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James Styles
James Styles is married to Hannah and they have three children.. They live in Reporoa on a lifestyle block.
James serves at Taupo Baptist Church by leading the sound and video team where he can use both his technical and creative skills. He also uses his sound skills by volunteering at E-camp and has been doing so for the last 12 years. E-camp is an Easter camp for intermediate aged kids coming from throughout the North Island with over 1000 kids attending each year.
James is a senior manager and director of an engineering firm in Rotorua with over 60 staff. He believes that he has been put in this position to learn skills of leadership for use in the church.


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Tim Coulter

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Colleen Robertson
Colleen was born and grew up in Te Awamutu. The youngest of 5 she had a great childhood living on a farm. At the age of 12 she made a decision to follow Christ and at 15 was baptised.
At the age of 17 she moved to Auckland to train at Secondary Teacher  College to teach Home Economics. It was in Auckland that she met her husband Ian and they have been married for 52 years.
Colleen has served the Lord, alongside her  husband Ian, for 37 years pastoring in NZ Baptist Churches including 15years of mission with Tranzsend in Kolkata and Thailand. Her giftings are Leadership and Teaching and early in her ministry God laid on her heart to reach women of all ages in the church to see them develop to their full   potential in Christ. This involved her in Chairing the Baptist   Women’s Ministry Board for NZ and setting up and speaking at workshops, conferences and retreats for women  throughout N.Z. Presently Colleen is leading a Women’s Bible Study,  attends an evening Life Group and volunteers when possible at the Community Meal. She still has a strong heart to see women become all that God intends them to be, and since her retirement early this year, she looks forward to what God has for her in this area at TBC.
 
 
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Neil Christophersen
 
Neil has been married to Sue for 47 years and have 2 married daughters and 3 grand-daughters.
Served in NZ Police in Hawkes Bay, then moved to Rotorua to go into business.  Became a Christian in the New Life church serving in a variety of positions over several years.  Took on role of Industrial Chaplain and after various    trainings set in as Assistant Pastor in COC church.  Neil set up a Suicide Peer Support group and    facilitated that for 4 years.  Promoted firstly to    Area Manager BOP Chaplains and subsequently to CEO    Northern Region of ITIM Chaplaincy for 4.5years.
Returned to HB as Operations Manager of    another charitable trust (WIT), building and   renting existing accommodation for mental health clients. Neil saw an interest in matters of faith so approached the Board for permission to set up and run a Christian drop-in safe place to teach about Jesus Christ.  This grew to 16 people within 18 months and lives were changed
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Dale Boddy
Dale was born and grew up in the Hutt Valley, the eldest of three girls. It was a good place to grow up as the camaraderie after the war was great and they all knew their neighbours well. Dale was brought up in the Presbyterian Church but after moving to  Taupo in 1982 she decided that she enjoyed the  family- friendly atmosphere of the Baptist Church. She has  always embraced the  doctrine of baptism by immersion and was actually baptised in the Presbyterian Church by the minister
Dale thinks we have a tremendous 'church' with so many people really getting in and making things happen. She loves being a part of our church and want to help make it grow even more in our vision of not only reaching out to our community but also making everyone feel a part of our family here.


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Jim Corbett
Jim  has been coming to TBC for the last 3 years since shifting to Taupo from Raetihi (over the mountain). Jim grew up   Presbyterian, was saved in the    Salvation Army, was discipled in the Apostolic church, joined the Baptist Church as he moved around NZ with work. Jim was part of the     Raetihi Baptist church for 32 years and undertook many roles in that time, including preaching, eldership, leading home groups & a men's group (for Christian and non-Christian). Jim trained for a year at Baptist College's Church Growth School and has done BCNZ courses by     distance. Jim recently trained as a Spiritual Director through Spiritual Growth Ministries. Jim’s passion is to support others in transformation into Christlikeness through the Word and the Spirit. Jim is  married to Petra has 4 children and many mokopuna.
 
 
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