Our Pastors

Meet our Pastors

Hello, we’re Howie and April, and we’re the lead pastors and planters of Northwest Vineyard Church. We’ve been married since 2004 and have two teenage kids and one cat. We love drinking coffee, sitting with friends, eating good food… and of course Jesus.

Over the years, we’ve been involved in various leadership roles. Previously, we’ve been teaching in local West Auckland schools, we both love to teach, and have a heart for being around children, families, and people in general. We’ve also been involved in working with youth as Youth Pastors, as well as other various pastoral roles. In 2011, we discovered the Vineyard Church movement and realised that we had found our family. Over this time, we served on staff at Urban Vineyard as Children and Families pastors, and also in a role as the national Children’s Ministry coordinators for Vineyard, NZ.

Looking back, we can see Gods fingerprints on our lives to prepare us for this adventure. We’re so excited for what God’s going to do through this incredible community as we walk this journey, making a home together.

It’s our heart that as we step into the new and partner with God, lives will be transformed, communities impacted, and the world changed-one story at a time.

Whatever has caused our paths to cross, know that there’s room for you in the story yet to be written.

Much love, Howie and April.

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