Meet the team
Nativity church is led by a committed team of clergy and lay people. However, we believe that all parishioners should be involved in ministry.
Ministry Team
Office Staff
Governance
Ministry Team
Office Staff
Governance
Phillip de Bruyn
Vicar's Warden |
Ruth Struthers
People's Warden |
Stephen Leitch
Treasurer |
Kate Bristed
Synod Rep |
Rachel Powell
Synod Rep |
Alastair Smith
Synod Rep |
Dion Mundy
Vestry |
David Pigou
Vestry |
Conway Taylor
Vestry |
Our beliefs
We believe with all Christians everywhere that Jesus lived, died and rose again as the Son of God who came into the world to rescue us from our sin and independence from God. We think this is good news. For by Jesus actions we who were living apart from God have been brought near, not because we are better, but because Jesus made it so through his incredible and unconditional love, and so we put our faith and trust in Jesus.
Christian faith
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At the centre of Christian faith is the person Jesus Christ. His words and actions expressed most fully the character and purposes of God and brought into existence this entity called the church. The church consists of fallible people, but people from all walks of life who experience a connection with God that gives a hope through our life and beyond it as well. Here is a short clip explaining a bit more about the church, along with some articles that attempt to answer some of the difficult questions life and faith confront us with.
Q&A on faithBelow are few articles that have been written to give ‘depth’ to Christian thinking about key subjects which enquirers in Christian Faith might want to explore.
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United in Christ: Drawing in, Growing Up, Reaching Out
Our vision
GATHER around Christ.
Our desire is to help people know Jesus and trust in the good news he brings. A big part of that is through gathering for worship on Sundays and in our small group during the week.
GROW in Christ.
As we come to know Christ, we want to support one another in developing spiritual maturity.
GO the love of Christ.
Once we understand the love that Jesus has for us, we simply must share it. We want to show others the love that God has for them by demonstrating authentic love to our neighbours wherever they are; in our workplaces, in our community and in our wider world.
Our desire is to help people know Jesus and trust in the good news he brings. A big part of that is through gathering for worship on Sundays and in our small group during the week.
GROW in Christ.
As we come to know Christ, we want to support one another in developing spiritual maturity.
GO the love of Christ.
Once we understand the love that Jesus has for us, we simply must share it. We want to show others the love that God has for them by demonstrating authentic love to our neighbours wherever they are; in our workplaces, in our community and in our wider world.
Glen Ashworth
Glen has been the Vicar at Nativity since January 2021. He grew up in *** and moved to *** where he worked as a primary school teacher. In 20** he completed a Bachelor of Divinity at ***. After College he served as an Assistant Minister at St Aidan's Rimuera in Auckland. Glen is married to Sarah and they have three children - Lily, Finn and Daisy.
Glen has been the Vicar at Nativity since January 2021. He grew up in *** and moved to *** where he worked as a primary school teacher. In 20** he completed a Bachelor of Divinity at ***. After College he served as an Assistant Minister at St Aidan's Rimuera in Auckland. Glen is married to Sarah and they have three children - Lily, Finn and Daisy.