This Tuesday (24 June), over 320 people gathered in an upstairs lounge at Sky Stadium for the Wellington Prayer Breakfast. This event arose out of a partnership between the New Zealand Christian Network and the Wellington Church Network, and was led by Pastor Phil Coates.

After a short mihi whakatau led by Ven. Don Rangi, a buffet breakfast, and some worship songs, we then began praying in groups.

Prayer Topics included

1. The Social Needs of Wellington

2. The Governance & Leadership of the Nation, our City and the Church

3. Spiritual Renewal in Wellington

One of the MPs who attended wrote: “I’d like to express how much I appreciated the Tuesday breakfast…It was inspiring and encouraging”.

Thank you to everyone to came and prayed, and to our generous sponsors. The Prayer Breakfasts wouldn’t be possible without the sponsors, and we are extremely grateful to them all. The primary sponsoring organisations were cbm and Barnabas Aid, supported by Laidlaw, Alpha, Bible Society and World Vision.

We’ve already booked Sky Stadium on 30 June 2026 for our next Wellington Prayer Breakfast! Super Early Bird tickets are now on sale.

Visit our Facebook page to view some photos of the Wellington Prayer Breakfast.

Next up is the Christchurch Prayer Breakfast on 30 July 2025, followed by the Hamilton Prayer Breakfast on 9 September, and the Auckland Prayer Breakfast on 23 October.

Author: Dr Stuart Lange

Dr Stuart Lange is the National Director of the NZCN and is a Senior Research Fellow at Laidlaw College, where he was formerly Vice Principal. Stuart wrote and presented the historical DVD documentary Te Rongopai: 200 years of the Gospel in New Zealand, 1814-2014.