Browns Bay Presbyterian Church

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Services are held here at Anzac Rd & are streamed live to YouTube.

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PASTORAL SUPPORT

For counselling and support or other church enquiries contact Robin Palmer.

Prayer requests can be sent to office for the church prayer groups to pray for you.

We will continue to pray that all in our community will cope with this new way of life, and be able to find new ways of being a faith community. We can do this!

Every blessing,

Robin
(Pastor)

We're glad you're here! We hope you will find all you need to know about Browns Bay Presbyterian.

We are a community church comprised of people of all ages and various cultures. Our desire is to help people find and follow Jesus. This means we are discovering what it means to love God, love one another and love the community around about us.

You'll find more information about us from the links on the menu on the left.

Welcome to BBP Family Church’s weekly newsletter.
Prayer is available daily through the prayer chain and email list.

LIKE THE EARLY CHURCH - WE CAN MEET IN HOMES
I encourage you to join one. Speak to Dave, Val or Rob.

From the Pastor’s pen:

09 August 2026

Our Daily Bread Ministries
We extend a warm welcome to Alex Yu, from “Our Daily Bread Ministries”. Many of us have used “Our Daily Bread” devotionals for decades. ODBM offer much more than those quarterly booklets: Their VISION is “To see people of all nations experiencing a personal relationship with Christ, growing to be more like Him, and serving in a local body of His family.” Their MISSION: “To make the life-changing wisdom of the Bible understandable and accessible to all.”

What about Timothy?
The reading from 2 Timothy is perfectly aligned with the message today. Paul encourages this young Ephesian Pastor in three areas:

1. There is power in the gospel message because Jesus is raised from the dead. Even though Paul is in prison, God’s word cannot be chained. Timothy, like him, must focus on this GOOD NEWS message.

2. The message is trustworthy because God is faithful to us. Salvation is a big deal. We too will be raised to a new life of restored glory.

3. Paul says to Timothy: “Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.” Timothy had to contend with false teachers. His ministry is not just a pastoring/teacher role. It’s an act of worship. What else can “present yourself to God” mean? (See Rom 12:1).

Timothy is not to be sidetracked by Paul’s imprisonment, or accusations against him. All he has to do is “correctly handle the word of truth”. I think that ministry is exactly that. In Acts 20:27 Paul says to the Ephesian elders: ?“...I have not hesitated to proclaim to you the whole will (counsel) of God.” Next week we continue with this gospel imperative – keep telling the story! Everywhere and at every opportunity. Blessings, Robin

Blessings,

Robin.

BBP - St Cuthbert’s Presbyterian History

The Original Building became the Hall The first place of worship in Browns Bay was built in 1950, and the building moved to the current site during the ministry of the Rev E Walsh. The new worship centre was built in 1965, and the old one became the hall. This original building was demolished in July 2004 to make room for the hall/new family centre.

The new St Cuthbert’s Building c 1980 James Hackshaw, the architect who designed the 1965 building, also designed many public buildings including various Roman Catholic schools and their associated churches. The St Cuthbert’s building was his only Protestant church design. The administration section, foyer and offices were added later.

The original East Coast Presbyterian Parish created in 1938 and pioneered by the Rev Morgan Richards extended from Castor Bay to Silverdale. Mairangi Bay became the centre of the parish in 1944, and the Browns Bay/Torbay Parish which St Cuthbert’s was part of was separated out of that in the late 1950s.

Recorded Services and Resources are here on our website.

On the menu on the left side of the screen you can click on
Readings & Vids to find each week's readings in English or Korean/English parallel. Previous services and readings are also found there. There are pages with each week’s newsletter, rosters and various other resources On the Browns Bay Presbyterian website. See https://bbpsermons.wordpress.com/ for written sermon texts.

‘And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory,
glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth’ (1:14)