St Mark's Presbyterian Church, Avonhead, Christchurch, New Zealand

01/04/2026

Yay! We won a fruit tree for our neighbourhood 😊 We'll let you know what we have when we plant it 🌳

Congratulations to the 39 PCANZ churches that entered our Neighbours Month of March fruit tree draw...they are all winners! ALL of our 39 church entrants will receive a fruit tree. Thank you entrants for your commitment to plant a fruit tree (or bush) in your church grounds and share fruit with your local community for years to come.

01/04/2026

Celebrate the Risen Christ with us 🌄 and share Easter eggs for morning tea ☕️

01/04/2026

You are welcome to our Good Friday service. 9:30am 3 April at 150 Withells Road, Avonhead. Join us for hot cross buns after the service ☕️

25/02/2026

A HUGE warm welcome to our new minister - Rev. Lynmaree Sopoaga (Aunty Lyn)! 🌟

We are THRILLED to have her join our church & community!! 🌟✨

19/02/2026

Job Vacancy – St. Mark’s Church Office Administrator
St Mark’s Presbyterian Church and Community Centre, Avonhead, Christchurch, is looking for a Church Administrator to work 15 hours a week, preferably Monday to Friday, 9am - 12noon. We will be paying a Living Wage.
This administrative role will require working with the Minister, the Parish Clerk, the Community Enabler, and other key leaders.
The role includes
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office and One Drive, and general computer skills
• Familiarity with Infoodle Church Management Software, Xero Accounting Software, WordPress, and Canva, or willingness to learn
• General office tasks, such as photocopying, ordering supplies, compiling reports, answering phone enquiries, maintaining building warrant of fitness.
The ideal applicant will have a friendly and welcoming attitude and be self-motivated to undertake tasks, often without supervision. We would welcome a person who can see what needs to be done and do it, but who is also not afraid to ask for guidance or assistance as necessary.
If you would like to apply or would like more information please email:
Jill White, Parish Clerk, at [email protected]
Applications close 20 March 2026. The successful candidate to start as soon as possible.

03/02/2026

✨ St Mark’s will be at the Avonhead/Russley Community Expo and we’d LOVE to see you there!

✅ When: Saturday 21st February between 10am-3pm

📍 Where: Avonhead Baptist Church, 102 Avonhead Road

🌟 What: Get to meet the fabulous team at St Mark's, learn more about our church, and our ongoing Community Centre activities!

🌭 Sausage sizzle and drinks available!

You won't want to miss this exciting opportunity to join our church and community. All are welcome ✨

05/01/2026

✨ A Passage for Epiphany - Matthew 2 ✨

After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem 2 and asked, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.”

3 When King Herod heard this he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him. 4 When he had called together all the people’s chief priests and teachers of the law, he asked them where the Messiah was to be born. 5 “In Bethlehem in Judea,” they replied, “for this is what the prophet has written:

6 “‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,
are by no means least among the rulers of Judah;
for out of you will come a ruler
who will shepherd my people Israel.’”

7 Then Herod called the Magi secretly and found out from them the exact time the star had appeared. 8 He sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and search carefully for the child. As soon as you find him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship him.”

9 After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen when it rose went ahead of them until it stopped over the place where the child was. 10 When they saw the star, they were overjoyed. 11 On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. 12 And having been warned in a dream not to go back to Herod, they returned to their country by another route.

24/12/2025

Merry Christmas from the team at St Mark's! 🎄🌟

23/12/2025

A beautiful carol sung by King's College Choir to celebrate the birth of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ🌟
Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! 🎄✨

O Holy Night is on our best-selling album: http://smarturl.it/100yearsof9lcPreview: O Holy Night from BBC Carols from King's 2017. Broadcast in the UK on Chr...