Throughout Aotearoa New Zealand there are more than 250 Baptist faith communities (local churches), as well as a few overseas that include New Zealanders.
In the 2018 New Zealand Census 39,030 people ticked ‘Baptist’ as their religious affiliation – that’s where we get the idea of our ‘Team of 40,000’.
In the map below you can look for a Baptist church or faith community near you, and contact them directly. You will be able to find out what Sunday services and other events they have, and how they serve people in their local communities, such as programmes and groups for children, teenage youth groups, older people, op shops, etc.
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New code of ethics and conduct available to read
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Give to the Baptist World Alliance Myanmar earthquake relief fund
Here’s how you can help the Baptist World Alliance in its Myanmar earthquake relief efforts.
Meet the globals! ကမ္ဘာတဝှမ်းမှပုဂ္ဂိုလ်များနှင့်တွေ့ဆုံကြည့်ပါ
A reflection on the uplifting evening celebrating New Zealand’s multicultural Baptist people, with Burmese translation.
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National Council meeting February 2025
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Our Christian God identifies with the powerless and the outcasts, which tells us a lot about God’s attitude to justice.
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