Sunday Morning Service News

Join us for Church This Sunday 10am  We'd love you to join us for church this Sunday. Come along and worship, pray, fellowship and study the Word together with us at 96 Udys Rd Pakuranga.  If you're not well or are out of town we'd love you to join us via live stream.  See you on Sunday!

Sunday Prayer @ PCF 9.40am  Would you Like prayer support? Before church each Sunday you can have prayer at 9.40am with the PCF Elders in the Youth Hall.  The PCF Elders are also able to visit you at home to pray for you and support you.  Please speak to Ken, Vijay, Tiko, Bruce or John.

PCF April-July Sermon Series - Galatians: “There is One Gospel on Which I Stand" Join us for our new sermon series studying The Book of Galatians. Over the few months, we will explore this book of the Bible verse by verse, discovering how we are made right with God through faith in Jesus alone.

Coming Up - Mothers Day Sun 10th May 10am @ PCF Just a little bit of advanced notice for all you kids and blokes out there – Mothers Day is coming up in 4 weeks!  We’ll be having a special service here at PCF.  This is a perfect Sunday to invite your Mum along if you can, to show your love to her and bless her on this special day.

PCF Worship YouTube Playlist Did you want to listen to one of today’s worship songs again?  Would you like to have something encouraging to listen to during the week?  PCF has a YouTube playlist of our worship songs.  Find us on YouTube Music ‘PCF Playlist’ or speak to Diana for more info.

PCF Upcoming Event News

Saturday Girls Coffee Group 10.30am Saturday Girls is a casual get together on the 1st Saturday of the month at 10.30am at a local café for friendship & faith over coffee & cake.  Check on the Saturday Girls page for the next cafe location or speak to one of the PCF Women’s Ministry team for more info – Diana, Lela, Amanda, Dianne or Narina.

Mens' Breakfast Sat 6th June 7.30am Guys a special morning is planned for you at PCF.  Come along for a great time of fellowship, a delicious cooked breakfast and some spiritual encouragement.  Please speak to Michael or contact the church office to book office@pcf.gen.nz

Working Bee Sat 6th June 9.00am We're having a winter clean up with a few big projects on the books.  Guys please come along with your gardening tools.  Speak to Bruce to find out more.

PCF Mission News

Good News Club Our neighbourhood kids outreach Good News Club has started! Please pray and talk with Ken to get involved. It will be run in our youth hall on Fridays 3.00-4.30pm by Andrew Mann from CEF.  Let’s pray for our neighbourhood children that they and their parents would come to faith in Jesus!

Please Pray - PCF Evangelism Team Sat 9th May The team are heading back to Mission Bay from 10am on the 9th May.  Please pray with us asking the Lord to prepare hearts to be open to hear the gospel of Jesus and to help us to be able to share the good news about Jesus as clearly as we can.

Please Pray - Dr Louise Tomlinson Medical Mission Kiribati 21-29 May Please pray for Louise as she prepares for a return visit to Kiribati bringing medical help to the women in the local community.  

In The Gap Ministries - Uganda - Prostheses Clinic  If you would like to contribute towards a child receiving a new prosthetic limb through In The Gap Ministries please speak to Roly Runciman to find out more or go to www.itgministries.co.nz/projects/uganda

Mission Prayer - Ethnos 360 Bible Institute  Please pray for Emma as she studies in a pre-mission course at Ethnos 360 Bible Institute in Wisconsin USA.

Garage Op Ministry Team Opportunity Please pray and ask the Lord if he would like to you serve as a volunteer or step into the role as manager on Tues and/or Fri 10am-2pm.  Please speak to Ken if you feel that this is a role the Lord would like you to serve in.

Garage Op Shop Donations Please Do you have any good condition, clean, saleable household items, home decor, toys, jigsaw puzzles, books, sports equipment etc?  The Garage Op Shop would love your donations. We are not able to accept AC powered electrical items, large furniture/items, open/used hygiene/underware. Speak to Diana for more info.  The Garage Op Shop is open Tues & Fri 10am-2pm with lots of people from the community coming in for a browse or conversation. 

Food Bank Donations  If you would like to donate non-perishable food items please pop them in the box on Sundays or drop them off to the church office Tues & Fri 10am-2pm. Please Note: We do not run a food bank at PCF.  Donated items are collected and dropped off to support a local food bank.

Food Bank Thanks  We have received thanks and an update on your donations to the PCF Food Bank Box. Your donations were taken to a local foodbank at Howick Baptist Church. (They support and help families in the local Howick/Eastern area). In December 2025 alone 23 families (40 adults, 25 teens, 26 children) were helped by the HBC Foodbank. They don’t receive any government or outside help and are fully reliant on the generosity of people like yourselves to sustain this ministry. “We really appreciate your blessings and give God all the praise, your sister in Christ Jane Davis Foodbank coordinator for Howick Baptist Church”. Thank you PCF.

Children, Youth & Young Adult News

Kids Church Preschool Class Starting up this Year Our new PCF Kids Church preschool will run in the kids play room off the front foyer at the same time as the 5yrs+ Kids Church in the back hall.  Mums & Dads, grandparents, aunties and uncles we now have a special program for your preschoolers to help them learn about our amazing God.  When you see the Kids Church announcement later after worship, primary school kids can go out to the youth hall and preschoolers can head off to the play room.  Thank you to Janine and Wati for leading this great preschoolers program.

Kids Church @ PCF Our kids church have their great teaching program after worship each Sunday.  We'd love you to join us.

Transform Youth  If you're 12ys+ we'd love you to join us every Monday during the school term.  Our term program is a mix Bible study and social nights.  Spread the word and bring your friends.  Please talk to Ken, Michael or Mattie for more info, visit our Transform Youth Page or find a flyer in the PCF entry foyer.

Young Adults Bible Study - Tues Nights (fortnightly) Anyone who’s a school leaver+ is invited along. Talk to Mike, Noa, Maryanne, Elias, Josh, Anya or Alanna or find a flyer in the foyer for more info.

Small Group News

Monday Girl’s Bible Study - Mondays 7.30pm The Monday Girls Bible Study are starting a new study called ‘The Good News! The Bible & It’s Message’. We’ll be learning all about the message of our amazing Bible from creation to the new Heavens & Earth. We’d love you join us every Monday at 7.30pm

Prayer Group - Tuesdays  If you have any prayer needs please let Pam Hutchinson know.  Each Tues afternoon a group of dedicated prayers meet at her home to pray for PCF.

Senior Saints Home Group - Wednesdays The Senior Saints group invites you to come along and join them.  They're studying the Doctrines of the Christian Faith.  They meet fortnightly on Wednesdays at 1.30pm in the PCF Church House.  Please speak to Bruce or Nerida for more information

Men’s Bible Study - Thursdays 7.15pm  Guys of all ages are welcome to come along to our Men's Bible Study on Thursday nights at 7.15pm at the PCF Church House.  We follow along with our Sunday morning teaching topics. This gives us a great opportunity to study a bit deeper or ask questions to gain greater understanding.  Please speak to Pastor Ken for more info.