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 MAY 24th 2026 – PENTECOST
10 am Trinity Church, 39 Rue Lavaud, Akaroa
Service led by Rev. Pauline Hampshire
“Putting on the whole armour of God – part two”
(Acts 2:1-21; Ephesians 6:10-20)
SUNDAY MAY 31st 2026 – TRINITY Sunday
10 am Trinity Church, 39 Rue Lavaud, Akaroa
Service led by Rev. Pauline Hampshire
“Make known the Gospel with boldness”
(Matthew 28:16-20, Ephesians 6:18-24)
Followed by shared lunch and our Annual General Meeting, + “Bring your Voice” moment
SUNDAY JUNE 7th 2026
10 am St Peter’s Church, Rue Balguerie, Akaroa
Service led by Rev. James Ullrich
Includes Holy Communion
Please join us at any of these services if you are in the area,
we would love to see you
Services in the Bays
Winter Break
We are taking a break from services in the Bays over winter
