21st Birthday

Exert from our Churches 21st Birthday Celebration...

21 years is a sure fine amount of time. And it is truly a significant birthday!
In our culture it is seen as a coming of age. Where someone goes from learning the basics of life and who they are, to stepping into their adulthood.
This birthday illustrates on new season.

Over the last few weeks preparing this day with our amazing team of volunteers, I have had opportunity to reflect.
As I poured over plenty of photos, memories in their various forms, I was struck by 21 years of impact. That impact is reflected in the many hundreds of lives Taupo Elim has been part of.

While a Church may be seen as a place, a sacred venue, a destination for the faithful and the seeker...its impact is a true measure of its value.
We may not be all we dream of right now, but we can be rightly proud of the impact Taupo Elim has made on lives we have had the honour to share our faith with. That impact is growing as we move in to our adult years as a faith family. Our influence is growing with our major event leadership.
We are impacting lives outside the walls of whatever space we meet in.

We have plenty to be thankful and even more to look forward to.
May today be a celebration for you as we come together.
And may you go from this moment looking to see what impact God can have in you, through you and being part of the Taupo Elim story…
Special thanks to Graham & Joy Webb, Stephen & Wendy Whitwell and Mike & Jordan Ford!
Your heart and legacy helped shape us today.