Christian Events - Top of the South

Nelson Baptist Church Christmas Services
2025-12-14 10:00 - 13:00 (Pacific/Auckland) | Nelson Baptist Church, 193 Bridge Street, Nelson, Nelson, 7010, New Zealand
Join us for Nelson Baptist’s Christmas Events this December
Sunday 14 December from 10am we will be having our Outdoor Community Christmas Celebration in our park behind the Church Buildings. Everyone is welcome. There will be carols, giant bouncy slide and a free BBQ. Come and enjoy the fun with us.
Sunday 21 December 10am is our Carols by Candlelight service held in our stunning heritage buildings. Come and sing some carols and stay for the Christmas morning tea afterwards.

St Stephens Christmas Events
2025-12-14 10:00 - 11:00 | St Stephens Anglican Church, 61 Tahunanui Frive, Nelson, Nelson, 7011, New Zealand
Join us for …
Kids & Carols on Sunday 14th Dec, 10am
A whanau friendly Christmas celebration with our Nativity Play and Children’s choir.
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Christmas Safari on Sunday 21st Dec, 10am
A brief panoramic journey across thousands of years and stories of old, narrated through recitals and readings.
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Midnight service on Wednesday 24th Dec, 11pm
A quiet reflective service on Christmas eve remembering the real reason for the season.
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Christmas Day Service on Thursday 25th Dec, 10am
We gather to celebrate the birth of Christ. God with us. Special sing-along Christmas music.

Frames of Mind: How art Shapes who we are
2025-12-12 13:30 - 14:30, 2025-12-05 13:30 - 14:30, 2025-11-28 13:30 - 14:30, 2025-11-21 13:30 - 14:30, 2025-11-14 13:30 - 14:30, 2025-11-07 13:30 - 14:30, 2025-10-31 13:30 - 14:30, 2025-10-24 13:30 - 14:30 and 2 more dates | Mosaic Room, Habitat Hub, 166 Tahunanui Drive, Tahunanui, Nelson, New Zealand
This four part introductory lecture and discussion based workshops, explore how viewing art impacts us and our emotions, examining how it doesn’t just reflect life, but reshapes it. The workshops are designed to ignite or reignite God’s creativity in us and to better understand how art shapes who we are, our identity, our connection with others and the world around us.

C.A.P. Christians Against Poverty budgeting course
2025-12-10 19:00 - 21:00 | hope community church, 114 Ranzau Road, Hope, Nelson, New Zealand
A course of 3 sessions where you learn to create and balance a budget, set up your accounts to make it work and how to maintain it.
On a Wednesday night from 7 – 9 pm at Hope Community Church, 114 Ranzau Road, Hope.
It is on March 5, 12 & 26.

Gifted - One Day Conference
2025-12-06 | Richmond New Life Church, 85 Wensley Road, Richmond, 7020, New Zealand
Gifted – One Day Conference ✨
Saturday 6th December
Day 9.30am – 4pm
7pm – 9pm Night Deliverance Service with Apostle Wesley Chambers & Prophet Janet Chambers
Venue: 📍Richmond New Life Church
Hosts & speakers Hannah Wilmshurst & Prophet Alistair Simmons.
Join us for a powerful time of worship, equipping, deliverance, healing, and breakthrough with special guests Apostle Wesley and Prophet Janet Chambers. 🙌🔥
Join us for the ‘Gifted’ one day conference.

Gifted - One Day Conference
2025-12-06 | Richmond New Life Church, 85 Wensley Road, Richmond, 7020, New Zealand
Gifted – One Day Conference
Saturday 6th December
Join us for a powerful time of worship, equipping, deliverance, healing, and breakthrough with special guests Apostle Wesley and Prophet Janet Chambers and your hosts and speakers Alistair Simmons and Hannah Wilmshurst.
Day 9.30am – 4pm
7pm – 9pm Night Deliverance Service with Apostle Wesley Chambers & Prophet Janet Chambers
Venue: 📍Richmond New Life Church
Hosted by Hannah Wilmshurst and Alistair Simmons.
Early Bird Tickets available till November the 6th.

