Where We Are

**Our Church History**
The Trinity Gardens Church first opened its doors in December 1966, and it's members consisted of the combined Kensington and Maylands Church. It was officially opened on March 4 1967 by the Mayor of Payneham, Mr Max Redden, and dedicated by Pr S.M. Uttley President of the Trans-Commonwealth Union Conference.

**Some of our Members**
Currently about 140 people attend every week to worship and praise God, and to study the Bible. Our church Pastor is Jim Zyderveld. He is married to Kaye, and they have four "adorable" children,- Josh, Corrie, Tammy and Daniel. Our Senior Elder, Jim Watson, is in charge of our team of 10 Elders, which includes 3 women, and one teen elder. Our tireless Senior Deacon is Lester Raethel, who along with his intrepid team, keep the church running. Cheryl Raethel is our Senior Deaconess and this husband and wife team are also our hall custodians. Our young enthusiastic Pathfinder Leaders are Vaughan and Michelle Watson, and Alison Borresen and Cathy Kingston run the Adventurers club. Dawn Peterson is in charge of organising our delicious church lunches, and our social committee leader is Cathy Kingston. The personal ministries leader is Pastor John Kingston. The sound technician coordinator is Les Peterson and the bulletin secretary is Pr Jim Z. Gunter Weiler is the man in charge of our senior Sabbath School division. Hopefully this will help you track down the right person!