The Upper South Baptist Association has 37 faith communities, the furthest north is in Motueka, the most southern is Oamaru, Greymouth in the west, and 13 within Christchurch on the eastern side of the island.
The network of six Baptist Associations throughout New Zealand connects local churches with other local churches in their region. Associations utilise the experience and expertise of both pastoral and other leaders to inspire, resource and encourage in order to help each local church bring gospel
renewal to people and places in their own local contexts.
Upper South news, stories and media
Resourcing, gathering and creating
The annual update from the Upper South Baptist Association.
Student accommodation: Chester House – Christchurch Central
If you or someone you know is moving to Christchurch to study, Chester House provides a great place for students to call home.
Getting to know…Bradley Nicolson
This week we are getting to know Bradley Nicolson, General Manager of Oxford Terrace Baptist Church’s Kānuka Hopestill Limited.
Pentecost Sunday Motueka style
The overwhelming feeling was one of unity between the churches…
Connecting communities through kai
Oxford Baptist Church partners with Foodtogether to help with local food security.
The power of pilgrimage
In 2015 Ian and Alison Syme of Oxford Baptist Church went on a pilgrimage to Turkey and Israel: “Each time we now read about one…
Waitangi Day commemorated at Nelson Baptist Church
We Baptists are he iwi kawenata tatou (we are a covenanting people)...
Our five focuses
An update from Canterbury Westland and Top of the South Baptist Associations for 2022.
Solar success: People, location and renewal in Ōtautahi Christchurch
Sonia from A Rocha’s Eco Church writes about a solar project at Oxford Terrace Baptist Church, now providing around 25% of the church’s energy needs.
Big Dream Day for Nelson Baptist Church
What do you get when you put a congregation, two senior pastors, a national leader, a regional leader and an operations and finance director in…
Getting to know…Samuel Schuurman
This week we are getting to know Samuel Schuurman, a Baptist chaplain in the Royal New Zealand Air Force.
Discernment part 1: Grieving KTown
NZBMS global workers share their discernment journey in their return to Aotearoa New Zealand.
Alpha on Sunday mornings?!
Read about how Riccarton Baptist Church replaced their Sunday morning church services with breakfast and the Alpha course.
Rachel and Tiaki talk Matariki: God, family, injustice and tradition
Listen in on two people, Tiaki and Rachel, tangata whenua and tangata Tiriti, chatting about the coming season of Matariki, including the prophet Amos who…
Gospel Stories—Sue Avery
Here at Connect in Blenheim Gospel Renewal in our neighbourhood has come from individuals deliberately inviting the Holy Spirit’s presence into their community and then…
‘A Night in Bethlehem’
Hear how Oxford Baptist Church transformed their auditorium and hall into a Nativity-themed bustling ‘night market’ that drew around 500 people.
Oxford Terrace rebuild
On Christmas Eve 2017, Oxford Terrace Baptist Church held their first worship services in their new facilities. Hear more about the journey of their rebuild...
Our Regional Associations
Baptists have used the word ‘association’ for a long time, because local churches want to associate with each other:
we are better together!
Each Regional Association has a board or executive elected by the collective of associating churches in each region. Each Association has a Regional Leader who is responsible for supporting and resourcing local churches. The Board or Executive and the Regional Leader work together to facilitate the encouragement and resourcing of churches. The Regional Leader meets regularly with the National Leader and other Regional Leaders.