GDOP '07 NZ Coverage Reports

Prayer

Written by Administrator Tuesday, 30 November 1999 12:00

GDOP ’07 COVERAGE -- 25 Brief Reports:

These are the places where we have already had at least one contact of interest in participating in the Global Day of Prayer for this year. Below these are reports to hand on what is being planned for a number of these, plus a contact person you can phone for additional information.

Kaitaia, Kaikohe, Whangarei, Whangaparaoa, Auckland, Hamilton, Raglan, Waihi, Tauranga, Te Puke, Gisborne, Napier, Hastings, Taumarunui, Inglewood, Hawera, Wanganui, Feilding, Wellington, Lower Hutt, Upper Hutt, Masterton, Pelorus Sound, Rangiora, Christchurch, Leeston, Waimate, Oamaru, Ranfurly, and Dunedin.

KAITAIA: We have put an ad in the paper calling all Christians in the Far North to come and pray on 27th of May at the Far North House of Prayer --19 Bonnetts Road, Kaitaia -- 3.00 pm till 5.00 pm. Contact: Ton & Jessie Hageman 09-408-0122

KAIKOHE: People from 6 churches in Kaikohe - about 75 in total, gathered on Memorial Hill to take part in the GDP. We used the GDP prayer as a framework, having different church leaders lead those gathered in a part of the prayer. Then after the congregation responded with their part of the prayer, we broke into small groups to pray for a particular area i.e. churches in Kaikohe, home and family, etc, for approx 5-10 minutes. We then moved onto the next section of the prayer. Overall it was a worthwhile time, and helped build unity amongst different parts of the body of Christ. Contact: Dick Goodwin, Pastor, Kaikohe Baptist Church

WHANGAREI: We will gather again on the 27th May at 2pm in the Kauri lounge of the Okara Park Rugby Stadium in Port Rd, Whangarei. Last year there were approx 130 people attending from approx 6-7 churches in Whangarei. We are praying for a broader representation this year. We will be asking either pastors or intercessors to lead in the 10 prayer topics. We’ll have Praise & Worship at the beginning & the end followed by refreshments. Contact: Bernie & Lyndsay van der Hulst: 09-459-4575

WHANGAPARAOA: Gateway Church Hibiscus Coast is hosting 72 hours of prayer for Rodney Prayer leading up to and including the Global Day of Prayer. We will have a room dedicated to prayer for the 72 hours and finish with our evening service. The church is at 76 Red Beach Rd, Red Beach. Contact: Simonne Dyer: 09-424-1315.

AUCKLAND: For the 10 days leading up to 27 May, there will be 6.30am and 7.30pm gatherings for an hour at Te Atatu Bible Chapel on the Peninsula following a variety of themes, based on the booklet available from the GDOP website. Everyone is welcome.On the day itself, from 10am to 6pm at the Te Wananga Aotearoa Campus at 15 Canning Crescent, Mangere Central, all cultures are invited in worship, discussions and prayer on God's concerns for the nations. This will be chiefly in groups in three two-hour sessions with similar focus. There will also be a variety of cultural items from the different ethnic groups.
In the evening, from 8 to 10pm, in the Aotea Square on Queen Street, in the heart of the city, there will be a gathering with a mainly Youth emphasis to praise God and pray for the increasing impact of His Word on the world. Donations will be gratefully received at Mangere and at Aotea Square, to cover costs. Contact: John Fulford 828-7728

ROYAL OAK (Auckland): The prayer room at the Baptist Church will start off on Friday May 18 (one day late) with a corporate prayer time led by one of our young leaders, 7:30 – 9pm. After that we will pray 24/7 style, with one hour prayer slots. Sunday slots will go until 10pm unless folk want to pray later. From Monday 21^st until Saturday 26^th we will have hourly prayer slots from 5am until 10pm (and again, if people want the nite slots that can happen, too). We would really welcome participation from a wider range of folk, either as individuals or a few folk together, or even for a church or youthgroup to book a block of time. Contact: Associate Pastor Erik Schilperoort: 021-424-383.

HAMILTON: 4 simultaneous gatherings in "4 corners" of the city from 7 to 8am on the Day.Sunday night: North Hamilton Pastors and their Churches join together in a combined service at the local Destiny church. Contact: Sue Rowe 847-5648

TAURANGA: An open invitation to share in the Global Day of Prayer at St Peter’s Church on Spring Street at 7pm – Sunday 27^th May. Contact: Catherine Hollister-Jones 07-576-6441.

TE PUKE: Two combined prayer meetings on the day: 1) 7am to approx 7.45am. Prayer from the Papamoa Hills (at Ruth and Steve Mayne's house 394 Quarry Road, Te Puke) -- Praise, proclamation and prayer for the nations, nation and our area. 2) Meet in the evening at The Orchard, 20 McLaughlin Drive at 7pm. This will be another awesome prayer for the nations. A supper will follow. We are also having prayer meetings for the 10-day lead-up at various churches. 10 different churches are involved at a variety of times. Contact: Lesley Schwass: 07-573-6421 for details of times and places.

GISBORNE: We will be holding a city-wide prayer gathering in Gisborne to "open" the Global Day of Prayer on Pentecost Sunday 27 May 2007, commencing at 7 a.m. at the Mangapapa Church, located on Ormond Rd and Atkinson St. Contact Peter or Julia Martin: 867-6575.

