Choose from four Pre-Hui events happening on the Tuesday and Wednesday before National Hui.

BYM Hui

• Hosted by Baptist Youth Ministries
• Venue: Foxton Bible Camp, 17 Te Awa Street, Foxton Beach
• 10am Tuesday 4 – Wednesday 5 November
• $70 + optional accommodation

Accommodation for Tuesday and Wednesday nights can be added during registration for $70 (BYO bedding).

Mission Night

• Hosted by Arotahi
• Venue: Artisian Kitchen Cafe (613 Fitzherbert East Road, a 15 minute drive from Palmerston North Central Baptist Church.)
• Wednesday 5 November 6 – 9 PM; $15 unwaged, $30 waged

Come and join us for an engaging evening of story, inspiration, prayer, and global updates of people, places & projects!
We’ll also be celebrating: 140 years of mahi with the people of Bangladesh, renewed mission with NZ Māori and continued work in South & East Asia.
Dinner is provided by the team at Artisan Kitchen Café, nestled in a beautifully styled barn, 613 Fitzherbert East Road, a 15 minute drive from Palmerston North Central Baptist Church.
100 spaces available, we look forward to seeing you there!
Please send any questions to [email protected]

$15 for unwaged people/students to attend
$30 per person, if you are working

Chaplain’s Day

• Hosted by Baptist chaplains from Manawatu
• Venue: Meet at Palmerston North Baptist Church at 9am to carpool to Base Ohakea
• Wednesday 5 November 9AM – 4PM; $50

Church Management Workshop

• Hosted by National Support Centre
• Venue: Palmerston North Central Baptist Church
• Wednesday 5 November 9AM – 3PM; FREE (optional: lunch $25)

Haven’t had the opportunity to attend one of our church management workshops yet?

Come and hear from Wayne Schache (Operations and Finance Director) and Catharina Siraa (Operations Advisor) from the National Support Centre.  This workshop is designed for anyone involved in church life, from pastors, to Elders, administrators and lay leaders.

We’ll cover topics like:

• Understanding where we fit – the structure of the Baptist Union
• Understanding policies and procedures – what is needed and available support
• Understanding church compliance – BWOFs, fire, hire, insurance and more…
• Understanding property ownership – buying, selling, and development
• Understanding the numbers – unpacking church finances

For $30 why not add a breakfast (Friday or Saturday morning) to your National Hui registration.

Sutherland Lecture Breakfast

• An annual breakfast hosted by Carey Baptist College
• 7am Friday 7 November
• $30 – registration required

In 1919, Violet Hedger began studying at Regents Park College in the UK, becoming the first Baptist woman in the UK to be college trained for ordination. A hundred years later, the Baptist Union of Great Britain began Project Violet, an ambitious and skilfully executed investigation of contemporary Baptist women’s experiences in ministry, seeking to “understand more fully the theological, missional, and structural obstacles women ministers face … and [to] identify ways forward.” Last year, the Project Violet team invited Baptist women from around the world to reflect on their findings in the light of our own contexts and Lynne Taylor seized the opportunity to gather a focus group of Baptist women to do just that.

Twelve months after the National Hui’s Lament for women in the Baptist movement, it is appropriate that this year’s Sutherland Lecture reflects on the meaning and significance of Project Violet Requests for Change in the context of Aotearoa New Zealand. The research highlights the importance for women in ministry and leadership of accessibility, allyship, visibility, intentionality, support, and training. Lynne says, “If I needed to name just one theme to come out of the research, it is the importance of visibility. Visibility of women, visibility of biases, and awareness and visibility of women’s unique experiences.” Come and hear (and see) more.

Lynne Taylor is Jack Somerville Senior Lecturer in Pastoral Theology at the University of Otago and (still!) Researcher for the Baptist Churches of NZ.

Women’s Breakfast

• An annual breakfast hosted by the Baptist Women’s Board
• 7am Saturday 8 November
• $30 – registration required

Calling all women to our breakfast hosted by Baptist Women New Zealand Board. Our theme this year, “You are Gods Masterpiece” Ephesians 2:10. Come and enjoy a yummy breakfast, fellowship, and some sharing from our women. We look forward to hosting you all.

National Hui ’25 is full of spaces to celebrate stories of gospel renewal together.

Welcome to the Whānau

We’re welcoming a new National Leader and new Carey Baptist College Principal at National Hui ’25!

Whānau Celebration Afternoon

From our recent graduates and newly registered leaders through to our long service recognitions, join us as we celebrate our people.

He Rito – Baptist Whānau Growing Together

We’re celebrating the stories of gospel renewal happening amongst our growing generation in children and families ministries around the country.

Revitalisation

We’re celebrating stories of gospel renewal and praying for revitalisation in our local communities.