Mapua Community Carols
2025-12-04 18:00 - 20:00 | Mapua Wharf
Come and join us for an evening of Christmas Carols at Mapua Wharf. Featuring: Motueka District Brass Band, Mapua School Choir and Mapua Community Choir.
Meeting at Waterfront Park at 6pm, followed by singing in the streets around Mapua!

Hidden to Healed
2025-11-23 14:00 - 16:00 | Grace Church, 2 Headingly Lane, Richmond, Nelson, 7020, New Zealand
Join us for a heartfelt afternoon tea event with inspiring stories of hope and healing from Hamlin Fistula New Zealand.
Along with a musical performance from the Nelson Bays Harmony Chorus and presentation from Days for Girls.
Help us raise vital funds to restore the health and dignity of Ethiopian women living hidden away with devastating childbirth injuries.

Arise & Shine - BECOMING
2025-11-07 - 2025-11-08 | Aspire Church, 101 Hardy St, Nelson, Nelson, 7010, New Zealand
This will be a Gathering with a twist, for the hungry ones you will not want to miss this.
You were created to be the perfect reflection of his glory. That’s the whole purpose of our life and our existence here is to become his image bearers in all of the earth.
What does this really mean? Probably not what you think.
We are in a state of preparation right at this moment for ultimate Transfiguration, when the words of Isaiah shall be fulfilled in the earthly realm,” Arise and Shine, for the light of God has risen upon you, though darkness covers the earth and thick darkness covers the hearts of all men, yet my light shall be seen upon you, and the kings of the earth and the unbelievers will be gathered to you and converted to me,”
More details to register coming, https://www.thekingdomcentre.co.nz/ariseandshineretreats/events-retreats/category/retreat
Meantime mark the date in your calendars, Nelson
Friday 7th – doors open at 6pm & Saturday doors open 9am. 9.30am pronto start – 9.30pm.
Bring your lunch, refreshments though cafes are nearby.
Further details about speakers are coming.
Book your flights now, tell your friends.

C.A.P. Christians Against Poverty budgeting course
2025-10-29 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-10-22 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-10-15 19:00 - 21:00 | hope community church, 114 Ranzau Road, Hope, Nelson, New Zealand
A course of 3 sessions where you learn to create and balance a budget, set up your accounts to make it work and how to maintain it.
On a Wednesday night from 7 – 9 pm at Hope Community Church, 114 Ranzau Road, Hope.
It is on October 15, 22 & 29th.

Ultimate Holiday Camp
2025-09-29 09:00 - 2025-10-03 12:00 | Bridge Valley, 28 Moore Road, RD1, Wakefield, Nelson, Nelson, 7095, New Zealand
Our “Medieval” themed holiday camp is coming up this school holidays! Ultimate campers get to experience themed wide games, chill time with canteen, mainstage with praise songs and bible messages, great leaders, and our extreme activities such as high ropes, laser tag, abseiling, luge, and more!
This camp is for ages 11-13 and takes place the second week of the school holidays.

Volunteer at our Holiday Camps
2025-09-28 14:30 - 2025-10-04 17:00, 2025-09-21 14:30 - 2025-09-26 17:00 | Bridge Valley, 28 Moore Road, RD1, Wakefield, Nelson, Nelson, 7095, New Zealand
We have kids ministry camps every school holidays, and there are so many areas where people can get involved! We have roles for teens 14+, like cabin leading and support crew, but also role such as Camp Parents, Camp Speakers, and Leadership Development Coordinators, or leader support.
If you are interested to see where you could help out, get in touch or apply online!
Contact Caitlin at holidaycamps@bridgevalley.co.nz or visit www.bridgevalley.co.nz.
Our next camps are at the end of September.

