Browns Bay Presbyterian Church

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

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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)

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With Gods help we can get through this.

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.
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From the Pastor’s pen:

12 April 2026

The Gospel of John – Easter’s implications
Mike and I have resumed our weekly conversation about the week’s readings, theme, and what matters. The big question that was at the heart of a lot of debates, letters, and theological writings over many centuries, is this: Why did Christ die? I found a great “it is finished” chart which covers much of the debate and gives the Bible verses involved:

CALLED BY NAME
We stand alongside Mary Magdalene and Thomas Didymus meaning “Thomas the twin” today. Thomas wasn’t there on the first Resurrection Sunday. When Jesus joined the disciples the next Sunday in that locked room, he looked for him – the one who wasn’t a believer and then was. Like the two on the Emmaus Road, Jesus met them all where they were. Have a look at John 20:27-28 in the reading. The ESV, RSV and other better and more literal translations put it like this: “Do not disbelieve but believe”- meaning “don’t be an unbeliever.” Thomas has really been unfairly called “doubting Thomas.” Jesus invites this disciple to look and touch his wounds. We don’t really think he did.

The fact that Jesus knew his need and gave him the opportunity to do that was enough. What follows is one of the most powerful responses of faith. Thomas says to Jesus: “my Lord and my God." Looking at Jesus’ wounds is a reminder of his identification with the sufferings of people across the globe, and his enormous and unconquerable power over death. And then we are John 20:29 people – on our own journey of faith and learning to trust this Risen Messiah. The anointed One who is both Son of Man and Son of God. Our Saviour, Redeemer, Prophet, Priest, Lord and King.

Easter Resurrection 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)