Our History

Above: Congregational photo taken on 19 April 2009 at the Fred Tucker Memorial Centre.

Grace Community Church was a church plant of the Central Presbytery of Grace Presbyterian Church of NZ who felt the need for a reformed witness, with a focus on Biblical teaching, to be planted in NP.

Under the oversight of John Farr and with the help of Mike & Jeanne Marshall and others, this work was born. John served the congregation full time until his death in May 2008 at which time the Central Presbytery decided to call David Farr to continue the work. Along with this call to commence on the 1 April 2008 came the commitment of $37 000 in seed money from Grace congregations around NZ.

The congregation grew and flourished whilst meeting at the Merrilands School Hall with the result that a move was made to the Fred Tucker Memorial Centre on the 19 April 2009 in order to accommodate congregational growth and needs. We are currently meeting at this centre.

The Grace community was officially constituted as a Particular Church (no longer a Mission Church) on the 12 September 2010 by Presbytery representatives and a local leadership of 2 Elders and 5 Deacons were appointed to serve with David Farr.

Above: Congregational photo taken on 30 November 2008 at the Merrilands School Hall.

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	Our History Above: Congregational photo taken on 19 April 2009 at the Fred Tucker Memorial Centre. Grace Community Church was a church plant of the Central Presbytery of Grace Presbyterian Church of NZ who felt the need for a reformed witness, with a focus on Biblical teaching, to be planted in NP. Under the oversight of John Farr and with the help of Mike & Jeanne Marshall and others, this work was born. John served the congregation full time until his death in May 2008 at which time the Central Presbytery decided to call David Farr to continue the work. Along with this call to commence on the 1 April 2008 came the commitment of $37 000 in seed money from Grace congregations around NZ. The congregation grew and flourished whilst meeting at the Merrilands School Hall with the result that a move was made to the Fred Tucker Memorial Centre on the 19 April 2009 in order to accommodate congregational growth and needs. We are currently meeting at this centre. The Grace community was officially constituted as a Particular Church (no longer a Mission Church) on the 12 September 2010 by Presbytery representatives and a local leadership of 2 Elders and 5 Deacons were appointed to serve with David Farr. Above: Congregational photo taken on 30 November 2008 at the Merrilands School Hall.