We love being a multi-cultural bunch of all ages and stages of faith, from those exploring Christianity to others who have been walking the talk for years.

We invite you to come as you are, but not stay as you are — we want our lives to be transformed by Jesus. That is why Mt Albert Baptist is a place to connect, grow, serve and give.

We like to make a difference by engaging with the world around us so that others can experience God’s love. Each year we run events in our community, from Global Café Nights to our International Street Food Festival.

Mt Albert Baptist began over a century ago, when two enterprising 24-year-olds decided to start a new church to impact the local community.

It took guts and passion for good friends Ross Penman and Harvey Turner to start a church in the early 1900s. They could see the Mt Albert population growing, and that more people wanted to go to church locally. Their vision caught on, and they pooled resources with other families to buy land — at four pounds an acre — and build the first church hall.