We have an amazing opportunity to be part of a nationwide Christ-focussed outreach project.

On 22nd March, be at DBC for a briefing. Then we will take to the streets of Darfield in teams. We will pray over every house. We will deliver 887 booklets of hope.

The message of the gospel changes lives. Speak to Beth or Gaye for details. 

www.alltogether.co.nz/hopeproject  

Monday 23rd March, 6pm.  At the Sampson’s house (33 Bridge Road, Greendale) A shared meal, interspersed with words from Rebekah Bronn of Jews for Jesus, about Passover. 

There's an open invitation to attend. We will take a freewill offering at the end for the work of Jews for Jesus in Sydney. 

Please RSVP to Michael (michael@darfieldbaptist.org.nz) so we can set out the right number of chairs!

Easter is coming, here are the activities we have planned.

• On Good Friday 3rd April there'll be a walking of the cross from DBC to Trinity where a Combined Darfield Churches service will be held.

• At 8:30am on Easter Sunday 5th April, join the DBC Glenroy and Darfield church families below the Glenroy Crosses. We will celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ and the joy of new life. Gumboots and raincoats may be required. We'll be parking in the paddock through the gate here. The Easter Sunday Service will proceed at 10:30am back at Church in Darfield. 

• At 5pm we are leading a special Easter Service at Arthur’s Pass, would you like to retreat to the mountains for a time of reflection on Easter Sunday? It would be great to have a group travelling together. Speak to Jeff Whittaker if you are interested.

Wednesday 25th February. Pizza and Fellowship at 6pm (Consider a donation towards this meal, costs DBC about $5pp) Prayer and Meeting at 6:30pm

Key topics for our November meeting:

• Voting on elders for 2026.

• Pastoral Leadership Team Presentation.

• Church Finances.

Please lift this meeting in your prayers this week. 

On Saturday 28 February at 7:00am the men who meet monthly to study the Bible and grow in faith together, invite other men to join them and enjoy a hearty breakfast. All men welcome.

Let Kieron know if you are coming, so enough bacon is bought. Bring your friends along and all newcomers are more than welcome. Spread the word!

On Saturday 28th February, join us in celebrating Esther Dennis' 90th Birthday. Starting from 2:30pm at the Darfield Recreation Centre, 92 North Terrace, Darfield. All are welcome.

On Thursday 19th  February from 6:15pm is a combined churches prayer event being held at Wolfbrook Arena. The event is free and reservations aren't required. New Zealand, with its rich tapestry of cultures and landscapes, calls for our unified prayers to see God move in our nation.

Open Heaven is a prayer initiative for the collective church. Open Heaven was pioneered by seven churches in Auckland that have a heart to see God move collectively. Join in for a night of unified prayer and worship. More details available at openheaven.nz 

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.