"And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love." — 1 Corinthians 13:13
Sharing the love of Jesus Christ through purposeful action.
We aim to make a tangible and lasting difference in our communities both locally and globally, through a range of initiatives and partnerships.
Our Initiatives
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Thank you
Thank you for being a part of ARISE Care. Your generosity and your servant hearts make a real difference. We couldn't do this without you!
Join the team
If you want to know more about what we do or you would like to get involved, you can get in touch with the ARISE Care team via email.
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BREAKFAST CLUBS
We create a family environment in schools within low socio-economic areas to encourage and uplift the children's spirits while feeding them a wholesome, cooked breakfast. Our incredible teams have a heart to see children in these schools thrive in a safe setting full of love and fun.
Breakfast clubs run weekly during the school term and start on the second week of term to allow students and staff time to settle in. For the last breakfast club of each term we run a special big breakfast in celebration!
Breakfast Club Start Dates 2025
Term 1 - Week of 10th February 2025
Term 2 - Week of 5th May 2025
Term 3 - Week of 21st July 2025
Term 4 - Week of 13th October 2025
If you'd like to know more or join the team, you can email us at care@arisechurch.com.
SERVE DAYS
There are multiple opportunities for all the church family to come together to serve the community. We believe that through practical acts of kindness we can share the love of God with others and open hearts to Jesus. We do this through 4 Serve events, each with a different focus.
Our next Serve Day is:
Winter Serve Day — Donation Drive — Saturday, 14th June 2025
Donate food items towards care packages! These will go to people in need throughout the year. Each campus may also have additional items to be donated based on the city's need.
Find donation lists and location drop off details for your campus on the Serve website here.
Upcoming Serve Days:
Spring Serve Day — Project Serve Event — Saturday, 13th September 2025
This is our big Serve Day where we encourage our entire church family to come out, roll up their sleeves and bless organisations or individuals through a practical project! Paint a fence at your local primary school, do the gardens at a hospice, put on a morning tea for a fire station, or hold a working bee at a local charity, there are so many ways you can make a difference.
Summer Serve Day — Big Hearts at Christmas — 29th November & 6th December (TBC) 2025
Help pack and deliver Christmas Boxes for families in need during the Christmas season.
Autumn Serve Day — Making Serve Day — Coming March 2026
Bring out your practical gifts and talents of cooking, baking, painting, crafting, or gardening to bless the community.
VULNERABLE WOMEN CARE
We partner with local community organisations to bless the wahine of Aotearoa who are most in need of some care, through Pamper Lounge events and care package support throughout the year. Through our Pamper Lounges we connect with women from many backgrounds and difficult situations, and bless them with an afternoon of treats, pampering and invite them to choose items from our Storehouse wardrobe.
Pamper Lounges run once per term. If you'd like to know more or join the team, email us at care@arisechurch.com.
REFUGEE CARE
We work alongside New Zealand refugee service organisations like Red Cross to provide a care package full of essential food that is given to refugee families as they arrive in New Zealand. In some cases, we are also able to supply household items they are in need of.
We are looking to expand what we do for former refugees like running welcome events and supporting organisations where needed.
If you would like to become a refugee support volunteer through Red Cross, check out some more information here.
BIG HEARTS AT CHRISTMAS
Every year we come together as a church family to pack and deliver Christmas boxes to families in need, putting into action God's goodness and joy in the Christmas season. We are committed to donating food to thousands of families through our relationship with Red Cross, Women's Refuge, low decile schools, and many others in our community.
We are continuing to partner with our friends at Christmas Box to provide food essentials and treats for families in need. You can learn more about this wonderful organisation here.
EMERGENCY RESPONSE
As a church we have been able to show God's love through responding to emergencies, natural disasters and the Covid-19 pandemic. While we are unable to know what the year will bring, we plan and put aside resources to respond when something unexpected comes up. In the past we have responded to New Zealand's biggest earthquakes, shown support during unexpected events in schools, sent aid to regions hit by flooding, given out care packages and other help where we could during the pandemic.
International Partnerships
We work with and support our global partners to make a positive impact in some of the most severely in need areas and countries in the world.
Through partnering with World Vision we have seen incredible change in the country of Malawi. We’ve been a part of the Area Development Programme (ADP) in Lipiri, Central Malawi for over 10 years and as that programme draws to a close, we’re starting a new ADP further South in the Nyachipele region. Through this ADP, sponsorship will; Teach farmers new ways to grow more crops so they can earn more income and feed their families, help build water systems to provide a clean water source close to communities, and provide training on how to mitigate impacts of natural disasters on long term food security.
In Kolkata, India we partner with Open Homes Foundation International (OHFI) to help support tuition centres in the slum communities of Durgar Nargar, Dum Dum, Basanti, and Sapui Para. These centres are crucial for keeping children safe from exploitation while their parents are at work. Here the children are fed daily tiffin meals, educated and cared for by a team of teachers and social workers who also do incredible work in the communities supporting the families of the children.
Through New Zealand Church Missionary Society (NZCMS) we have been helping support Andy and Shona Miller and their family as they equip and train missionaries to go out to some of the most dangerous places in the world. The Miller family are based in Costa Rica and have a heart for seeing the church in Latin America empowered and equipped to keep spreading the Gospel to the most unreached people in the world.
In South East Asia we are partnering with A21 to combat anti-modern day slavery in countries such as Thailand and Cambodia. A21 is an organisation working to reach, rescue and restore victims of human trafficking.
Click the images below to find out more about what these incredible organisations do.
