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 APRIL 19th
Walking in love and accepting change
10 am St Peter’s Church, Rue Balguerie, Akaroa
Service led by Alison Crawford
Sermon: Rev Pauline Hampshire
(Ephesians 5 : 1-14 and Luke 24 : 13-35)
SUNDAY APRIL 26th
Making the most of every opportunity
10 am Trinity Church, 39 Rue Lavaud, Akaroa
(Ephesians 5 : 15-20)
SUNDAY MAY 3rd
10 am St Peter’s Church, Rue Balguerie, Akaroa
Service led by Rev. Alan Cummins
(Ephesians 5 : 21–6 :9; John 14 : 1-14)
Please join us at any of these services if you are in the area,
we would love to see you
Services in the Bays
Sunday 19th April
St Andrews, Le Bons Bay, led by Alison Crawford
5pm – BYO nibbles and drinks
