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What do we believe?

Here's a bit of info about our beliefs and history.

Our Beliefs

At Picton Baptist Church we affirm that the Christian church is a community of those who believe in God the Father, in God the Son Jesus Christ and in God the Holy Spirit – one God; who are repentant of their sin and who have been saved by personal faith in Jesus Christ through His atoning death and resurrection; who publicly proclaim their faith and are committed to the church’s vision, aims and functions.
We believe in:
+ The true humanity and deity of the Lord Jesus Christ.
+ The atonement made on the Cross by our Lord for the sin of the world.
+ The person of the Holy Spirit as the one who sanctifies and who sets apart, empowers and imparts spiritual gifts to the church.
+ The inspiration of the Bible and its authority in all matters of faith and practice.
+ Salvation is by faith in Jesus Christ alone.
+ Membership of the church is for those who have received salvation.
+ The immersion of believers as the scriptural form of baptism.
We seek the following:
+ To meet regularly for worship, prayer, teaching, encouragement and fellowship.
+ To engage in the task of mission, principally in New Zealand but also overseas (Matthew 28.18–20).
+ To express God’s love to the community through ministries of the Word and practical care.
+ In every possible way to seek to make disciples of Jesus Christ and bring them into His church.

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We are affiliated with the Baptist Union of New Zealand.

Our History

Picton Baptist Church started as an independent, evangelical house group formed in Picton on 4 March 1979. It was known as The Sunday Morning Fellowship, with about 20 people meeting regularly. After a year it was voted unanimously to approach the Blenheim Baptist Church to assist in an application to become a Baptist fellowship. Considerable help was given in expertise and finance. In faith, the AOG hall in Auckland Street was rented and after several part-time Pastors, the fellowship had grown to the extent that a house was purchased in Nelson Square and then modified for Church use. Years of growth and a very good offer on the land and building made possible the building of a Church in Waikawa on March 1986. The official opening of the Church at its current location of 293 Waikawa Road was on 5 August 1989.

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