Seeking to be a community of Hope centred on Jesus is a lifelong process. To help us grow, we have staff that provide guidance and care along the way. Each member of our staff uniquely contributes to learning and living this Hope. Feel free to connect with them about faith and life.
Kelly Capps
lead pastor
Email: kelly.c@baybaptist.org.nz
Kelly Capps joined Blockhouse Bay Baptist in August of 2017 as the Lead Pastor. Kelly is married to Erin and they have four children.
Kelly grew up in small-town Iowa before moving to Minneapolis, Minnesota for undergraduate work in Youth Ministry. Due to course requirements, he landed in Cairo, Egypt as a youth intern at an international, English language church. This catapulted Kelly into ministry abroad. After 4 years in Cairo, he pursued a Master of Divinity degree in the USA before moving to Bonn, Germany. In Bonn, he served as Associate Pastor to an international, English language church for 9 years.
Kelly and his family are excited to be in NZ, to explore life and ministry in a multicultural city, and to see what God will do in the years to come. Kelly enjoys reading, making pizza, drinking coffee, exploring the great outdoors, and interacting with people from all walks of life.
He invites you to drop in for a conversation over a cup of something hot.
Patrick Heavey
Interim Youth Coordinator
email: patrick.h@baybaptist.org.nz
Patrick, a native Aucklander, hails from Mt. Albert. He comes with heaps of youth ministry experience and served with us last year with as an intern. Patrick has stepped up to serve in the interim as we search for our next Associate Pastor for Youth.
Michael Jack
Office Administrator
email: office@baybaptist.org.nz
Michael is the office administrator for the church, responsible for the daily running of the office and overseeing the church property.
Michael lives with his wife Lisa and their two cats in New Lynn. He worked at different universities before starting at Bay Baptist, and enjoys the challenges and opportunities afforded by working in a smaller, more people-focused team. The administrator role is designed to assist members with queries and to alleviate the pastoral team’s administrative workload, so that they have more time to focus on what they have been called to do.