Churches in Hamilton

Hamilton Churches

Who's Who
  Meet the Staff

  Garry Marquand
Senior Pastor
  • Family: married to Val, four adult children, 3 daughters-in-law and 4 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.
  Val Marquand
Office Administrator
  • Family: Married to Garry. Four adult Children, three married, four grandchildren.
  • Occupation: Church Administrator.
  • Likes: Reading, cake decorating, playing with the grandchildren.
  • Dislikes: Computers that won't do what you want them to do!!!
  • Fairly interesting fact: Has been a cake decorator for 23years.
  • Passionate about: Caring for and servng my family and the Church family.
  • History: Born in Tauranga. Was a Primary school teacher.
  Neil and Jill White
Lay Pastors 
  • Family: 2 daughters
  • Occupations: Lay Pastors at Discovery, Neil is a Painter and Guitar teacher and Jill tutors 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. 
  • Have 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 in Church settings in New Zealand. 
Neil and Jill White