Small Groups
Life in community is part of our design, but meaningful relationships can be hard to find. So no matter what you’re into, create community and share your life by joining a Small Group.
Small Groups are where we can come together and be our real selves, a place where we can find freedom, friends and family. Whether you’re tackling a new season, trying to spice up your life or just wanting to help each other grow, there’s a group for you.
Most run for 8-10 weeks during the school term and exist to help you grow. Just like most things, you won’t know until you try, so fill out a form and join a Small Group today!
Join a Small Group
We believe God wants every person to experience freedom while here on earth, and He designed us to find freedom and healing in relationship with others. So let’s create community, celebrate each other, support one another and come together to find freedom and make a difference. Discover how lives are changed in Small Groups and how you can get involved.
View available Small Groups here
Become a Leader
You don’t need to have it all together to lead a Small Group—you just have to be willing to let God use you. God has an incredible way of using a variety of people to accomplish His goals. We often think it takes a specific type of person to be a great teacher or dynamic leader, but God is far more interested in your availability to Him than your natural abilities. If you’re a first-time leader, join us for Small Group training. We believe God uses Small Groups to change people’s lives, and as a leader, you get to be a part of that.
List of Small Groups
Botany Campus
| Type of Group | Location | Leader(s) | Day & Time |
| Young Adults Indoor Soccer | Elim Gym | Kish Proctor | Mon 7:00pm (Fortnightly) |
| Young Adults 25+ | Ormiston | Lloyd & Jamey Ratnaraja | Mon 7.00pm |
| Men’s Ministry | Elim Chapel | George Patterson | Mon 7:30pm |
| Young Adults | Howick | Jeremy Jacob | Mon 7:30pm |
| Love Mondays | Online | Simon Greening | Mon 7:30pm |
| Women’s Networking Group | Botany | Anna-Marie De Beer | Mon 11:00am |
| Type of Group | Location | Leader(s) | Day & Time |
| Women’s Prayer | Elim Manurewa | Sheila Govender | Tues 10:00am |
| Adults 40 + | Pakuranga | Hector & Vilma Pearson | Tues 7:00pm |
| Mixed 40-50’s Bible | Cockle Bay | Billy George | Tues 7:30pm |
| Alpha | Elim Botany | Stuart Oxford | Tues 7.00pm |
| Youth Alpha | Elim Botany | Stuart Oxford | Tues 7.00pm |
| Mandarin Alpha | Elim Botany | Stuart Oxford | Tues 7.00pm |
| Alpha Online | Online | Stuart Oxford | Tues 7:00pm |
| Craft Group | Elim Chapel | Christine Angell | Tues 9.30am |
| Type of Group | Location | Leader(s) | Day & Time |
| Women’s Coffeeplus 50+ | Botany | Heather Small | Wed 10:00am |
| Voltage Year 7&8 | Elim Botany | Marsha Sayarath | Wed 3:30pm |
| Afrikaans Family Group | Highland Park | Johan & Val van Niekerk | Wed 7:00pm |
| iBelong Women | Bucklands Beach | Alrika Pretorius | Wed 7:30pm (Fortnightly) |
| Bible Study – Women | Bucklands Beach | Alrika Pretorius | Wed 7:30pm (Fortnightly) |
| Barista Coffee Making | Botany | Hye Won Kim | Wed 7:00pm |
| Adults 50+ | Howick | Richard & Denise Devine | Wed 7:30pm (Fortnightly) |
| Into the Word Online | Online | Heather Small | Wed 7:30pm |
| Womens Prayer | Online | Sheila Govender | Wed 7:00pm |
| Afrikaans Family Group | Bucklands Beach | Pieter & Adele van Tonder | Wed 6.30pm |
