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
Countdown to CHRISTmas : ALL-AGE services
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SUNDAY 7 DECEMBER
10am ST. PETER’S CHURCH
Lighting the candle of Peace, Game show/Play, Carols and Songs
(Isaiah 11:1-10; Matthew 1:18-25; Luke 1:26-38)
SUNDAY 14 DECEMBER
10am TRINITY CHURCH
Lighting the candle of Joy, Game show/Play, Carols and Songs
(Isaiah 9:2; 6-7; Luke 2:8-20)
SUNDAY 21 DECEMBER
10am ST. PETER’S CHURCH
Lighting the candle of Love, Carols and Songs
(Nine short scripture readings)
CHRISTmas services
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WEDNESDAY 24 DECEMBER
10pm ST. PETER’S CHURCH
Lighting the Christ Candle, Carols by candlelight, Holy Communion
THURSDAY 25 DECEMBER
10am TRINITY CHURCH – All age family service
Lighting the Christ Candle, Christmas Play, Carols and Songs
Please join us at any of these services if you are in the area,
we would love to see you
Services in the Bays
CHRISTmas Services
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SUNDAY 21 DECEMBER – Christmas Sing-a-longs
8.30am – Duvauchelle
(St. John the Evangelist church)
4 pm Pigeon Bay
(Knox church – followed by drinks and nibbles at the Hall)
5 pm Le Bons Bay
(St. Andrew’s church)
WEDNESDAY 24 DECEMBER
4pm – Little Akaloa
(St. Luke’s church)
6.30pm – Okains Bay
(St. John the Evangelist church)
THURSDAY 25 DECEMBER
10.30am – Pigeon Bay
(Knox church)
SUNDAY 28 DECEMBER
10am – Wainui
(Wainui Park Bush Chapel – The Kind Foundation)
