To bring hope, healing and well-being / Mauri ora by providing accessible, professional support for individuals, couples and families through counselling and education.

Coming together in a safe community of sharing, reflecting, laughing and crying helps us on our journey towards more fully understanding our father in heaven, and ourselves. We have a creche available, resource library, scrumptious baking, and of course great coffee.
Wednesday 9:30 – 11:30am, at BBC.

Encore is a social group for seniors. Encore is about giving people the opportunity to become friends through: Sharing, fellowship, afternoon tea, and guest speakers. Held on the first and third Tuesday each month, at Bethlehem Baptist Church.

Kai Manga, functions as a blessing to people who may need prepared meals or non-perishable grocery hampers. It is run by BBC volunteers and is available to us only because of the generosity of others. We are not a food bank, we aim to help people connected to BBC and its ministries specifically as we have limited resources.

Alpha NZ is named for it’s core course Alpha. This is a practical introduction to the Christian faith. It’s not just lectures but is totally interactive. Lots of discussion is involved and you will get the chance to ask every question you have. No question is too simple and/or too hostile!

Over 25 million people worldwide have now attended an Alpha Course. Alpha is an opportunity for anyone to explore the Christian faith in a relaxed setting over a series of thought-provoking weekly sessions.

Talullah 2 is our second-hand clothing shop located on 121 Waihi Road. All proceeds from the shop directly support numerous programs & community initiatives throughout Tauranaga & overseas. Please remember us when you are sorting out your clothing at change of season or any time.

The CAP Money Course is a free, revolutionary money management course that teaches people budgeting skills and a simple, cash-based system that really works. This course will help you prioritise the things that are important to you, manage any debt that you have, live well within your means and save for your future – just as it has for thousands of New Zealanders!

Cool Bananas provides an interactive 30 minute session in primary schools that includes storytelling, object lessons, memory verses, multimedia presentations, drama, bible lessons, and GAMES!

Mainly music is a fun music group for parents or primary care givers to enjoy together with their young child. Throughout the session, children develop gross and fine motor skills, language, imagination, mathematical and pre-reading skills – as well as socialise with others.

ICONZ is an action, adventure, activity and values-based programme for kiwi men and kiwi boys. ICONZ allows boys to be boys. It’s not mamby-pamby or flaky. It is faith, blood, mud, fire, water, speed, smash and build. Our boys enjoy a wide range of action, fun, games, life skills, leadership and competition – all the stuff which they are really into, and need to become true kiwi icons.

IFG is a weekly programme run on at 6pm Tuesday evenings during term time and is a place where girls have the space to be girls, whatever that may mean to them.

There is the opportunity to enjoy those high activity pursuits so loved by boys as well as the chance to have a go at some of the stuff that requires great hand/eye coordination that girls are so often good at.

The programme is run by Bethlehem Baptist Church who approves and police- vets all leaders.

Good Neighbour Trust provides practical support to people who need it – one person, one family at a time. We are involved in a number of neighbourhood projects throughout Tauranga including – Food rescue, community gardens, and wood splitting.

The Tarore Story project offers the Tarore Story book including the Gospel of Luke, written in both Te Reo Maori and English, as a free gift. Our desire is for the reader to find freedom in what is written in the book from burdens they may be carrying. The message in this book can bring peace now as it did in Tarore’s time.

If you would like to receive your own personal copy of the Tarore Story we’ll post it free of charge to you, simply got to tarorestory.org.nz/get-a-book/ and complete the form.

Bethlehem Baptist Church works closely with the local Hauora (health clinic) to bring health and well being to our local community, by providing food hampers to those in need, and large projects which benefit our close community. Building the Respite Centre, and now working towards building a new medical centre which will enable them to help more to receive great care at an affordable price. Surround services is also something that we connect with at the clinic.

Our relationship with this local school allows us to connect with both teachers and youth in a practical way as we serve breakfast to them a couple of mornings a week. With the help of volunteers this food enables the youth to concentrate on their studies.

BBC supports several missionaries serving in New Zealand, Asia and the Pacific. For their protection, we have not profiled these workers individually as many are living in countries sensitive to the sharing of the gospel.

Steiger is a worldwide mission organisation that is called to reach and disciple the “secularized global youth culture” for Jesus. Steiger uses art, music and other forms of creativity to present Jesus in a clear and relevant way, and establishes a long-term presence in urban centers through ongoing outreach, discipleship and church planting.

Marine Reach, the maritime arm of Marine Reach Ministries, is a volunteer Christian organisation of professionals and dedicated individuals using waterborne vessels to demonstrate the hope and compassion of Jesus Christ to those in need around the world via oceans, seas, lakes and rivers.

Ruel Foundation is a non-profit organisation dedicated to funding and providing surgical care for children in developing nations with physical deformities. At the Ruel House, we provide shelter and love for severely malnourished children needing emergency medical care, and unwanted children who are waiting to be placed in loving and accepting homes.

Watoto is a holistic child care ministry birthed out of a local church in Kampala, Uganda. It was initiated as a response to the growing number of orphans and vulnerable children in Uganda. Watoto provides physical, educational, spiritual and emotional care for vulnerable children. Currently, Watoto is caring for approximately 1,800 orphans in Uganda.

NZBMS is denominational overseas mission organisation of the Baptist Churches of New Zealand. Sitting under NZBMS as the parent ‘brand’ are 4 arms or entities, each with a different focus.
• Tranzsend – sending and ministry
• Banzaid – aid and development
• Mission World – resourcing and mobilising
• Marketplacers International – business

At this time the BBC Missions Team have decided to temporarily pause sending teams internationally for the safety of our team members and those we would be going to serve. The risk of causing more harm than good in situations like this is currently too great.

We will continue to monitor the pandemic, and the official response to it such as the World Health Organisation and NZ Ministry of Health, and will be reviewing this decision on a regular basis.

Thank you for your understanding as we navigate this situation.