About Us
FAMILY OF NATIONS;
FOLLOWERS OF JESUS
WHO WE ARE
We are an evangelical church family with baptist convictions, meeting in the heart of Mt Roskill. We're made up of people who come from all sorts of different backgrounds, ages and ethnicities. We are a church family who are keen to be a part of seeing God's Kingdom come in our own lives, and in our community, united in our love for Jesus and doing our best to follow him.
We are a part of the Baptist Union of New Zealand.
We’re committed to journeying well in our bicultural context as partners in Te Tiriti o Waitangi, and as a multicultural family of God’s people in Mt Roskill, and so we invite you to join us in doing that well.
OUR HISTORY
Mt Roskill Baptist Church was planted in 1923 by a man named Enoch Wood, who saw some children playing on the street and felt called to reach them with the gospel.
The “White Swan Sunday School” he started for those kids grew into our church. The first Church building opened on Saturday 21st June 1924 and the first evening service had a congregation of 80.
Ever since then Mt Roskill Baptist has been fuelled by a desire to join with God in his mission, as well as to grow deeper in our relationships with Him, and each other.
OUR STAFF TEAM
DAVE GIESBERS
SENIOR PASTOR
Kia ora! I am a follower of Jesus, husband to Rachael, and father of 4 tamariki. Together we love Jesus, manaakitanga and sharing our lives with people, and hearing the living God speak through His word.
It is a real joy to be serving here at Mt Roskill Baptist Church, opening the Scriptures wherever possible and pointing people to the life and hope found only in Jesus, and leading the staff team. I love a good bike ride, listening to music, and fine-tuning my latest cooking creation.
Dave joined us as our Senior Pastor in March 2023.
HALEE PENG
CHILDREN & YOUTH MINISTRY
Halee loves teaching kids about Jesus and showing them how they can get to know and love him through his Word and his people. Halee has been working at Mt Roskill Baptist since 2019 and has a background in primary teaching.
She leads the children’s and youth ministry team, which includes Roskill Kids and Youth Group.
OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM
In addition to the staff, leaders are called by God confirmed by God's people at Mt Roskill Baptist to lead the church primarily by providing good governance.
Jenny Barker
Dave Giesbers
Emma Stevenson
Chris Lawrence
SERVING AND LEADING TOGETHER
At Mt Roskill Baptist we serve together and we lead together as a whānau (family). As a Baptist church we have formal membership where we make commitments to one another and so our major decisions are taken together. We do so joyfully and wholeheartedly and have enjoyed real unity in prayerful discernment around a few key decisions in the life of our church, particularly who God has called to lead and serve as our Senior Pastor and on our Leadership Team.
There are lots of opportunities to serve and get involved - everyone's gifts and skills are welcome - get in touch with the office to find out how you can get involved in serving here.
GLOBAL MISSION
We are passionate about sharing God's Word with everyone!
As a church, we financially and prayerfully partner with a bunch of awesome people who are discipling and ministering to those in their local communities around the globe.
We are so proud of those in our Roskill Baptist family who go out into the world to share the Good News of Jesus.