NAPIER: A city wide Church gathering has been arranged for Napier City on the 27th May. Those interested in attending from Napier, Hastings and Havelock North will be warmly welcome. Venue is: Pirimai Baptist Church (corner of Bill Hercock St and Allan Berry Ave at shopping centre). Time: 7pm to 9pm. Contact: Dearhn Whale 06-844-7097.

TAUMARUNUI: The combined Churches of Taumarunui are holding a prayer service on Sunday the 20th May for the Global day of Prayer. We will follow the Global Day of Prayer format during the service. It is to be held at the Co-operating Parish Church in Taumarunui at 7pm. The reason we are holding it early is that a number of us are going to Wellington on the 27th to take part in the service there. Contact: Gina Sinclair or Bob Sinclair -- 07-895-8122

INGLEWOOD: The churches of Inglewood will be praying in their own services in the morning. Then from 2 to 4pm they will be praying as combined churches at Lifegate Apostolic Church, 27 Cutfield St, Inglewood. All welcome! Contact: Carolyn Biesiek: 06-568-483.

WANGANUI: Rev Nick Kirk is organising a GDOP service at Christchurch Anglican Church 243 Wicksteed St at 4pm on the 27th. Wanganui Churches are also looking to do 24hr pray for the 10 days leading up to Pentecost. This will be at the Prayer Centre, 74 Victoria Ave. For more information, people can contact Vickie at the church office ph.3457723 or Pam ph 3438609.

FEILDING: Church Leaders of Feilding invite all to the prayer gathering at the Feilding Lookout, Highfield Road, Feilding - from 2-3pm on Sunday 27th May. Contact: James & Lorraine Shaw of the Feilding Intercessors Group: 323-8827

WELLINGTON: The plan was to have a united gathering in the Grand Hall of Parliament, but that is now otherwise required, so there will be a combined afternoon service instead at 2.30 at the Elim International Church, 22 Tennyson Street, Wellington. Then head down to Parliament grounds for a special time of prayer together. Contact: Pastor Mike Knott 04-385-9634

LOWER HUTT: Hope Centre intend making the Global Day of Prayer the focus of their evening service – 6.30pm: Contact: Pastor Seth Fawcet 04-566-1319

KARORI (Wellington): I've invited our home groups to be responsible for one of the 10 days of lead-in prayer days to pray for that 24 hour period. We have a formal 24/7 prayer time in our prayer room from 7pm Friday 25th to 7pm Saturday 26th May at Karori Baptist Church – open to all. Special Prayers and displays at the church service on the Sunday 27^th May. Contact: Nicky Wederell: 027-439-2239

MASTERTON: Combined Churches Pentecost Service at St Luke’s Church 3.00pm on 27^th. Contact: Scott Lelievre: 06-377-5378

PELORUS SOUND: We will be celebrating the GLOBAL DAY OF PRAYER at Tira Ora Lodge, in the Pelorus Sound, again this year. Last year we had a theme of ashes and sackcloth. This year, being Pentecost, we will light 199 candles for the nations participating in this global prayer meeting. We have produced a song for the day that is a song of deliverance from spiritual oppression.
Tira Ora is a Christian community that is able to worship and live by God’s Word openly. We host visitors from all over the world, who want to have a retreat at our 550 acre property, in the Pelorus Sound, Marlborough. We are always open for hospitality, and evangelism, and prayer.
You are welcome to check our website http://www.tira-ora-lodge.com to become familiar with our activities. You may also be interested in our Christian outreach that you can find at http://almighty-administration-building.org

Contact: Annebeth Riles Broad 03-579-8117

RANGIORA: A combined churches event will be held in the Rangiora Baptist Church, 111 East Belt, Rangiora -- at 7.00pm. It will be in two sections, with a video clip of Fiji transformations between the sections. ‘Prayer for the world’ to be printed, and prayed out loud by the congregation. Each church to select a lay person to prepare a simple proclamation or scripture, and prayer, targeted toward their selected country or region. Contact: Bryan Chivers 03-313-7791

CHRISTCHURCH: Combined churches will be meeting together at South City Christian Centre at 7:00 pm. Contact: Wes Chambers at Living Waters 03-322-9914

WAIMATE: For GDOP we are setting up a Prayer Room from the 16th May to the 27th May, in the Deboinaire Building, Leonard St. The Prayer Room will be available for individuals and groups to book and use to pray at any time during the day or night for Waimate, NZ and the nations. On the 27th May at 7pm we will be holding a combined church service at St. Augustine's where we will have praise and worship followed by a time of prayer followed by celebrating communion. Afterwards there will be a supper and fellowship time. For the “90 Days of Blessing”, we are looking at delivering a copy of the August edition of "the Word for today" with a covering letter to each house in the Waimate District by people from different congregations -- 1600 copies. Contact: John & Glenda Begg 03-689-7679

OAMARU: Last year we ran a 24/4 prior to Pentecost, a 7am-8am Ecumenical Service at the Lookout, and a 7pm Ecumenical Celebration at Weston Community Church. This year we couldn't find the right venue for a 24/4, so we're concentrating on the 7am and 7pm Services. A good way to begin and end the day! Contact: Beverley Goodsir -- 03-434-9044

DUNEDIN: We have booked the venue "The Regent Theatre" in the centre of town for 24hours starting midnight at the beginning of Sunday May 27, 2007. Last year we prayed our way through the 2006 material in an interdenominational daily prayer meeting that meets every working day of the year 12noon to 1pm. 'Twas Awesome. Contact: Peter Appleton 03-455-1822.