| Families | Howick | Laura & Kirby Vosloo | Weds 6:00pm |
| Little Explorers | Elim Botany | Michaela Elder | Weds 10:00am |
| The Holy Spirit | Mellons Bay | Wade Martin | Weds 7:00pm |
| Type of Group | Location | Leader(s) | Day & Time |
| Elim Women | Elim Botany | Neena Maxwell | Thurs 10:00am (Monthly) |
| Seniors | Elim Chapel | Christine Gray | Thurs 10:00am |
| Pilates – Exercising for Health | Botany | Gwin Ball | Thurs 12:45pm |
| Korean Bible Study | Online | Lynne Park | Thurs 7:00pm (Fortnightly) |
| Business | McDonalds Botany | Tim Symons | Thurs 7:00am (Fortnightly) |
| Couples | Flat Bush | Mark & Shayne Naidoo | Thurs 7:30pm (Fortnightly) |
| Worship & Prayer | Golflands | Elaine Bohm | Thurs 7pm |
| Couples 30 – 45+ | Flat Bush | Sam & Jules Lotu-Iiga | Thurs 7:00pm |
| Bible Study | Cockle Bay | Ruby Widyana & Wayne Lee | Thurs 7:30pm (Fortnightly) |
| Young Adults Volleyball | Elim Gym | Theo Kathagen | Thurs 7:30pm (Fortnightly) |
| Barista Coffee Making | Botany | Julie Lee | Thurs 10:00am |
| Young Adults | Botany | Jeremy Jacob | Thurs 7.00pm |
| Young Adults 20-25 | Sunnyhills | Kish Proctor | Thurs 7.00pm |
| Little Explorers | Elim Botany | Michaela Elder | Thurs 10:00am |
| Retired Men’s Support Group | Botany | Richard Devine | Thurs 10:00am |
| Holy Spirit | Elim Botany | Leanne Taurere | Thurs 6:30pm |
| Men at Work 25+ | Shelley Park | Byron Schutte & Liam Du Preez | Thurs 7:30pm |
| Living Life Together | Botany | Steven Eng & Evan Davies | Thurs 7:30pm (Fortnightly) |
| Working Professionals 30+ | Online | Mia Jang | Thurs 7:30pm (Fortnightly) |
| Parent Support of Neuro-Diverse Children | Elim Botany | Mickey Calvert | Thurs 7:00pm (Monthly) |
| International Student Support | Botany | Janice Wu | Thurs 1:00pm |
| All Ages- Bible Study & Fellowship | Howick | Christine de Lange | Thurs 6:30pm |
| Young Couples – Engaged or Married | Highland Park | Shannon and Callan Gregory-Hunt | Thurs 7:30pm |
| Type of Group | Location | Leader(s) | Day & Time |
| Oxygen | Elim Botany | Zac Harris | Fri 7:00pm |
| Families | Botany | Gillian Bertram & Jennie Schulze | Fri 7:30pm |
| Adults 40+ | Flat Bush | Leonard Swarnadhipathi | Fri 7:30pm |
| Korean Families with Kids | Howick | Hye Won & Rael Kim | Fri 7:30pm (Fortnightly) |
| Families with Older Teenagers | Whitford | Victor & Chay Carter | Fri 7:30pm |
| Mixed 40+ | Half Moon Bay | Nick & Evelyn Liew | Fri 8:00pm |
| Family Connection | Mangere East | Jessica Martin | Fri 7:00pm |
| Families | Botany Downs | Chris & Karen Bethwaite | Fri 7:30pm |
| Type of Group | Location | Leader(s) | Day & Time |
| Walking Group | Walking Group | Colin & Satya Webster | Sat 3:00pm (Fortnightly) |
| Surfing | Different Beaches | Zac Harris | Sat/Mon Depending on weather |
| Ladies Support | Botany | Adele Chase | Sat 9:30am |
| Life Support Group | Howick | Tracy-Ann Kimber | Sat 9:00am (Fortnightly) |
| Young Families | Flat Bush | Daniel Tsai & Silas Siew | Sat 10:00am (Fortnightly) |
| Young Families | Beachlands | Ron & Dini Lal | Sat 3:00pm (Fortnightly) |
| Women’s Flag Dancing | Elim Chapel | Christine Shuai | Sat 1:00pm (Fortnightly) |
| Chinese Worship & Prayer | Elim Chapel | Ethan Chen | Sat 1:00pm (Monthly) |
| Families | Golflands | Ruth Li | Sat 7:00pm |
| Fishing Group | Various Locations | Brian Chase | Various Times |
| Worship in Spirit and in Truth | Elim Botany | Malcolm Young | Sat 1:00pm |
