leadership
Interim Moderator - Rev Ken Harray
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Youth Pastors - Ethan and Miriam Franzoi
Ethan and Miriam Franzoi are our Youth Pastors at St Paul's.
" Ethan and I have been attending St Paul's since 2019 and have been active leaders with the Youth since then. We are both born into Christian families and churches. We have been passionate about missions and ministry, spending their holidays leading at children's camps and beach missions since forever! We are both intending to follow God's call for us in India, planning to be long term missionaries until God calls us elsewhere. We accepted the role as Youth Pastor's in late 2023 and work together to provide spiritual growth and opportunities for the youth of Katikati. Ethan works full time as a builder, and I work part time as an early childhood reliever, and part time as the youth worker at church."
Session
Session meet every second Tuesday of the month
Parishes are governed by a Session of Elders who are elected by the congregation. Elders are responsible for the overall governance and spiritual oversight of parish life and may be young or old.
Board of Managers
Managers meet every third Monday of the month
The Board of Managers carries the responsibility for finances, properties and buildings. Members are also elected by the congregation.
Session
The Church at the local level is organised into congregations and parishes. Parishes are governed by a Session of Elders who are elected by the congregation. Elders are responsible for the overall governance and spiritual oversight of parish life and may be young or old.
Rev Ken Harray
Interim Moderator
Vanya Wallis
Session Clerk
Adrian Taylor
Scott Douglas
Jade Olsen
Board of Managers
The Board of Managers carries the responsibility for finances, properties and buildings and are also elected by the congregation.
Brian Wilks
Paul Parish
Peter Lawn
Alan Evans
Julianne Managh
Samuel Vickers
We are all different, and are at different stages on our spiritual journey, so this is a menu from which you can choose the food you need at any particular time as you become aware of areas in which you need to grow. Although there is a natural
sequence (most people don't have dessert before their main), this is not a set menu that is delivered to your table whether you want it or not. Like any good menu, you might choose a dish you have had before because you enjoyed it so much and it
helped you grow... or you might skip an appetiser, or have a second entree as a main. For example, if you are very familiar with Matthew's gospel, you might not need to watch the 'Who is Jesus?' video.
Each parish is represented on the Presbytery by their miniter and another elder. The Presbytery has responsibility for all the parishes and other ministries in its area. It's job is to coordinate mission, look after personnel matters and make sure parishes are functioning well. St Paul's belongs to the Bay of Plenty Presbytery.
 Presbyteries are accountable to the General Assembly, the highest court. The General Assembly sets the policy and the direction of the church as a whole, as well as approving the various regulations that help the church to operate as an effective organisation. The General Assembly normally meets once every two years. Our structure provides for roles in leadership, management, ministry, evangelism, worship and administration.
St Paul's is a member of NAPEC (National Association of Presbyterian Evangelical Churches).