Ministerial vacancies

This table shows ministerial vacancies as advised to Assembly Office. To inform us of a vacancy or of a change to a listing, please email Clare Morrison. Entries that are new or have been changed within the past month are in blue. If you are a foreign minister looking to take part in an exchange to New Zealand, please read this information. Ministers from other denominations interested in reception can find information here.

Parish Call Convenor Notes Vacant

Northern

       
Auckland Central - St James Quay St F/T Ere Talagi-Ikitoelagi Sole Charge 04/07
Auckland Chinese Church F/T Obed Unasa Senior Minister fluent in Cantonese and English 02/11
Auckland Chinese Church F/T Obed Unasa Associate Minister fluent in English 02/11
Blockhouse Bay - Iona Presbyterian F/T Rev Pauline Stewart Sole Charge 03/10
Birkenhead/Birkdale F/T Rev Sylvia Miller-Hardie Sole charge; available from Jan 2012 08/11
Ellerslie/Mt Wellington St Peters Presbyterian F/T Brett Johnstone Sole Charge 09/11
Grey Lynn Presbyterian F/T Rev Fakaofo Kaio Sole Charge 07/01
Kaitaia Union F/T Warwick Hambleton Sole Charge 03/11
Mt Eden - Greyfriars Presbyterian F/T Mr Forbes Worn One team of 2 08/11
Mt Eden - Pacific Islandoeers F/T Rev Enere Wichman Sole Charge 02/01
Mt Roskill - St Giles' Presbyterian F/T Makesi Alatimu Sole Charge 03/10
New Lynn - St Austell's Uniting Congregation Part-time Mrs Julia Buckingham Sole Charge 11/10
Otahuhu -  St Andrew's Community Presbyterian F/T Rev Kevin Finlay Sole Charge 11/10

Kaimai

       
Bethlehem Community Church F/T Rev Donald Hegan Sole Charge 10/11
Mt Maunganui St Andrew's Presbyterian F/T Rev Jim Wallace One in team of 3 10/11
Paeroa Cooperating parish Part-Time Rev Murray Lambert 75% Sole Charge 11/10

Gisborne - Hawkes Bay

       

Taranaki

       
St James Presbyterian Church New Plymouth Interim Part-Time Drew Bennett Sole Charge 03/11

Manawatu Wanganui

       
Marton - St Andrew's Presbyterian F/T Rev Gene Lawrence Sole Charge 10/11
Milson Combined Church Part-Time 50% Rev Phil Bettany Sole Charge 09/11
Palmerston North - St David's Presbyterian F/T Philippa Horrex Sole Charge 06/11
Wanganui - St James Presbyterian   Rev John Peill    05/10
St James Woodville & St Paul’s Pahifatua Part-Time Rev Ken Wall 50% Shared Ministry 10/11

Wairarapa

       
St Andrew's Featherston 33% Rev Robin List Sole charge 07/10

Wellington

       
Khandallah Presbyterian F/T Mr Tom Law Sole Charge 01/09t
The Cook Islands Presbyterian Church F/T Rev Les Solomona Sole Charge  03/09

Nelson-Marlborough

       

Christchurch

       

Ashburton

       

South Canterbury

       
Trinity Presbyterian, Temuka F/T Rev David Brown Sole Charge 08/10

Southern

       
Balclutha Presbyterian Parish F/T Chris Burgin Sole Charge, Kids Friendly church 03/11
Dunedin - Leith Valley  St Stephen's Presbyterian Church F/T Rev Geoffrey Skilton One in team of 3 10/11
Gore - St Andrew's F/T John Coutts Sole Charge 08/11
Invercargill - St David's Presbyterian F/T Rev Heather Kennedy Sole Charge 03/10
Knapdale/Waikaka F/T Rev John Coutts Sole Charge 05/09
Lawrence/Waitahuna F/T Nominator Rev Ken Baker Sole Charge 06/11
Lumsden Balfour Kingston F/T Rev Tau Ben Unu
Sole Charge 10/07
Mornington Presbyterian F/T Rev Ian Pittendreigh Sole Charge 09/11

The following abbreviations are used:
FT: Full time ministry position available
0.5, 0.66 etc: Part time ministry position available, number indicates size of position, e.g. 0.5 = 50% or half-time
CV: Co-operating Venture

Please note that only ministers from the Presbyterian Church or from Churches with whom we have a reciprocal agreement may apply for vacant parishes within the Presbyterian Church. Ministers from other churches may be appointed to short-term, stated supply roles or seek reception to the ministerial roll of the Presbyterian Church.  For information on criteria for stated supply or reception please email Clare Morrison.

Lumsden Balfour Kingston

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