St John's Union Church - Ōpōtiki, New Zealand

21/04/2026

10/04/2026

Due to incoming Cyclone Vaianu we have cancelled our Worship Service for Sunday April 12th. Stay safe out there everyone and reach out if you need anything!

12/05/2025

It's that time of month again....St John's Family Potluck Dinner! Come join us for a shared meal, a fun 10 question quiz and if you're lucky, some dessert! Not to mention good company and conversation😘

07/05/2025

More Easter fun! Can't wait for Easter 2026!

28/04/2025

Here's a few photo highlights from the Easter Journey 2025! What a phenomenal weekend! It was a huge success despite the poor weather over the weekend with over 200 people from our community and beyond coming through our doors to experience the story of Easter!

As the weather was going to be wet and windy we made a call at the start of the week to go with our wet weather plan and set up our planned stations indoors. The main church building was renovated with pews moved, stage partly dissembled and additions of 7 red arches created by Debbie Singleton to represent the seven times Jesus bled for us on the way to, and on, the cross coupled with a poem written by David Tait “Seven Times Shed For Me.” A driftwood empty tomb created by Jodi Prinz on the stage was at the end of the arches waiting for visitors to see when they came through the hanging red curtains. The St John’s Lounge was a relaxed café space with food and drink available throughout the weekend and activities for both children and adults.

The purpose of the Easter Journey was to give visitors a sensory experience of what Jesus went through for us and experience the hope He offers us when all hope seems lost. We definitely achieved this as all senses were engaged in one way or another from the Easter essential oils and coffee blowing through the buildings, to the story of the gospel being shared over the speakers, to the tactile nailing of red ribbons to the cross on the front deck!

Thank you to the Easter Journey 2025 Team for all your wonderful contributions🥰🥰🥰

25/04/2025

A BIG shout out and THANK YOU to Trust Horizon for their generous gift of $2000 towards our electricity costs for this year. ⚡🤩

Did you know? This funding is part of Trust Horizon's Community Energy Contribution Grant, designed to assist community groups in the Eastern Bay of Plenty with their power bills, ensuring that essential community facilities can continue to operate smoothly. ✨

Thanks for helping us keep the lights on!!!!

https://www.trusthorizon.org.nz/

09/04/2025

Join us this Sunday 10AM as we worship God together and enjoy a Potluck Lunch afterward. Come along and meet Ian Guy who will be bringing a message as we continue our 'Walking to the Cross' series. Nau mai, Haere Mai!