Pastoral Care

At Latimer Church, we are committed to supporting and caring for our church community in practical, loving ways. Our pastoral care initiatives aim to walk alongside individuals and families during both joyful and challenging seasons of life. Whether through providing meals, offering guidance and mentoring, or extending a helping hand to our senior members, we strive to be a church family that reflects the love of Christ through service and compassion.

Be devoted to one another in love. Honour one another above yourselves.

Romans 12:10

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Bridey Hentschel

Membership and Pastoral Care Coordinator

Bridey’s role is to support and assist Pastors, Growth Group Leaders, and church members in caring for everyone in the Latimer family. As brothers and sisters in Christ, it is our responsibility to look out for each other, care for one another, and pray for one another.

Senior Saints

Communion on Wheels

The Communion on Wheels ministry takes communion to some of our older church members who can no longer attend church regularly, so they can continue to be connected to our church family in sharing the Lords Supper with us.

Visiting

If you can’t go out often or attend church or a growth group frequently, having church members regularly visit you at home can help you stay connected with your church family.

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Meals for Mums

Meals for Mums is a Latimer ministry providing 6 meals to any new mum after giving birth. The coordinator of this ministry will check in with the mother to see how she’s doing and if she requires any additional support.

Community Meals

The church kitchen has a freezer stocked with meals of different sizes ready to go for those who are in need of practical support. Anyone from our church community can access these meals to take to other members in need.

If you’d like to make a meal for the church freezer, get in touch with Bridey.

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Marriage Mentoring

Marriage is important. Here at Latimer, we offer various mentoring and marriage courses to help you invest in your marriage.

  • Pre-marriage preparation is designed to help engaged couples prepare for marriage. At Latimer, we have several trained couples who offer this ministry. The engaged couple meets with their mentoring couple about four times before the wedding, and then around four times during the first year of marriage.

  • Marriage mentoring is available for any married couple who would like to invest in their relationship for a year. The programme includes 10 monthly mentoring sessions with an experienced trained couple. To find out more on the programme website 
    familylife.nz/marriage-mentoring.

    The mentoring programme covers topics such as gratitude, showing love, money, peace and priorities, fun and recreation, and communication.

    If you’d like to do the programme with a mentor couple at Latimer, get in touch with Bridey.

  • This is an at home marriage course for couples who want to invest in their marriage.  This course covers 5 topics

    • God’s design for marriage.

    • What damages our connectedness in marriage.

    • Building the positives – friendship and communication.

    • Building the positives – sex and spirituality.

    • Managing conflict gently.

    Get in touch with Bridey if you would like to sign up to this course. The cost of course materials is $20.

  • If you need help to address struggles in your marriage, we suggest talking to one of Latimer’s Pastors first. They can meet with you, offer prayer, and suggest options for support.