Welcome to Connect Baptist Church

As 2022 gets under way, there remains much uncertainty around what may happen. This is especially true when we see what Omicon is doing in Australia. However, our response needn’t be one of fear but of faith.  Remember Jesus telling the story about building our ‘house’ on the rock so that in a storm we […] Read More

Elder’s Etchings:   James 1:22 says, “Do not merely listen to the word….. Do what it says!”
Some days that is easier said than done.  However, I think there are three simple processes to follow which can help us achieve this, that involves using our head, heart and hands.
The head is where the brain is, where your […] Read More

Welcome to a new year of serving God together!
Today we begin a new set of studies looking at the letter of James to the church as a whole.  Some people stress that he was the brother of Jesus, but he was a humble leader of the church – ready to encourage and focus people on […] Read More

Thank you 😊
This year is coming to a close and what a year it’s been with all our COVID lockdowns! I’d like to take this space to thank some people for all their mahi over the past 12 months.
Thank you Shem for looking after our facilities, from unblocking drains to toilet fixing and painting. Thank […] Read More

The rising rate of anger in Auckland:   Apparently “anger” is on the rise in Auckland. Retail workers, vaccinators, and council and supermarket staff are being attacked and verbally abused in increasing numbers. A psychologist on TV1 this week said that anxiety, fear, and frustration, where people feel a lack of control re the COVID situation, […] Read More

Connect Church gatherings for the next 5 weeks: 
Good morning church family
For those of you not on ZOOM last Sunday for our service, and not on email, here is the elder’s decision regarding future Sunday services.

We will continue to hold our Sunday services on ZOOM until Jan 17 when the government will make a decision re […] Read More

Church Life and Adaptive Change: 
Overall, humanity doesn’t like “change” if what we’ve been used to has been comforting and pleasant. Connect gathered church has looked the same for decades and has served our community well. However, our world is not the same anymore and probably won’t be stable or consistent for a few more years […] Read More

Can we gather in person as church in Red Light? :  These are challenging times we live in. Next Friday, Auckland is supposed to move into the Traffic Light System. We will begin on the Red Light. At the red light, it means Churches can meet together again. The question we’ve been discussing as a […] Read More

Elders Etchings:
Some days I really struggle to do life well.  I get irritated by people.  It might be my spouse, boss, children or a friend I thought wouldn’t knock me back in the way they just did.  Sometimes I react because I’ve been hurt.  You know the saying “hurt people hurt” … well that can […] Read More

When and how shall we gather in person as church?  :  Once 90% of Aucklanders are fully vaccinated, Auckland will move to the “Traffic Light System,” and will first be in the “red zone.” This could be as soon as 2 to 3 weeks away. Here are our options for church gatherings at this point:

If […] Read More