Our Stories
Stories of our shared life.
Senegal Calls
Our friends Sam and Yo together with their daughter Nahla (now joined by Huia) moved to Dakar, Senegal in July 2022 where they live and work— Sam has worked in …
Matariki 2023 Tree Planting
On Saturday 22 July members of Flagstaff Community Church braved cold, wintry conditions to plant out many native trees and undertake track/stream maintenance in the School Creek reserve adjacent to …
A new home for YouthGrow
YouthGrow is a life-ready, work-ready, practical development programme for 16–24-year-olds, operating under the auspices of the Family Works division of Presbyterian Support Otago (“PSO”). The programme includes experience in some …
Our logo
The Flagstaff Community Church logo interweaves several important elements which together strongly represent who we are and what we stand for. There is harakeke (native only to NZ, Tasmania and …
Eco-Church New Zealand: Caring for our Awa
We joined the Eco Church NZ movement in early 2023, making us the 40th congregation across Aotearoa New Zealand to do so. Among other aspects of our shared life, the …
Remembering Parihaka – Maungārongo Ki Te Whenua
On 5 November 1881, about 1,600 government troops and cavalry entered the Taranaki village of Parihaka to arrest its leaders and many of its men. Homes and crops were destroyed; …
Matariki
During Matariki we celebrate our unique place in the world, we learn about those who came before us, our history and our family. Matariki signals growth, it’s a time of …