Mapua

Hills Community Church, Mapua

Located at 123 Aranui Rd (see street map)

Hills Community Church
PO Box 37 Mapua 7005
(03) 540 3848

Contacts:
For Church information: Rev Marilyn Loken 540 3848
For Church bookings: Fiona Wilson 540 3553

Hills Community Church is an independent congregation covering the area between Tasman Village in the north, and Rabbit Island in the south. It includes Mapua Village and Upper Moutere. The church looks to the traditions and theology of the denominations that gave it birth – Anglican, Methodist, Presbyterian and Baptist, and provides worship and teaching from all these traditions, and pastoral care for all.

Services

1st Sunday,	10:45am	Combined services at the Uniting Church followed by a shared lunch
2nd Sunday	9:15am	Anglican Communion at St James
	10:45am	Contemporary Communion at the Uniting Church
3rd Sunday	9:15am	Morning worship at St James
	10:45am	Contemporary worship at the Uniting Church
4th Sunday	9:15am	Presbyterian Communion at St James
	10:45am	Contemporary Communion at the Uniting Church
5th Sunday	9:15am	Morning worship at St James
	10:45am	Contemporary worship at the Uniting Church

Ministries

Parish News

WELCOME

Our Mission

The mission of Hills Community Church is to look outward into God�s world, and seek to serve people in love as our Lord Jesus Christ does. Every member is called to be involved in this mission.

We are called to

� proclaim the Good News of God�s reconciling love in Jesus Christ

� baptize and nurture those who come to faith

� respond to human needs with caring service

� work for the transformation of society according to the values of the Kingdom, and strive to safeguard the integrity of creation and to sustain and renew the life of the earth.

(The expression of this mission is taken from the report of the Anglican Communion Council at it�s 6^th meeting in Nairobi.)

Some of the Activities

SPACE
Space to be together
Space to be welcoming
Space to communicate
Space to cry
Space for all ages
Space to worship and praise
Space to enjoy and laugh
Space for anything and everything

SPACE encompasses all we do, we as a Church are able to use our gifts to provide all forms of social activities within the Church and wider community, from movie nights to community meals, there are no boundaries. Our purpose is to have great time and space to be together.

Mapua Women�s Fellowship

Wants to provide supportive friendship for a group of elderly Christian woman of various denominations�meetings on a monthly basis.

12�14 members of all ages (60�90+) meet in members home�hostess provides morning tea, organizes devotions program. There is no committee structure

Craft n Coffee

Meets Friday 10�12 AM in term time at Hills Community Church.

A cr�che is provided

A variety of crafts are shared including patchwork, mosaics, folk art, embroidery, card making, dolls, hypertuta pots, tile mirrors, Christmas decorations.

Join a friendly group of all ages for morning tea + creativity

Donations appreciated