Elders

Mt Wellington Community Church is overseen by a team of Elders, which meet fortnightly. Anyone is most welcome to attend these meetings, but please contact Russell first. We are always open to new suggestions and input from members of the congregation.

Russell & Jillian Grainger

Russell is full-time with the church in a pastoral role and Jillian is a specialist music teacher at a local school.  They have lived in Mt Wellington since 1996 and love the community.  They have four adult children; Isaac, Ben, Angus and Abbey. They live in Mt Wellington

Saiyad and Reubina Irshad

Saiyad & Reubina Irshad

Saiyad is a quality manager and Reubina is a primary school teacher. They have two children; Jennifer and Jonathan. They live in Mt Wellington.

Murray & Adrienne Roke

Murray is a software developer for Terabyte, and Adrienne is a district nurse and university teaching fellow. They have two children; Anthony and Isabel, and live in Pakuranga.

David and Jane Grant

David & Jane Grant

David is the head of a team of data specialists in the BNZ Analytics team, and Jane is a trained secondary school teacher. David is currently the treasurer of MWCC, and is also on the Stanhope Road School Board of Trustees. They have three children; Eliza, Logan and Jonty, and live in Mt Wellington.

Ben Klammer

Ben is a mechanical engineer at Rocket Lab. Outside of work and church you can often find him in the mountains or at the beach. He lives in Mt Wellington.
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