St John the Baptist, Dannevirke

St John’s Church is on the main road through Dannevirke. The building is a beautifully built stone gothic style with traditional layout. Dannevirke is a country town servicing a large rural hinterland.

Contact:
St John the Baptist, 174 High St, PO Box 169, Dannevirke
Parish Secretary, Michelle Haye
Office hours, Tues-Fri, 9am-12noon
Phone: (06) 374 7407
Email: dvkeangchurch@xtra.co.nz
Vicar, Canon Tim Delaney

Ph Feee call 0800 842277
Email: dvkevicar@xtra.co.nz
Family & Children Pastoral Associate: Sarah Riley-Curtis
Phone: (021) 0529274:
Email: riley_curtis@xtra.co.nz
St John’s 174 High St, Dannevirke
St Alban’s, Kumeti Rd, Dannevirke

Worship:
Sunday - 8am: Holy Eucharist and hymns (1hr)
Sunday - 10am: FamilyPrayz Eucharist, an all age service for families & singles. Contemporary meaningful music. (1hr) 
Thursday - 10am: Traditional Communion. (1/2 hr)
Morning Prayer: 9.15 am - 9.30 am Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday.
Monthly Tikanga Maori Communion Service.
Monthly rurual service at St Albans, Te Rehunga, Dannevirke.

Hospitality: A cup of tea after the service at the back of the church.  Disabled access to church through side-door.
Ethos: Friendly, inclusive and welcoming.

Ethnicity: Mainly European NZers with a little Te Reo. 4th Sunday Te Reo service at 2pm.

Children: FamilyPrayz service is especially geared towards families with young children.
School Holiday Programme. Preschool music each Thursday during the school term.  Drama club each Friday afternoopn during the school term.

Social:  Christmas treee decorating & BBQ Seder supper; pancake supper; dinners, morning & afternoon teas. Dinners, morning and afternoon teas

Outreach: Anglican Care, Home Careforce, Home Based Childcare, Dannevirke Family Services (counselling).
Anglican Social Services 2nd largest employer in town.

Highlights: Holy week liturgies; Simply Put - an informal inquiry into Christian Faith and Living.  Christmas Pageant, St Francis Animal Blessing.