ABOUT US
Meet our Pastors
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John Haverland
My name is John Haverland and I am one of the pastors of Pukekohe Reformed Church. I have been married to my wife, Harriet, for over 30 years and we have four married children and five grandchildren. I love the pastoral, preaching and teaching work of the ministry and would not exchange it for anything else! My aim in preaching is to explain the Bible, making it clear, so that children, young people and those with English as a second language can understand it. I also enjoy teaching the Bible to individuals and groups. In my pastoral ministry I regularly visit members of the church and am glad to be involved in people’s lives.
I was born in Christchurch and studied at Canterbury University. From an early age – about five or six – I felt a call to be a pastor and this remained with me through all my growing up years. In pursuing my theological training I gained degrees from the Reformed Theological College in Geelong, Australia, from Calvin Theological Seminary in Michigan, USA, and from Westminister Theological Seminary in California, USA, writing a book called Feed my Sheep: Preaching the Gospel in a Postmodern New Zealand Society.
After serving churches in Bucklands Beach and Christchurch we moved to Pukekohe in 2004 to serve this church. We count it a great privilege to be here and are thankful to God for all his goodness to us in every way.
Feel free to contact me if you would like to discuss what is happening in your life or if you have any questions about the Christian faith or our church.
Eric Stolte
My name is Erik Stolte and I'm privileged to be one of the pastors of this church. I have been married to my wife Georgina for over 25 years. We have ten children, and are now entering the era of being grandparents.
I was raised in a farming family in the Wairarapa where I also later farmed. We then spent 3 years in the USA where I studied for pastoral ministry. After 11 years pastoring in the Reformed Church of Dunedin, I took up my charge in Pukekohe at the end of 2023.
One of the great privileges of my responsibility is to preach God's Word week after week, to help people see more of our Saviour, and to care for people on an individual level.