| Parent Support of Neuro-Diverse Children | Botany | Fredericka Stemmet | Sat 3:00pm |
| Loops and Lattes | Maraetai | TJ & Heather Grant | Sat 10:00am (Fortnightly) |
| Type of Group | Location | Leader(s) | Day & Time |
| Young Families | Botany | Nelson Chong & Zoe Tan | Sun 2:00pm (Fortnightly) |
| Families Group | Northpark | Tim & Karen Symons | Sun 5:00pm (Fortnightly) |
| Type of Group | Location | Leader(s) | Day & Time |
| Families | New Market | Viki & Ruth Vignarajah | Mon 7:30pm |
| Families | New Lynn (West) | Raj & Veni | Fri 7:30pm |
| Families | Mt Roskill (Central) | Kugatheesan & Amutha | Fri 7:30pm |
| Families | Pakuranga (South) | Angeline Johnson | Fri 7:30pm |
| Families | Mt Wellington (East) | Jeyanathan & Jessie | Fri 7:30pm |
| Seniors | Elim Chapel | Victor & Lydia Ragupathy | Sat 10:00am |
| Type of Group | Location | Leader(s) | Day & Time |
| Chosen Women | Bucklands Beach | Janice Wu | Sat 7:00pm |
| Devoted Mother’s Group | Online | Christy Wu | Wed 10:00am |
| Bible Study Group | Elim Chapel | April Jiang | Wed 12:30pm |
| Mixed over 30’s (Cantonese) | Botany Downs | Katie Chan | Wed 7:45pm |
| Ladies Group | Golflands | Wendy Wei | Thurs 10:00am |
| Men | Golflands | Norman Huang & David Wei | Sat 7:30pm |
City Campus
| Type of Group | Location | Leader(s) | Day & Time |
| Type of Group | Location | Leader(s) | Day & Time |
| Outerlimits | Southern Suburbs | Shaun & Claire Galbraith | 7:00-9:00pm |
| Type of Group | Location | Leader(s) | Day & Time |
| Elim City Worship Team | Elim City Auditorium | Daniel Bell | 7:00-9:00pm |
| Mandarin PreSchool Families | Online | Jason & Maggie | 7:30-9:00pm |
| Type of Group | Location | Leader(s) | Day & Time |
| Urban Kids Music Preschool Team | Church auditorium | Jayde Galbraith | 10:00-11:15am |
| East Dwellers | Stonefields | Ruth Downes | 7:30-9:30pm |
| Type of Group | Location | Leader(s) | Day & Time |
| L3 Group – Live, Love, Laugh | Central Suburbs | Daniel & Rozanne | 7:00-9:00pm |
| Pt Chev | Mt Albert | Shekinah & Jacob | 7:00-9:00pm |
| Convos & Connect | Church Cafe | Shane Huang | 6:30-8:30pm |
| Mandarin Home Group | Remuera | Michelle & Alex | 7:00-9:00pm |
| Type of Group | Location | Leader(s) | Day & Time |
| Urban Life | Church cafe | David & Linda | 7:00-9:00pm |
| Jeremy & Robin’s Group | Central Suburbs | Jeremy & Robin | 5:00-7:00pm |
| Saturday Sprouts | Church upstairs | Edison & Jamie, Tommy & Jasmine | 10:30am-12:30pm |
| Badminton | Remuera | Hanna Njo | 9:00-11:00am |
| African Fellowship | Elim City or Online | Tom & Margaret Akoro | 7:30-9:00pm |
| Type of Group | Location | Leader(s) | Day & Time |
| Alpha | Church Upstairs | Saaj & Daphne | 1:00-3:00pm |
| Young Adults Lunch | Central City | Jamie & Sophia | 12:30-2:00pm |
| Fitness | Church | Sanjay Chauhan | 1:00-2:00pm |
Manurewa Campus
| Type of Group | Location | Leader(s) | Day & Time |
| Bible Study – The Lighthouse | Clendon Park | Gary & Eseta Cossil | Tues 7pm |
| The House of Prayer | Elim Manurewa | Alicia Gataua | Tues 4:30pm |
| Prayer & Intercession | Elim Manurewa | Sheila Govender | Tues 10am |
| Kia Kaha Part 2 | 29 Carnoustie Drive, Wattle Downs | Nathan & Alicia Gataua | Tues 7:30pm |
| Happy Campers | Elim Manurewa | Ria Van Rooyen | Tues 7pm |
| Type of Group | Location | Leader(s) | Day & Time |
| Kia Kaha | Elim Manurewa | Jake Stowers | Wed 7pm |
| Soup Kitchen | Elim Manurewa | Raewyn Daniels | Wed 8:30am |
