Mike Crudge is Communications Director at the Baptist National Support Centre in Auckland. He is also part of Royal Oak Baptist Church.
In 2025 Letters to the Editor started up again. Historically when ‘The Baptist’ was a printed newspaper Letters to the Editor was how the voice-of-the-people got shared, where the art of carefully crafted and succinct opinion sharing was enjoyed. This is for the 30,000 people in Baptist churches across New Zealand.
Inform us, inspire us, lift our eyes up, remind us of what’s important, share what Jesus is doing in your part of the Union of churches, seek collaboration partners, pitch your idea, share your lament, keep a conversation going...
Read the letters
May 2025 Letters by Kaaren Mathias (Ilam Baptist Church), Robert Jensen (Snells Beach Baptist Church), and Bradley Nicolson (Oxford Terrace Baptist Church).
August 2025 Letters by Patrick Baker (Glen Eden Baptist Church), Andrew Baldwin (Petone Baptist Church), Steven Goulstone (Wellington South Baptist Church), and Rob Kilpatrick (Ponsonby Baptist Church).
October 2025 Letters by John & Liz Murray (Roxburgh Baptist Church), Pam Davies (Oxford Baptist Church), Liz Carter (Otumoetai Baptist Church), and Amir Levy (Dunedin City Baptist Church).
December 2025 Letters by Philip Church (Royal Oak Baptist Church), Philip & Paula Hutton (Roxburgh Baptist Church), and Stella Furniss (Snells Beach Baptist Church)
People in Baptist churches communicate
The Baptist NZ communication platform (website, app, Facebook, printable newsletters) is the platform of the 238 churches and faith communities of the Baptist Union of New Zealand. It’s yours – your local church owns it and shapes it.
Got something on your mind to share?
Send an email to: [email protected] or post a letter to: Baptist NZ Letters, PO Box 12 149, Penrose, Auckland 1642.
- Limit your letter to 300 words (we will abridge if longer).
- Follow our guidelines for articles, opinion pieces and online comments.
- A writer’s full residential address is required on all letters, including emails, and a phone number (this data will not be published).
- Indicate which New Zealand Baptist Church the writer is a member of (this will be published).
- Pen names or pseudonyms are not accepted, and titles won't be used.
- The Baptist National Support Centre communications team reserve the right to edit or decline letters without explanation. Please note: there is no actual ‘Editor’ position as there was in the past.
Photo credit: overlayed image of the ‘Mailbox’ column in the last newsprint version of The Baptist newspaper, December 2014.
