The photo is the rear of All Saints Church
We are a small size church but we have a giant heart towards our community in fact we have a dream to make a big difference to Otaki, Te Horo, Manakau and beyond. Our big dream is to be……
“ To be a Christ-like community, known for generous hospitality, who journey together through joy and sorrow, impacting and changing lives through love and service in Jesus name”.
You need to know some things that are really important to us that define us. That we are different to other churches in that these values are important to us. They are not the only biblical values out there but they are ours:
We are founded on the Word of God and the gospel of Jesus Christ
We are passionate about making a difference in our community
We are a welcoming and supportive community; welcoming everyone of all ages, lovingly seeking to bring out the best in everyone who worships with us.
We enjoy and value the place children have among us.
Fellowship, worship, communion and prayer (as we are led by the Holy Spirit) are important to us as we work out what it means to be a disciple in our society.
Our history goes way back, more than a hundred years. The first Anglican minister here was Rev Octavius Hadfield who came here in 1839 to encourage an existing church started by the slave Ripahu. He was called to encourage a church among the Maori at Waikanae and Otaki. When Rangiatea church was built in 1851 the pakehas would worship there in English in the afternoon. In 1895 Otaki was constituted as a parochial district and the Maori missioner Rev J.T. McWilliam took services for the growing European population until the arrival in 1900 of Rev C.T Pargiter who looked after All Saints Otaki ( Current building built in 1932), St Margarets Te Horo ( current building built in 1956) and St Andrews Manukau (Built-in 1895). In the 1950’s there were nearly 600 church families attached to our churches. We still are great friends with Rangiatea Church which is only a few hundred meters from us and seek to work together as much as we can.