Christmas day is Thursday 25th December this year. There will be a short service (about 45min) at DBC starting at 9:30am. 

The celebration is nice and early so you have time to get home and prepare your Christmas lunches! It will be a great opportunity to gather as a church family on Christmas Day, and to bring loved ones with you.

Come along for a Christmas Eve service in Arthurs Pass. Wednesday 24th December 5.00pm at the Arthurs Pass Chapel. Worship, fellowship and outstanding vistas. All welcome, especially visitors and residents of Arthurs Pass village.

Also, if you would like to join us for a 3.30pm late lunch / early dinner before the service at the Bealey Hotel. RSVP by email essential to Helene before Sunday 21st December, so we can send the hotel kitchen our order beforehand.

On Sunday December 14th at 7pm, DBC will host the Malvern Combined Churches Carol Service.

We have the privilege of welcoming the rest of Darfield to DBC, to join us in singing Christmas carols and focusing our hearts on the coming of Christ. 

Please invite your friends and neighbours. Carols will be followed by a light supper.

End of Year Ladies Event. What Will You Give Him?

Saturday 22 November, 7-9pm at DBC.

All ladies (friends very welcome) are warmly invited to join together to take some time out for fun and worship at at the start of this busy season.

Bring along an “as new” item that’s sitting around at home for our regifting table. 

Speak to Barbara, Glenys, Beth or Donna for any questions. See you there!

After several years of supporting us, we are ready to move on to our next stage of leadership here at DBC, so Trevor and Helen Geddes will no longer be spending a week each month with us in 2026. Their November trip will be the last official preaching visit. Of course, they will always remain very welcome visitors.

To acknowledge the journey they have been on with us, on their last Sunday, 23 November, we will be having a celebratory combined service with both Glenroy and Darfield congregations meeting together at Darfield. 

This will be followed by a bountiful shared feast after the service. Let’s make this a joyful and hope-filled occasion to remember.

On Sunday 30th November there is a Thanksgiving Service at Te Waiora at 2pm. Please RSVP to samantha@brl.org.nz - so they can provide the right amount of refreshments.

Also note that Baptist Resources Ltd in partnership with the Upper South Baptist Association are inviting expressions of interest to help form a small intentional resident community at Te Waiora Retreat Centre with connected responsibilites to Glenroy Lodge. (Deadline 5th Dec) 

This is a unique opportunity to live and serve within a rhythm of community life that nurtures rest, hospitality, healing, and connection, both spiritual and practical. Over recent months, a working group has engaged in a thoughtful process of prayer, discussion, and discernment about the future of Te Waiora and Glenroy for the Upper South Baptist Association (USBA). Through listening to one another, to local voices, and to God’s leading, the group has identified a shared vision for a resident community that will nurture the spiritual life and long-term sustainability of both places. 

If you are interested in this opportunity or know someone who might be, there are more details here: Expressions of Interest

In December 1872 a group of believers met together for the first time as the Greendale Baptist Church. On the weekend of Saturday 3rd December and Sunday 4th December 2022, we thank God for 150 years of continuous witness and fellowship.

Some of us have grown up in the church, others have arrived from elsewhere and settled, some have rested for a time in the fellowship and moved on. All are part of the Greendale/Malvern/Darfield Baptist family. We have worshipped together, debated together, cried together, laughed together. Some of us have fallen in love! God has met us as we have gathered over the years. It's time to celebrate.