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Celebrate Exuberantly!

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Celebrate Exuberantly!

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althrefcroptopcropbottomcropleftcroprightc:Saturday 28 July 2007

1:00 pm—3:30 pm

Hamilton Central Baptist

33 Charlemont St

Hamilton

 

 

RSVP: by 13 July 07

MOPS Office

E-mail: mopsnz@ihug.co.nz

Phone:  07-847.6581
between 2-5 pm

 

 

 

 

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How did New Zealand hear about MOPS?

In the spring of 1990, Jo Sadlier heard about MOPS on Radio Rhema. Chelsea Russell, then president of MOPS International, was being interviewed by Dr James Dobson on the programme ‘Focus On The Family’.

Jo approached her minister, Rev. Don Corban of Holy Trinity Anglican church, Forest Lake Hamilton with the concept. He encouraged Jo to speak to Laurel Smith who was running a group for mothers of preschoolers at the church. Both agreed MOPS was needed and approached vestry. Vestry gave approval and MOPS Holy Trinity sought charter to MOPS International.

February 1991 - MOPS Holy Trinity started in Hamilton.

Negotiations began with MOPS International to make the MOPS concept more available and culturally relevant to NZ.

Jo and Laurel were given permission by MI to rewrite the MOPS manual. Negotiations to become the first Affiliated country to MOPS International continued.

Manual written for guidelines on setting up MOPS structure. MOPS NZ is required to become an Incorporated Society.

Rules for incorporation drawn up with the assistance of Leslie McGregor. Application lodged and accepted.

1997 MOPS (NZ) Inc became affiliated.

9 March 1997 – Inaugural meeting held. Eight Board members elected to office.

President        Joanne Sadlier
Vice-president (Women’s ministry)  Laurel Smith
Vice-president (Children’s ministry)  Margaret Looney
Joanne M, Erma S, Don C, Lorraine C, Peter B.

7 November 1997 - Carol Kuykendall (MI Director of Communications and Ministry relations) visits NZ to strengthen ties with MOPS NZ. Carol interviewed on Radio Rhema along with Jo Sadlier, Margaret Looney and Laurel Smith producing 27 requests for information. Approached by Radio Rhema (Andrew Urquhart) to do 2-3 minute broadcast per day with encouraging tips for mums.

February 1998 - First Connections Leadership magazine

First Training morning - April 1998 in Invercargill - by Laurel and Margaret
New Groups

Invercargill - City New Life Centre MOPS: start March 98 - finish December 2001
Manurewa Bible Chapel - July 1998
Hamilton Central Baptist - July 1998
Auckland - Massey Community Church: start April 99 - finish March 00

November 1999 - Jo Sadlier and Laurel Smith went to MOPS International Leadership Training and Conference, Kansas, USA

May 1999     Development of MUMSense magazine

2000 time to move ahead

Mt Albert Baptist - Dec. 2000
Windsor Park Baptist - Feb. 2001
Glenfield Baptist - June 2001

2001 - doubled in numbers of groups

2002 - April/May - Story of step of faith into Tauranga - advertising before any contact in Tauranga, no venue, nothing! Tuesday 14 May - from Deborah to Bethlehem!
15 April 2002 - Radio Rhema aired first MUMSense Radio

June 2002 - first regular MUMSense column in DAYSTAR evangelical paper

26 June 2002 - first MUM-e-MAIL

2002 - doubled in numbers of groups again - by mid-year!

2003 - 16-18 May - First Australasian MOPS conference held in NSW. 15 NZ leaders and Board members attended.

November 2003 - the first MOPS Celebration /AGM held in Hamilton.  Growth continues …

May 2006 – First MOPSNZ Conference, held at Waipuna Lodge, Auckland.

 

And … time passes … it’s 2007
– we celebrate ten years of affiliation
and 16 years of MOPS in New Zealand.

 

 

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