
CONNECT PEOPLE TO JESUS
AND THEIR PURPOSE
Connect Church exists to share the love and hope of Jesus.
Our heart is to equip people to know God, find community, discover their purpose and to make a difference in their world.
Our Lead Pastors
Adam and Anita have been married since 1987 and have 3 adult children, with a growing number of grandchildren.
Since meeting at DTS (Discipleship Training School) in India, Anita’s birth country, they have impacted many lives around the world through their passion for seeing people be transformed and set free by the power of the gospel.
Pastors Adam and Anita became the Lead Pastors of Connect in 2004 and are also the leaders of New Life Churches New Zealand.

The Team
Natalie & Mason
Tawa Campus Pastors
Ian & Helen
Kāpiti Pastors
Danica & Shane
Kāpiti Young Adult, Youth &
Kids Leaders
Our Beliefs
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We believe that the bible is the inspired Word of God. We believe that the Bible not only contains the Word of God but is the Word of God to man. Both Testaments were given by inspiration of the Holy Spirit, using various writers but overruling their imperfections, to give the only infallible and authoritative revelation. The Scriptures therefore are the final authority for all matters of faith and practice (2 Timothy 3:16-17; 2 Peter 1:20-21; Psalm 138:2; 1 Chronicles 28:11,19
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We believe in one God, who has revealed Himself in three persons – Father, Son and Holy Spirit. We believe in the Eternal Godhead, who has revealed Himself as one God existing in three Persons, even the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit: distinguishable but indivisible; co-eternal, co-equal and co-existent in attributes, nature, power and glory. This Self-revelation of God in His tri-unity is revealed in the Scriptures alone. The one true God is Eternal, Omnipotent, Omnipresent, Omniscient and Immutable (Matthew 3:16-17; 28:19; 2 Corinthians 3:14; 1 John 5:7-8; Ephesians 2:18; Isaiah 48:16; John 14:16-17; Genesis 1:1; Romans 1:20; Hebrews 11:6).
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We believe in the Eternal Godhead, who has revealed Himself as one God existing in three Persons, even the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit: distinguishable but indivisible; co-eternal, co-equal and co-existent in attributes, nature, power and glory. This Self-revelation of God in His tri-unity is revealed in the Scriptures alone. The one true God is Eternal, Omnipotent, Omnipresent, Omniscient and Immutable (Matthew 3:16-17; 28:19; 2 Corinthians 3:14; 1 John 5:7-8; Ephesians 2:18; Isaiah 48:16; John 14:16-17; Genesis 1:1; Romans 1:20; Hebrews 11:6).
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We believe that God has reached down in love to mankind and made promises of Salvation to mankind. We believe in the salvation of sinners by grace, through repentance and faith in the perfect and sufficient work of Christ on the cross. The word “salvation” includes the meaning of “safety, deliverance, preservation, and health.” It is a comprehensive word including God’s complete work in us from regeneration to perfection and glorification.
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We believe that God is the Creator and Sustainer of Heaven and Earth and everything therein, seen and unseen. We believe that God is the Creator, preserver and sustainer of Heaven and Earth and everything therein, and that all creation and creatures were created by Him and for His pleasure and all are dependent upon the Creator for their existence. (Genesis 1:1; 2:1-4; John 1:1-3; Colossians 1:16-17; Revelation 4:11; Acts 17:23-31).
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We believe that marriage was established by God and confirmed by Jesus Christ as a life- long relationship between one man and one woman. We believe that a Christian should ideally marry within the community of faith. Christian marriage is a reflection of the love, purity and permanence between Christ and the Church. We therefore discourage divorce as a solution to marital difficulties and encourage husband and wife to devote themselves to God and help in the body of Christ. Children are regarded as “a heritage of the Lord”. Raising them is therefore considered as a sacred trust and responsibility. (Eph 5.25-6.4)
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We believe in the healing of the body by Divine power, or Divine healing in its various aspects as practiced in the Early Church. God has ordained various means by which he heals; including the laying on of hands, anointing with oil; the prayer of faith by elders of the Church; the gifts of the Spirit; etc (Acts 4:30; Romans 8:11; 1 Corinthians 12:9; James 5:14; Mark 16:15-20; 1 Corinthians 12).
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We believe that the Church is the Body of Christ, and that every genuinely born-again believer is called to function as a member in the place set by God in that Body (1 Corinthians 12; 12-31). The Church exists to worship God, to edify the saints, to propagate the Gospel of the Kingdom and to subjugate Satan and his wicked hosts (Matthew 24:14; Mark 16:15-20; 1 Peter 2:24; Revelation 4:10-11; 5:9-10; 1 Corinthians 11-12-13-14; Ephesians 4:1-16).
Local Impact
KAPITI FOOD BANK
Since 2021 Connect has partnered with the local Kāpiti Foodbank. Each month on “Foodbank Sunday” food items are collected for those in need.
FREEDOM LIFE TE NIKAU
Te Nikau’s mission is to facilitate change in men and women from dependent and/or addictive living to constructive living, using Christian principles. In addition to our monthly financial support, in 2021 we were able to give a brand new mini van valued at $45,000.
CHRISTMAS BOX
Christmas Box supplies food essentials to over two hundred thousand people every year across New Zealand, Australia and the Cook Islands, providing hope to the table, that lasts beyond a treat at Christmas. At Connect we are proud to be part of this initiative.