ISSUE
Friday, August 22, 2025
Volume 16 . Issue 73
The best way to multiply your happiness is to share it with others. It was aptly put by a spiritual leader that when god gives you more, don’t raise your standards of living but raise your standards of giving. The City Impact Church seems to follow the same rule to make the Christmas over a thousand community members’ brighter this year.
Last week, the church gave away nearly 1200 beautifully wrapped Christmas gift boxes to people in need of a little extra Christmas cheer.
Hundreds of volunteers turned out at the church’s North Shore and Mt Wellington campuses on last Saturday to be part of delivering the boxes to homes across Auckland. The gifts were individually purchased by church members at both North Shore and Mt Wellington campuses.
“Each year, we hang stars from our Christmas trees that represent people referred to us by community organisations that we work with,” says Community Impact Manager Mary-Kath Laita. “Church members choose a star and take away a box to fill up with gifts for that person.”
“We want people to feel really blessed and valued when they receive their gifts,” says Mary-Kath. “So volunteers wrap each gift in tissue paper and tie the boxes with Christmas ribbon.”
Church members visited one single mum with a terminal lung condition, and eight of her thirteen children living at home. They arrived with individual gift boxes for each family member as well as two trampolines for the children.
Other volunteers returned to families they had helped during the year, with Christmas gift boxes for children who would otherwise be going without.
Some volunteers also spent the morning putting up Christmas decorations at North Shore and Waitakere hospitals.
“We love having the chance to show God’s love to people in a practical way,” says Mary-Kath. “Christmas can be a tough time for many families and we wanted to let them know that we care.”
The best way to multiply your happiness is to share it with others. It was aptly put by a spiritual leader that when god gives you more, don’t raise your standards of living but raise your standards of giving. The City Impact Church seems to follow the same rule to make the Christmas over a...
The best way to multiply your happiness is to share it with others. It was aptly put by a spiritual leader that when god gives you more, don’t raise your standards of living but raise your standards of giving. The City Impact Church seems to follow the same rule to make the Christmas over a thousand community members’ brighter this year.
Last week, the church gave away nearly 1200 beautifully wrapped Christmas gift boxes to people in need of a little extra Christmas cheer.
Hundreds of volunteers turned out at the church’s North Shore and Mt Wellington campuses on last Saturday to be part of delivering the boxes to homes across Auckland. The gifts were individually purchased by church members at both North Shore and Mt Wellington campuses.
“Each year, we hang stars from our Christmas trees that represent people referred to us by community organisations that we work with,” says Community Impact Manager Mary-Kath Laita. “Church members choose a star and take away a box to fill up with gifts for that person.”
“We want people to feel really blessed and valued when they receive their gifts,” says Mary-Kath. “So volunteers wrap each gift in tissue paper and tie the boxes with Christmas ribbon.”
Church members visited one single mum with a terminal lung condition, and eight of her thirteen children living at home. They arrived with individual gift boxes for each family member as well as two trampolines for the children.
Other volunteers returned to families they had helped during the year, with Christmas gift boxes for children who would otherwise be going without.
Some volunteers also spent the morning putting up Christmas decorations at North Shore and Waitakere hospitals.
“We love having the chance to show God’s love to people in a practical way,” says Mary-Kath. “Christmas can be a tough time for many families and we wanted to let them know that we care.”
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