Coming Up in 2023 ...

Church Leader Vacancy

We currently have a vacancy for a Church Leader.  For more information about this position click here to go to our Jobs page. 

TOSS Garage Sale

Sorry, this has been postponed again due to covid.

May be held 9am-midday on Thursday 29th May if health permits. 

Combined Presbyterian Churches Service

10am Sunday 4th June

The Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of NZ, Rev Hamish Galloway will be visiting the Tairawhiti region this weekend and we are hosting a combined service with Gisborne Presbyterian Parish and St David's.  Rev Hamish Galloway will be bringing the message.

Everyone welcome.

10am 9th June

Venue:  Frank & Lorraine Darcy's

Come and join us for a cuppa and singing our favourite hymns.  Contact the office for directions.  

There are different resources available for those affected by the flood.

1.   Insurance:  For those dealing with insurance companies, this is a link to a church based organisation that worked with people after the Chch earthquakes. They have lots of experience and a deep understanding of the process.  https://www.nzcrs.govt.nz/how-we-work/about-our-process/

2.   Counselling:  The Sunrise Foundation is working with Male Support Services in the Waikato. They are a registered Counselling Service and have offered free and unlimited 1 to 1 phone counselling for anyone who wants it. All their counsellors are vetted, qualified and registered. If you wish to use them simply email referrals@waikatosurvivors.org.nz   and let them know you are from Gisborne and have been given their details by Glenda Jackson of Sunrise Foundation. Give your name, phone number and whatever details you wish to share. They will ring you back.

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 We are a Community Church located in the Northwestern suburb of Mangapapa, in Gisborne City, New Zealand, where the sun shines first in the world of every new day.

Our Church roots are Methodist and Presbyterian and we maintain that connection as a Union Parish through the Uniting Congregations of Aotearoa NZ.  On 13th April 2013, we celebrated 100 years here.  Our Worship Services are best described as contemporary in style and charismatic.  We share Communion in the 10am Service on the first Sunday of each month.  We undertake Believers Baptism by immersion.

We are a church of all ages – from 0 to 94, and we enjoy worship together.  Our focus is Jesus Christ as Lord and ‘There is nothing that the nearness of Jesus cannot overcome’.  Thanks for visiting our website and we hope you find helpful information here.

Mangapapa Church Office & Complex:  314 Ormond Road, Gisborne, New Zealand

E-mail:  office@mup.org.nz        Office Phone:  06-867 9604  

Office Hours:  9:00am to 12:00 midday, Monday to Friday

Postal Address:  Mangapapa Church, PO Box 2146, Gisborne, 4010, New Zealand