Unite Church exists as a collective of Christians within the body of Christ with the purpose to:

Grow Apprentices of Jesus, according to the Bible, growing in Devotion with God and One Another. As Apprentices of Jesus grow, we believe the Love of God will be revealed to others also.

Unite prioritises small, devoted communities called Neighbourhood Churches. These Neighbourhood Churches gather on Sunday mornings as a weekly rhythm, and connect throughout the week in prayer and bible reading also.

Apprentices of Jesus in Unite commit to being in a Neighbourhood Church and growing together in accordance with our Mission, Core Beliefs, and Practices.

Our Core Beliefs:
Create a framework of apprenticeship under Jesus according to scripture. They are the DNA of Unite. More on our Core Beliefs here.

Our Practices give clarity to practice the Way of Jesus by the continuing work of the Holy Spirit, to the glory of the Father. More on our Practices here. More on our Practices here.

Oversight Community:

The Oversight Community of Unite includes both the spiritual eldership and legal trust board (governance) of Unite Church.

It is made up of people who either lead (govern) to achieve our Purpose, or who oversee (in the way of prayer and caring for) those that govern, or both.

The Trust Board is included in Unite Oversight and some of their responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

• The raising, appointing, and equipping of Neighbourhood Church Shepherds. 
  

• Supporting the Lead Pastors as they lead in prayer, teaching, and shepherding of Unite Church, in accordance with our Mission and Purpose.

• The creation and overseeing of affiliated-trusts or partnerships that extend the Mission of Unite. 

• Fulfilling all legal, charitable, and financial obligations of an Incorporated Charitable Trust in Aotearoa according to our Trust Deed and NZ Law This includes managing property and other assets, preparing budgets, managing finances, and appropriate reporting.

Shepherds Community:

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Apprentices relationship to Leadership:

Oversight encourages an open channel for communication of any kind between Oversight and Unite Apprentices for queries, feedback or concerns.

Unite Apprentices can email the Lead Pastors or the Trust Board Chair. Email addresses are publically further down on this webpage.

Every Unite Apprentice is connected to a Neighbourhood Church Shepherd who is a link to Oversight and also a trusted option within this channel of communication.

The Lead Pastors commit to maintaining strong relationships with the Neighbourhood Church Shepherds supporting them with any query a Partner has brought to them, or any concern a Shepherd has, in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

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