Today we celebrated the opening of our new church building in South Auckland called Life South Campus. It started with a powhiri (Maori welcoming ceremony) by Tainui (local Maori iwi/tribe) followed by the first service at 9.30 am which was packed and overflowing with the next service following at 11.15 am and 6 pm night service.It was neat to be there and to witness many people coming together to thank God for such an opportunity, although I still miss the old campus which was just down the road with a 5-10 min drive. However, this campus is in the heart of Manukau city which is closer to Otara, East Auckland and a central place just off the main Auckland motorway, a 15 min drive from Mangere and across from "Rainbows End" theme park, hence the tall towering ride in the pic.
Some may remember this venue as once being the Village 6/8 movie theatre which opened in the 1980s and then when the Manukau Shopping complex was renovated in the early 2000s with movies within the shopping complex, it became the "Dream centre" for Christian church groups and a wedding/funeral/seminar venue but now it has a new lease on life housing our new church premises for the South Campus with Central and North Campuses still growing.
In fact, it's a month of celebrating with many activities and theme nights, some that I'll be attending and will keep posting on Facebook and blogging about them in case there are many who would like to attend ie.
- Sun 19 June: Cultural lunch & Family fun afternoon with a 12.30 pm start of $3 lunches experiencing the taste of authentic Pacific, Maori, Asian, Indian and South African cuisine
- Sun 26 June: Movie night of "Three Wise Cousins" block buster movie of Samoan cousins a definite must for me and my family!
- Wed 22 June: State of Origin - Game 2 on big screen for all those State of Origin Rugby league fans out there
And the list goes on. Just check out: www.lifenz.org/new-south-campus for more information. It's gonna be a good one...
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