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MISSION
At Orewa Baptist Church we are privileged to support amazing organisations and people making an impact both locally and globally.
IN OUR
COMMUNITY
Here at OBC we believe we are to be a light in our community. Here are some of the ways in which we fulfill that calling.
SPORTS CHAPLAINCY
Sports Chaplaincy New Zealand provides pastoral care and support to Aotearoa New Zealand’s sporting communities. We do this by training up Sports Chaplains to be volunteers in sports communities providing free, accessible pastoral care, support and mentoring to athletes, staff officials and their whānau.
To find out more about SCNZ visit: Sports Chaplaincy New Zealand - Home
If you're part of the OBC family and interested in exploring Sports Chaplaincy, click the link below.
TOY LIBRARY
Orewa Baptist Community Toy Library offers a toy lending service to the community as well as creates the opportunity for mums/grandparents/families to be able to meet and interact with other mums/grandparents/families.
Toy Library is run entirely by volunteers.
The costs of maintaining the toys and administration items are met by term fees, fundraising and through donations and grants from various sources, among which Orewa Baptist is prominent.
Time: Thursdays during school terms
from 9.30am to 11.15am
Where: Orewa Baptist church lounge.
Age: Children 0-7 years
Cost: Become a member for $30 a term per family
OREWA ELEVATE TRUST
The Orewa Elevate Trust is an Aotearoa New Zealand charitable trust with a vision to see our community, our rangatahi, our mokopuno, our tūpuna, our hāpori whanau elevated through the values of manakitanga [support, respect & generosity] and hāpai [to journey alongside].
The mission is to journey with whanau, initiatives & community organizations for the holistic benefit of one another.
One such initiative is the Coast Stress Less Initiative, supporting NCEA Students with exam preparation and their families.
The aim is to support & champion the wellbeing of families in Orewa.
For more on the Coast Stress Less Initiative
AROUND
THE WORLD
Orewa Baptist Church’s commitment to mission is drawn from Jesus’ command:
“… Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation” Mark 16:15 (NIV)
We are committed to building for the Kingdom as we send and support our missionaries locally and overseas. OBC supports the missionaries and organisations listed below.
TREVOR & JUDY CLARKE
Trevor & Judy Clarke, members of OBC, are the directors for Ethnos NZ. Ethnos helps local churches mobilize and equip Missionaries to reach the 2,500 unreached people groups in the world. Trevor & Judy travel all over NZ, bringing awareness of the great unfinished task. They are passionate about mobilizing the next generation to long term Mission service. They are part of the staff team that annually gives young people a taste of what this is like over a five-week Interface programme in Papua New Guinea.
Ethnos NZ’s Mission Statement: ‘A Thriving Church for Every People’
PETER & TIINA HIGHAM w EMILIA, OLIVIA & MATIAS
Peter & Tiina Higham, members of OBC, serve with WEC at Eastwest College of Intercultural Studies in Gordonton, Hamilton. The college trains Christian workers to serve outside their own cultural context and to do so in culturally sensitive and effective ways. Their roles include teaching, counselling, ministry coordination, liaising with Mission partners, community outreach, IT, and practical help.
Eastwest’s Vision: It is our passion to see the Kingdom of God being established throughout the world, through the work of men and women trained and equipped to communicate the gospel of Jesus Christ into every nation and culture.
REGEN FOUNDATION
Regen Foundation, based in Făgăraș, Transylvania, Romania, is dedicated to sharing the Gospel by serving underprivileged communities. The Foundation exists to see the REGENeration of the Romanian People.
Our team runs Homework Clubs in four locations, hosts life-changing summer camps, supports young mothers, provides shelter for those in need, and organizes impactful events for local children. Through these ministries, we strive to bring hope, love, and transformation to the lives we touch.
We also run the Horizon of Hope centre, a dedicated centre where many young people can come and spend some time to grow. We want to provide a place of spiritual and emotional regeneration for many that cannot afford to pay for a conference centre or a camp. It is a place for groups of Christians where they can have fellowship and encourage one another.
AROTAHI
Arotahi is the Missions arm of the Baptist Churches of New Zealand. It's Arotahi's vision to see mutual gospel renewal in all people and places of the world. That means faith communities like us at OBC, in committed relationships with people and places that are different from ourselves; that they might learn, receive, give, teach, and be transformed. Arotahi will help you to walk wholeheartedly into the role that God has carved out for you, and your faith community.
We participate in the work of Arotahi through the annual 'Renew Together' focus and also take an interest in both the Loyal Workshop and Joyya. Joel & Lizzie and Brian & Gay are some of Arotahi's people we highlight.
The Loyal Workshop
We craft quality, ethical leather goods.
The Loyal Workshop was founded to provide an opportunity for freedom. Modern-day slavery is a phenomenon that we are not prepared to be apathetic about. We believe that another world is possible; one where sex slavery is relegated to the history books. It’s a brazen dream, but we’re putting it into action in one city, in one red-light community, with one woman at a time.
SAMARITAN'S PURSE: OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD
Operation Christmas Child is a project of Samaritan’s Purse. It is a hands-on way for you to bless children in need across the world by filling shoeboxes with toys, hygiene items, school supplies, and fun gifts. We collect the boxes and distribute them in the name of Jesus Christ to children living in vulnerable situations.
The Mission of Operation Christmas Child is to provide God’s love in a tangible way to children in need around the world, and together with the local church worldwide, to share the Good News of Jesus Christ.