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Charity Summary

Charity Details

Legal name of the Charity:

The Methodist Church of New Zealand Te Haahi Weteriana O Aotearoa Opawa Community Church

Other Name (inc Trading Name):

Opawa Community Church

Registration number:

CC55110

NZBN number:

N/A

Current Status:

Registered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

24/10/2017

Balance Date:

June 30

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

158 Opawa Road

Hillsborough

Christchurch

8022

Charity's other details

Phone:

03-337-0092

Email:

craig.opawacc@gmail.com

Website:

http://www.opawacommunitychurch.com

Facebook:

Op Shop Opawa Community Church

Areas of Operation:

Canterbury

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC55110

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

Within the Methodist Church Te Haahi Weteriana O Aotearoa, the parish is a visible expression of the body of Christ in a particular place. It consists of one or more congregations of members who worship and witness as the people called Methodist. A parish may be in co-operation with another church or churches.

Note: The main sectors, activities and beneficiaries are bolded.

Activities:

Provides religious services / activities

Sectors:

Religious activities

Beneficiaries:

Religious groups

General public

Legal Structure

Charitable Trusts incorporated under the Charitable Trusts Act

Annual Returns

Annual Returns are due within 6 months of a charity’s balance date (financial year-end), or a longer period if an extension has been granted.

Note: Charities that use the Tier 4 Combined Form to file their annual returns do not need to file their financial statements separately. The financial statements are included in their annual return summary.

For Year Ended	Due Date	Date Submitted	Total Income	Total Expenditure	Financial Statements	Annual Return Summary
30/06/2026	31/12/2026	-	-	-	To be filed	To be filed
30/06/2025	31/12/2025	4/12/2025	$287,465	$243,568	Included in Annual Return
30/06/2024	31/12/2024	3/10/2024	$508,610	$259,850	Included in Annual Return
30/06/2023	31/12/2023	16/12/2023	$245,668	$259,918	Included in Annual Return
30/06/2022	31/12/2022	19/10/2022	$284,508	$287,221	Included in Annual Return
30/06/2021	31/12/2021	22/09/2021	$274,473	$260,070	Included in Annual Return
30/06/2020	31/12/2020	9/10/2020	$275,299	$252,560	Included in Annual Return
30/06/2019	31/12/2019	22/11/2019	$4,939,293	$208,262	Included in Annual Return
30/06/2018	31/12/2018	-	-	-	To be filed	To be filed

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
John Baird	Officer	1/02/2025
Raewyn Chirnside	officer	1/02/2025
Craig Wallace Fairhall	Pastor	1/02/2021

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Margaret Ann Jenkin	Secretary	31/12/2024
Merrett Smith	Officer	31/12/2024
Rachel Hood	Officer	31/12/2024
Alan Bruce Hille	Treasurer	31/01/2024
Melanie Taylor	Officer	31/10/2021
Andrew Daniel Le Fleming Andrew Doubleday	Chairperson	31/01/2021
Mary Elizabeth Gillies	Parish Steward	22/09/2019
Nicholas John Hitchins	Parish Steward	22/09/2019

Charity Updates

Here is a list of all the details changed by the charity, for example adding or removing officers, amending rules, changing balance dates or updating address details.

Date Created	Reference	View Summary (.pdf <1MB)
10/02/2026	NOC012
16/06/2025	NOC010
9/10/2020	NOC004
9/04/2020	NOC003
17/04/2018	NOC001

Charity Documents

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