INTRODUCTION
The Presbytery of South Auckland is the regional body of the Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand, serving the congregations of South Auckland. The geographic area that is within the bounds of this presbytery ranges from our northern-most congregation of St John’s, Papatoetoe to St Andrew’s, Te Kauwhata in the south.
Within the Presbytery are 19 parishes/congregations, some with multiple ministerial teams and multiple preaching places.
 Moderator of Presbytery is elected annually by the Presbytery and in more recent times has served two terms of one year. The Moderator represents the Presbytery at a variety of wider church events and conducts Services of Worship at the licensing of ministry students, and ordinations and/or inductions of ministers, within the Presbytery bounds. In accordance with Presbyterian policy, Moderators and Clerks of Presbytery may be either ordained Ministers or Elders.
The Presbytery Clerk undertakes the various clerical and administrative functions set out in the Book of Order and delegated to him by the Presbytery or Executive Committee.
Each year each congregation commissions an Elder to represent them, along with their minister/s, in the Presbytery. The Presbytery meets bi-monthly and has several Committees. The Executive Committee meets monthly and is commissioned to undertake a range of functions delegated to it by the Presbytery. The Moderator of Presbytery usually moderates this Committee.
Other Committees include a Property and Finance Committee, a Ministry Committee and Students (for the Ministry) Committee. Each Committee is presided over by a Convenor and reports regularly to the Presbytery.
OVERVIEW
The Presbytery is responsible for the worship, life and mission of the church. It provides the link between congregations and the General Assembly, facilitating and overseeing worship, life and mission amongst the congregations for which it has responsibility. Its task is to provide the resources for the congregations for which it has responsibility and to cultivate a sense of community amongst those congregations.
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