productivity and are growing in good work ethics and skills for future employment.
When we receive koha it goes into our bank account and will be used to support our goals.
See Chris or Callum if you would like to join our crew or if you know of a practical need we can help with.
Bible Studies
“All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.”
2 Timothy 3:16-17
Tuesdays
Men’s: 7 pm See James, Harley or Steve
Women’s: 7 pm See Liz or Margie
Mixed: 5.30pm. See Marcus or Denise
Wednesdays
Mixed: 1pm See Colin
Breakfast
We plan to start our Saturday Breakfast up again on 24th January at 10am.
Our wonderful team have taken a much-needed break.
Prayer
Wednesdays 11-12 pm
Sundays 9.15 am & 4.45 pm
We also intend to set aside an evening a month to come together for a prayer, prophecy & worship evening.
Giving
We are grateful for God’s provision through the generosity of the church community at Graceway over previous years but now is the time to trust God for the many needs of our church community and various outreaches.
If you would like to give to support our church and this work of God in the community, we very much appreciate your generosity.
Please note:
All donations are tax-deductible. A receipt will be sent to you by our finance team at the end of the financial year. Generally April.
Your giving is between you and God and confidential to our accountant and treasurer. Our pastor, elders and team will not see your giving.
If you are giving to a specific need, please reference it.
Cash donations can be placed in the koha box. If you want a donation receipt, please put money in an envelope and put your name clearly on it.
Our Bank Details are:
Account Name: Waiora Mo Te Tangata
Account No: 06-0317-0901800-000
Reference: "your name"
Particulars: e.g. Tithe/General/Camp/Band/Missions
Rosters
We value your contribution to the work of God in our community. Please consider how you can help in practical ways. Support will be given to those that want to serve.
Look out for Colin or simply text him if you can help:
Brunch Sunday Morning.
Dinner Sunday Night
Deacon/ Security Sunday morning & night
Breakfast Saturday Morning
Van Rides Youth & Church (must have full licence)