Foster Care Information Lunch
2025-09-27 12:00 - 13:30 | Open Home Foundation, 10D Kotua Place, Stoke, Nelson, 7041, New Zealand
Please join us to chat to our Foster Parent Social Worker and find out how you and your family can be a part of our ministry.
Free lunch provided.
Venue: Open Home Foundation Nelson Service Centre, 10D Kotua Place, Wakatu Estate, Nelson
RSVP by 22nd September to Foster Parent Recruiter Mika Ito 027 4610 497 mika.ito@ohf.org.nz

Junior Holiday Camp
2025-09-22 09:00 - 2025-09-26 12:00 | Bridge Valley, 28 Moore Road, RD1, Wakefield, Nelson, Nelson, 7095, New Zealand
Registrations are open now for our “Medieval” themed, overnight kids camps. We will be playing themed wide games, have tasty food, mainstage including praise songs and a Christian message from a speaker, canteen, great people. and exciting activities!
This is for ages 8-11 on the first week of the school holidays. We’d love to see you here!

Step Up
2025-09-21 16:00 - 2025-09-26 17:00 | Bridge Valley, 28 Moore Road, RD1, Wakefield, Nelson, Nelson, 7095, New Zealand
Step Up – Intro to Leadership Training
Our Step Up programme is designed for young people from any background or experience level to come and learn basic, lifelong leadership skills in a Christian Camp setting. It is for ages 14-16 who are keen to step up to be a role-model, but also is a great place to start if you are interested in being a camp leader.
The week-long camp is alongside our kids camp, and is full of sessions on bible, health and safety, cleaning, etc, but also activities, team building, joining in with camp, serving food, and more.
Contact Caitlin at holidaycamps@bridgevalley.co.nz if you want to know more!

Growing in Prayer
2025-09-13 13:00 - 15:00 | Nelson Baptist Church, 193 Bridge Street, Nelson, Nelson, 7010, New Zealand
Want to grow in praying for yourself and for others?
A fun filled learning time to help us grow in prayer no matter where you are at! Come join the team with an afternoon tea to follow. Nelson Baptist is hosting a SOZO team (Freedom Prayer from Manukau City Baptist Church).
No need to register – we will see you there!

Panorama Seminar, with Brad Carr
2025-09-13 09:00 - 15:00 | hope community church, 114 Ranzau Road, Hope, Nelson, New Zealand
There’s so much to love about the Bible, and for different people, varied parts of God’s Word may speak deeply to them personally. For some people it might be some of the well-known stories of the Bible that they recall from their childhood. For others, it may be passages or chapters they remember from impactful sermons or lessons. Others may have key verses that resonate deeply with them.
The problem is, that for many Christians, while they love God’s Word, they don’t necessarily know where those stories or verses come from in the Bible, or how they contribute to the overall storyline of the Bible.
In the course of a day, the Panorama seminar walks participants through the grand story of the Bible. It helps people take the individual jigsaw pieces of their favourite stories and verses, and puts them together until the whole puzzle lies before them. If you, or others in your church, have ever wondered how the Bible fits together, this seminar is for you.
To register please fill out the registration form: https://forms.gle/4JegvYmKzfuxx39V7 (also found at www.hopechurch.org.nz).

Venn, Centre for the Arts, Short Course- Making Sense of Making: An exploration of God, Faith and Art
2025-09-12 18:00 - 2025-09-13 21:00 | The Makery, All Saints Church, Vanguard St, Nelson, 30 Vanguard St, Nelson, 7010, New Zealand
Making Sense of Making: An exploration of God, Faith and Art
This short course under Venn’s Centre for the Arts is designed to help you explore how the arts fit in with God’s good world. It’s a chance to slow down, engage deeply in some big questions around art and faith, and reflect on how the Christian faith renews and transforms the arts. Open to all—this will be a retreat-like time involving teaching, discussion, and reflection, along with many other fellow creatives.
12-13 September
The Makery, 30 Vanguard Street, Nelson
Learn more at venn.org.nz
