The Community Church of Akaroa
Banks Peninsula
Shining God's Light
The Community Church of Akaroa Banks Peninsula
An inclusive church, with congregations in Akaroa, Pigeon Bay, Little Akaloa, and Le Bons Bay.
Services at 10am on 1st and 3rd Sundays in St. Peter’s Rue Balguerie and 2nd and 4th Sundays in Trinity church Rue Lavaud.
Outer Bay services in summer. Everyone is welcome.
Big changes are happening! Now the “Community Church” (inter-denominational under joint Presbyterian and Anglican governance), aimed at serving our community. You can read here our church’s constitution. Our new Minister, inducted on June 29th 2025, is Pauline Hampshire, a Presbyterian ordained minister. Pauline is Tauranga-born, and has also had a career in Information Technology, in companies like Apple, Nintendo and Cisco, and living for 30 years in France. Pauline is married to Simon, and they have three grown-up children. Simon has a “Skippers restricted limits” and has worked in fishing charters and lake tourism. For more about Pauline, click here.
Services in Akaroa
SUNDAY 15th FEBRUARY
ST. PETER’S CHURCH – Communion
led by Rev. Pauline Hampshire + Alison Crawford
Eph 2: 1-10; Matt 17 : 1-9 “God’s kindness in Jesus Christ”
SUNDAY 22nd FEBRUARY
10am TRINITY CHURCH
led by Rev. Pauline Hampshire + Simon Wathen
Eph 2: 12-22 “Down come the walls of separation”
SUNDAY 1st MARCH
ST. PETER’S CHURCH – Communion
led by Rev. James Ullrich
Ephesians 3 : 1-13, and John 3 : 1-17
SUNDAY 8th MARCH
10am TRINITY CHURCH
led by Rev. Josh Tepou
Ephesians 3 : 14-21
SUNDAY 1st MARCH
ST. PETER’S CHURCH – Communion
led by Rev. Pauline Hampshire
Ephesians 4 : 1-6, John 9 : 1-41
“Equipping us”
Please join us at any of these services if you are in the area,
we would love to see yo
Services in the Bays
15 FEBRUARY
5 pm Le Bons Bay
led by Alison Crawford
