Churches in Hamilton

Hamilton Churches

Who's Who
  Meet the Staff

  Garry Marquand
Senior Pastor
  • Family: married to Val, four adult children, 2 daughters in law, 2 grandchildren - wonderful people.
  • Occupation: 30 years in local church leadership.
  • Likes: landscape photography, walking in National Parks, kids.
  • Dislikes: waking up in the middle of the night with a brain buzzing with ideas.
  • Fairly interesting fact: Has been known to frequent the Cinema on his days off
  • Passionate about: the amazing potential and experience of the local church
  • History: a Waikato boy. Primary School teacher.
  Ruth Shute
Lay Pastor/Office Administrator
  • Family: Recently Married, 3 daughters, 1 daughter in law, 1 son and 2 sons in law, plus 5 grandchildren.
  • Occupation: Office Administrator, Pastoral Assistant, plus anything else that comes her way. Does accounts for a Builder.
  • Likes: Reading, Gardening, Embroidery, Cooking.
  • Dislikes: Housework? Computers when they don't do what you want them to.
  • Favourite quote: A rebel at heart who God loves and has never given up on.
  • Passionate about: Building Christians up in the Word of God, so they may go out and fulfill the great commission. Matthew 28:18-20
  • History: Served for 20 years in India in a school for Mish kids.
  Neil and Jill White
Lay Pastors 
  • Family: 2 daughters
  • Occupations: Lay Pastors at Discovery, Painter and teaches English at River City Training Academy. 
  • Likes:
    Neil - Music, Sailing (catching the breeze), talking (shooting the breeze), not necessarily in that order
    Jill - Anything social that involves coffee and dessert. 
  • Dislikes:
    Neil - animal organs served on a dinner plate. 
    Jill - Social occasions with no coffee or dessert. 
  • Has been quoted as saying: "Life is hard, people are strange, but God is good" or "There are no calories on Sundays".
  • Passionate about: Loving people and seeing them equipped and flourishing in all that God has for them. 
  • History: Neil and Jill were involved in music ministry with YWAM in Amsterdam for 6 years, followed by many years ministering to Churches in New Zealand. 
Neil and Jill White