Whangarei Central Baptist Church — Religion Charity in Whangārei
Whangarei Central Baptist Church is a Trust charity in the Religion sector, based in Whangārei, Whangārei. CharityData rates this charity A (92.5/100). Annual revenue: $11.4M NZD. Financial data as at December 2025.
Mission: Raising World-Changing Christians - Serving Northland Churches. As a church, our mission is about becoming a community of people more and more like Jesus for the hope and benefit of Whangarei and beyond. To become a people in the likeness of Jesus, we gather regularly to worship, connect as a community, seek transformation through discipleship and practice service in our wider community in areas of justice, mercy and mission for all peoples of wider Whangarei.
- Registration Number
- CC20413
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-01-08
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- A (92.5/100)
- Sector
- Religion
- Location
- Whangārei, Whangārei
- admin@whangareicbc.org.nz
- Data as at
- December 2025
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $11.4M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $10.5M NZD
- Total Assets
- $22.2M NZD
- Net Assets
- $19.7M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 1.5 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 6
- Financial Year End
- 2025-12-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $11.4M | $10.5M | $19.7M |
| 2024 | $0.5M | $1.1M | $3.7M |
| 2023 | $0.5M | $0.4M | $5.8M |
| 2022 | $0.5M | $0.3M | $5.8M |
| 2021 | $0.5M | $0.5M | $5.6M |
| 2020 | $0.6M | $0.6M | $4.7M |
| 2019 | $1.3M | $0.5M | $4.7M |
| 2018 | $0.6M | $0.6M | $4.0M |
| 2017 | $0.5M | $0.5M | $3.4M |
| 2016 | $0.5M | $0.5M | $3.4M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- A
- Overall Score
- 92.5/100
- Financial Score
- 100
- Governance Score
- 75
- Transparency Score
- 65
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (8)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Steve Clark | Elder | 2025-11-20 |
| Jeffery Nielsen | Elder-Chairperson | 2024-06-23 |
| Susan Cooney | Elder | 2023-11-23 |
| Philip Hawkins | Elder | 2023-11-23 |
| Shelley Motu'apuaka | Lead Pastor | 2023-02-27 |
| Peter Kitchen | Elder | 2021-11-21 |
| Graham Tivers | Elder | 2021-11-21 |
| Hilary Beath | Office Manager | 2016-12-20 |
Former Officers (35)
- Steven McKinstry — Elder (departed 2025-01-11)
- Ian Roberts — Elder Chairperson (departed 2023-09-01)
- Janet Page — Elder (departed 2025-11-20)
- Ann Ling — Elder (departed 2023-11-23)
- Jan Spinley — Elder (departed 2022-06-09)
- Rodney White — Elder (departed 2025-11-20)
- Peter Warren — Elder (departed 2022-11-24)
- Darrylene Hohaia — Co-Senior-Pastor-Executive (departed 2022-03-31)
- Stephen Dunn — Co-Senior-Pastor-Teaching (departed 2022-03-31)
- Greg Mutton — Elder (departed 2022-02-01)
- Brian Krum — Pastor (departed 2021-10-31)
- Selwyn Mcilhinney — Elder (departed 2020-12-01)
- Ngaire Nielson — Elder (departed 2021-11-21)
- Steve Dunn — Elder (departed 2019-05-30)
- Ruth Butcher — Elder (departed 2020-07-01)
- Adrienne Coats — Chairperson of Elders (departed 2021-11-21)
- Jan Payne — Elder (departed 2019-11-24)
- Simon Collins — Elder (departed 2018-05-01)
- Russell Watts — Senior Pastor (departed 2020-12-13)
- Jeffrey Nielsen — Officer (departed 2017-06-29)
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Whangarei Central Baptist Church
Financial data as at December 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
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- Government-funding concentration82% of latest-year revenue came from government grants — single-stream dependency
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Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
About
Raising World-Changing Christians - Serving Northland Churches. As a church, our mission is about becoming a community of people more and more like Jesus for the hope and benefit of Whangarei and beyond. To become a people in the likeness of Jesus, we gather regularly to worship, connect as a community, seek transformation through discipleship and practice service in our wider community in areas of justice, mercy and mission for all peoples of wider Whangarei.
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