| Midweek Women’s Group | 17b Arthur Rd Hill Park | Laulima Hansen | Wed 7pm |
| Worship Team | Elim Manurewa | Dave Robson | Wed 7pm |
| Type of Group | Location | Leader(s) | Day & Time |
| Men’s Connect | Manurewa | Craig Hansen | Thur 7pm |
| Women’s Connect | Elim Manurewa | Awhina Piripi | Thur 10am |
| Breaking Bread | 12e Jutland Road, Manurewa | Hadassah Wharawhara & Tasha Perrett | Thur 7pm |
| Basics | 58 Paihia Road | Daniel Connell | Thur 6:30pm |
| Type of Group | Location | Leader(s) | Day & Time |
| Evergreens | Manurewa | Clive and Sybil Rinquest | Fri 10am |
| Oxygen Youth | Elim Manurewa | Tony Faifai | Fri 7pm |
| Type of Group | Location | Leader(s) | Day & Time |
| Coffee & Christ | Songbird Cafe | Jake Stowers | Sat 9:30am |
| Coffee & Connect | TBC | Hayley & Don Lafaele | Sat 10:30am |
| Menz Coffee | Elim Manurewa | Vasu Subramoney & Collin Pillay | Sat 8:30am |
| Menz Coffee | Elim Manurewa | Vasu Subramoney & Collin Pillay | Sat 8:30am |
| Elim Carboot | Elim Manurewa | Malvina & Tony Zainey | Sat 6am |
| Healing Rooms | Online | Pragasi Naicker | Sat 10am (Fortnightly) |
| Social Butterflies | Location Varies | Ashley & Sandra Preston | Sat 5pm |
| Art & Inspiration | Elim Manurewa | Ria Van Rooyen | Sat 10am |
| Type of Group | Location | Leader(s) | Day & Time |
| YA Gathering | Elim Manurewa | Luke & Stephanie Andrade | Sun 7pm |
Online Campus
| Type of Group | Location | Leader(s) | Day & Time |
| Type of Group | Location | Leader(s) | Day & Time |
| Working Mums | Online | Tash Zyzalo | 7:30pm (Fortnightly) |
| Type of Group | Location | Leader(s) | Day & Time |
| Into the Word Online | Online | Heather Small | 7:30pm |
| Type of Group | Location | Leader(s) | Day & Time |
| Type of Group | Location | Leader(s) | Day & Time |
| Womens | Online | Philippa Newman | 7:00pm (Fortnightly) |
| Type of Group | Location | Leader(s) | Day & Time |
| Type of Group | Location | Leader(s) | Day & Time |
Papakura Campus
| Type of Group | Location | Leader(s) | Day & Time |
| Mums & Minis | Papakura | Sigourney S | 10:00-12:00pm |
| Young Adults | Church | Zayne P & Jordyn T | 7:30-9:00pm |
| 2 Parts Hydrogen(13-19 Years old) | Opaheke | Andrew T | 7:00-8:30pm |
| Guys Bible Study Connection | Church | Aaron M | 7:30-9:30pm |
| Type of Group | Location | Leader(s) | Day & Time |
| Faith & Fellowhship | Mt. Wellington | Tamzin F | 7:30-9:30pm |
| Healing Power | Rosehill | Heidi B | 7:15-8:30pm |
| Type of Group | Location | Leader(s) | Day & Time |
| Valiant Man | Papakura | Andrew Y | 7:00-9:00pm |
| Know and Grow | Opaheke | Mike & Jo G | 7:30-9:00pm |
| Type of Group | Location | Leader(s) | Day & Time |
| Elim Music | Church | Amber H | 10:00-11:30am |
| Afrikaans Speaking | Karaka | Christo & Ann | 6:30-9:00pm |
| Alpha Marriage Course | Online | Mark & Debbie | 7:00-9:00pm |
| Alpha Course | Church | Joel & Emma Y | 7:30-9:00pm |
| Worship & Production | Church | Tim B | 7:00-9:00pm |
| Type of Group | Location | Leader(s) | Day & Time |
| Oxygen Youth | Church | JP | 7:00-9:00pm |
| Type of Group | Location | Leader(s) | Day & Time |
| Guys Coffee Catchup | Drury | Josh W & Andrew D | 9:00-11:00am |
| Food Connection | Opaheke | Shara H | 10:30am-12:00pm |
| Women’s Workout | Ray Small Park | Anna F | 8:45-9:45am |
| Type of Group | Location | Leader(s) | Day & Time |
| Intermediates Junior Leadership Program (JLP) | Church | Samuel V | 11:45-12:30pm |
