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Who we are

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Kia ora,

We are Manurewa Baptist Church (MBC), a Christian church whānau growing together with Jesus as we gather and experience his love with one another.

We do life together, we are real in our approach and invest in our community to encourage one another to seek, follow & share the love of Jesus.

 

 The Mission

 
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 Our Heartbeat

The values that shape us

Pursue Jesus

Love

Truth & grace

Real

Family

Generosity

Compassion

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 What We Believe

 

The Church is:

A community of those who believe in God the Father, in God the Son Jesus Christ and in God the Holy Spirit - one God; who are repentant of their sins and who have been saved by personal faith in Jesus Christ through His atoning death and resurrection; who publicly proclaim their faith and are committed to the Church's aims, functions and vision.


The Church believes in:

  • the true humanity and deity of the Lord Jesus Christ.

  • the atonement made on the Cross by our Lord for the sin of the world.

  • the person of the Holy Spirit as the one gives us new birth, who sanctifies, empowers and imparts spiritual gifts to the church.

  • the Bible as the inspired word of God and accepts its authority in all matters of faith and practice.

  • salvation by faith in Jesus Christ alone.

  • the second coming of Christ.

  • membership of the Church for those who have received salvation and have been baptised.

  • the immersion of believers as the accepted scriptural form of baptism.

  • the resurrection of the dead with the future judgement and eternal rewards or eternal loss.

 
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 Our Team

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Pastors

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Monique Lee
Monique Lee

Lead Pastor

Monique joined the team in 2020. She has been part of the MBC whānau for over 25 years and has been involved in many areas of church life over that time.

She is married to the wonderful Justin, and they are raising three boys, Sam, Zach and Quinn, and two cats.

Monique’s heart is to see the people of God in this church grow in their discipleship and live out their personal mission.She is passionate about community both in the church and in Manurewa. She is keen to see the church become an active member of the Manurewa community and to continue to learn what it is to be good Treaty Partners.

In her downtime, she loves to swim, construct Lego, hang at the beach, take photos, write, bake and crochet.

Dave Diack
Dave Diack

Associate Pastor - Responsible for Children & Families

Dave has been part of the leadership team at Manurewa Baptist since 2009. He serves as the Children and Families pastor. Dave has also been a primary school teacher since 2000 including 7 years at Green Meadows intermediate and is currently teaching in 5 of our local primary schools bivocationaly. He has run adventure based programmes and camps for kids since 2005.  Dave is married to his wife of 20 + years Emma and has 3 kids Lucy, Asher and Joshua. Dave loves Surfing and Trail running and Jesus. 

Katie & Dan Cuttriss
Katie & Dan Cuttriss

Associate Pastors - responsible for Young People

Dan and Katie each serve as associate pastors, with a focus on youth ministry among other contributions to our church life. They’re both passionate about walking alongside young people, helping them discover who God has made them to be, and supporting them as they find their place among God's people.

While completing their training in applied theology and pastoral leadership, they joined the Manurewa team in 2022 and have continued to grow their roots here since graduating and being called into their pastoral roles in 2024. Originally proud Wellingtonians, they now live in Takaanini and love being part of South Auckland life.

Dan and Katie also lead the Intermission programme at Carey Baptist College, a discipleship programme for young adults. In their downtime, you’ll find them enjoying a good book, tv show or film – then chatting about them together at a cafe.

Lois Sheppard
Lois Sheppard

Associate Pastor - Responsible for Seniors

Lois has served the MBC family for nigh on two decades. She has an incredible heart to serve the elderly and home bound, visiting many of our people every week in their houses, rest homes, and hospitals. She still preaches, runs a weekly bible study and seniors support group. You can also find her serving through practical means including toiling in our church gardens and tirelessly tiding up after others, She will always make time for a sit down and a chat, encouraging one with scripture and the wisdom that comes with walking with Jesus for many years. She also make the best Christmas fruit cake and shortbread!

 

Office

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Diane
Diane

Office Manager

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Elders

 Our Volunteers

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What it means to be

Baptist

Being Baptist is a way of being church, of being together. We believe Jesus is leading this church, and we are learning how to follow His leadership together. We are committed to listening, sharing and learning from Jesus through the many. We are learning ways to be together where disagreement doesn’t mean disconnection, conflict isn’t always bad, and love is our guiding principle. It’s in walking through all these things together that we discover where Christ is leading.

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