First Church of Otago

Uapou Fellowship

Representing First Church at the Cook Islands Uapou Fellowship in Auckland was again a highlight. Despite returning with the cold or flu, we had a wonderful experience of mixing and mingling with different church groups from around the country. What stood out for me was the opportunity for mission and outreach to young Pacific people. From what I saw, perhaps 70 percent of nearly 2000 who attended over the whole weekend were 40 years and younger. In my conversations with other ministers it was recognised that many joined their respective groups just to attend the Uapou Read the rest of this entry »

  Each Tuesday & Thursday 12:15pm – 12:30pm Commencing  6^th July 2010 at 12.15 pm for fifteen minutes, we will take time to be still, to listen, to pray, and to worship. We are inviting our near neighbours to share this time in the middle of the day.  Fliers are being personally delivered to all the businesses in the blocks around First Church. So, if you are in town on Tuesday or Thursday, why not come and join us? And invite others to come too. Read the rest of this entry »

The Handcraft Display “From the Past to the Present” is in place in the Heritage Centre (10.30am – 4pm daily) and worth a visit.     More than 50 people came to browse on Saturday19^th.The majority were locals who had never visited the Centre before, so please invite family and friends to view this display of historic and interesting items. Read the rest of this entry »

Photos from the White Sunday service at First Church can be seen on line at http://www.nzdigital.org/WhiteSunday09/index.htm

Some images of the production can be seen at http://www.nzdigital.org/Son_et_Lumiere/index.htm, and here on the First Church website. Read the rest of this entry »