| Teen Girls (13-19) | Church | Emma Y | 11:30am-12:30pm |
| Families Small Group | Papakura | Fetu’u/Mari & Karl/Ruby | 12:30-3:00pm |
| Harvie’s Harvest | Whitford | Arron H | 1:00-3:00pm |
Whangārei Campus
| Type of Group | Location | Leader(s) | Day & Time |
| Mums & Bubs | Papakura | Sigourney Emily | 10:00-12:00pm (Fortnightly) |
| Young Adults | Church | Samuel Alyssa | 7:30-9:00pm (Fortnightly) |
| Teen Small Group (15-19 Years old) | Opaheke | Andrew T | 7:00-8:30pm |
| Young Guys Study (20-30s) | Takanini | Aaron M | 7:30-9:00pm |
| Type of Group | Location | Leader(s) | Day & Time |
| Missions | Parihaka | Mark Lambert / Mark Nicholls | 1st Tues of the month |
| Young Adults (Mixed) | TBC | Jordan McIntyre | Tues 6:30pm |
| Mens – Bible Study | Online | Matt Dodd | Tues, 7pm |
| Type of Group | Location | Leader(s) | Day & Time |
| Men’s Group | Kamo | Dan Roose | Tues 7:30pm – Fortnightly |
| Coffee Connect | Tikipunga | Pat Bethell | Last Wed of the month in the morning |
| Women | Tikipunga | Adecia | Wed, 7pm |
| Mixed | Maunu | Jim & Beth Wright | Wed, 7pm |
| Mixed | One Tree Point | Mike & Jenny Stacey | Wed, dinner (2nd & 4th Wed) |
| Freedom In Christ Course | Church | Paul Shepherd | Wed, 7pm (10 weeks) |
| Mixed – Bible Study | Mangapai | Cliff Ryan | Wed, 7pm (fortnightly) |
| Type of Group | Location | Leader(s) | Day & Time |
| Elim Music | Church | Sue Hadfield | Thurs, 9am – 10.30am |
| Mixed | Kauri | Hugh & Lorraine Messenger | Thurs, 7.30pm |
| Mixed | Kamo | Wayne & Leanne Bray | Thurs, 7.30pm |
| Mixed | Springs Flat | Martyn & Lana Cottle | Thurs, 7.30pm |
| Womens | Tikipunga | Lisa Vigille | Thurs, 6.30pm (fortnightly) |
| Womens Cancer Journey | Various Homes/Cafes | Dena Fisher | Thurs, 10am (fortnightly) |
| Womens Hebrew Studies | Church | Lin Schoonderwoerd | Thurs, 1pm-3pm (fortnightly) |
| Type of Group | Location | Leader(s) | Day & Time |
| Womens | Morningside | Christine Frost | Fri, 9.30am |
| Youth Yr 9-13 | Church/Various Homes | Jaden Hatch | Fri, 7pm |
| Voltage Yr 7-8 | Church | Jaden Hatch | Fri, 6pm |
| Korean – Families/Mixed | Kensington/Various Homes | James & Andy Kang | Fri evening fortnightly |
| Type of Group | Location | Leader(s) | Day & Time |
| Fitness – Mixed | Various Whangarei Locations | TBC | Sat, 6am |
| Elim Riders (Motorcycles) | Various Locations | Wayne Bray | Flexible |
| Type of Group | Location | Leader(s) | Day & Time |
| Growth Track | Church | Matt Dodd | Sunday 11am |
| Men’s Group | Kamo | Brendon Tong | Sun 7pm |
West Campus
| Type of Group | Location | Leader(s) | Day & Time |
| Scripture & Snacks | Henderson | Alison & Helen Koller | 7:30pm |
| Type of Group | Location | Leader(s) | Day & Time |
| Prayer Gathering | Henderson | Andy & Dani Mellsop | 6:00pm |
| Type of Group | Location | Leader(s) | Day & Time |
| Mums & Bubs | Henderson | Epenesa Harwood | 10:00am |
| Type of Group | Location | Leader(s) | Day & Time |
| Thursday Night Live | Western Heights | Evan & Jacky Squires | 7:30pm |
| Super Seniors | Henderson | Glenda & Don Twist | 10:00am |
| Worship & Creative | Henderson | Dominique Fourie | 7:30pm |
| Type of Group | Location | Leader(s) | Day & Time |
| Oxygen Youth | Henderson | Manu Prasad | 7:30pm |
| Bible Study | Henderson | Chris & Trudi Woite | 6:00pm |
| Type of Group | Location | Leader(s) | Day & Time |
| Elim Men | Henderson | Phil Bene | 8:00am |
| Type of Group | Location | Leader(s) | Day & Time |