which was formed in 2002. It currently consists of 11 churches and 7 mission churches, which are congregations in the process of becoming fully established churches.
Many members of the GPCNZ are former members who left the largely liberal
Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand (PCANZ)
seeking a more biblically faithful
alternative. In practice this means that the GPCNZ holds different views to the PCANZ on the bible, salvation
, the gospel, preaching, homosexuality
and the ordination of women
The Grace Presbyterian Church describes itself as "Presbyterian in government
, Reformed in theology, and Evangelical in spirit
." It confesses the truth of the Trinity
, the centrality of Jesus
, the unconditional and yet particular love of God the Father
, and the irresistible calling, present power and ministry of The Holy Spirit.
GPCNZ is in the process of forming formal links with the Reformed Churches of New Zealand
, Presbyterian Church of Australia
, and the Presbyterian Church in America
.
GPCNZ does not own its own theological college, but approved the Grace Theological College as the churches' official training institution in New Zealand.
Constituent churches
| Church | Location | Year Formed | Current Pastor/Minister |
| Northern Presbytery | |||
| Redeemer Grace Presbyterian Church | Flat Bush | 2005 | Wally Rakete |
| Covenant Presbyterian Church, Manurewa | Manurewa Manurewa Manurewa is the southernmost major suburb of Manukau City, one of the four cities that make up the metropolitan area of Auckland in the North Island of New Zealand. It is located 6km south of the Manukau City Centre, and 26km southeast of the Auckland CBD.... | Peter Boyd | |
| Trinity Presbyterian Church | Takanini Takanini Takanini is a suburb of Auckland, and until 2010 is under authority of the Papakura District Council, in northern New Zealand. Located on the shores of the Pahurehure Inlet, it is located at , 28 kilometres southeast of the Auckland CBD.... | 2001 | Andrew Macpherson |
| Providence Presbyterian Church | Mangere Mangere Māngere is one of the larger suburbs in South Auckland, in northern New Zealand.The suburb is located on flat land at the northeastern shore of the Manukau Harbour, to the northwest of the centre of Manukau city and 15 kilometres south of Auckland city centre... | Uaita Levi | |
| Grace Church | Gisborne Gisborne, New Zealand -Economy:The harbour was host to many ships in the past and had developed as a river port to provide a more secure location for shipping compared with the open roadstead of Poverty Bay which can be exposed to southerly swells. A meat works was sited beside the harbour and meat and wool was shipped... | Geoff Macpherson | |
| City Presbyterian Church (Mission Church) | Central Auckland | Travis Scott | |
| Central Presbytery | |||
| Grace Community Church New Plymouth | New Plymouth New Plymouth New Plymouth is the major city of the Taranaki Region on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is named after Plymouth, Devon, England, from where the first English settlers migrated.... | David Farr | |
| Grace @ Wellington | Wellington Wellington Wellington is the capital city and third most populous urban area of New Zealand, although it is likely to have surpassed Christchurch due to the exodus following the Canterbury Earthquake. It is at the southwestern tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range... | Ian D Bayne | |
| Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Christchurch | Christchurch Christchurch Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of... | 1974 | |
| Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Ashburton | Ashburton Ashburton, New Zealand Ashburton is a town and district in the Canterbury Region on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand. It is the third-largest centre in Canterbury, after Christchurch and Timaru. The area around Ashburton is frequently referred to as Mid Canterbury, which is also the name of the... | David Bayne | |
| Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Fairlie | Fairlie Fairlie, New Zealand FairlieUrban AreaPopulation:723Extent:Territorial AuthorityName:Mackenzie District CouncilPopulation:Mayor:Website:Extent:Regional councilName:Environment Canterbury... | David Bayne | |
| Southern Presbytery | |||
| Grace Bible Church, Dunedin | Dunedin Dunedin Dunedin is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the principal city of the Otago Region. It is considered to be one of the four main urban centres of New Zealand for historic, cultural, and geographic reasons. Dunedin was the largest city by territorial land area until... | Mark Smith | |
| Tokomairiro Grace Bible Church | Milton Milton, New Zealand Milton is a town of 2,000 people, located on State Highway 1, 50 kilometres to the south of Dunedin in Otago, New Zealand. It lies on the floodplain of the Tokomairiro River, one branch of which loops past the north and south ends of the town... | ||
| Catlins Evangelical Church | Owaka Owaka Owaka is a small town in Otago, in the southern South Island of New Zealand. It is the largest community in the rugged, forested Catlins area, close to the border with Southland, some south of Balclutha on the Southern Scenic Route. The town's population was 334 in the 2006 census, a decrease of... | ||
| Grace Presbyterian Church, Gore | Gore Gore, New Zealand Gore is a town, surrounding borough, and district in the Southland region of the South Island of New Zealand.-Geography:The Gore District has a land area of 1,251.62 km² and a resident population of... | Sam Duthie (Student Supply) | |
| Wyndham Evangelical Church | Wyndham Wyndham, New Zealand Wyndham is a rural town of 550 people in the South Island of New Zealand in the Southland region, 45 km east of Invercargill and 25 km south of Gore. The original Māori name of the locality was Mokoreta .Wyndham was named for General Sir Charles Ashe Windham who fought in the Crimean War... | Andrew Young | |
| Grace Presbyterian Church | Invercargill Invercargill Invercargill is the southernmost and westernmost city in New Zealand, and one of the southernmost cities in the world. It is the commercial centre of the Southland region. It lies in the heart of the wide expanse of the Southland Plains on the Oreti or New River some 18 km north of Bluff,... | Barry Swann and Peter van den Brink | |
| Grace Presbyterian Church, Tuatapere | Tuatapere Tuatapere Tuatapere is a small rural town in Southland, New Zealand . It is located eight kilometres from the southern coast. The Waiau River flows through the town before reaching Te Waewae Bay, where it has its outflow into Foveaux Strait... |