Our Pastors

SENIOR PASTORS

Colin and Anne Chitty are the Senior Pastors at CauseWay Church. They have lived in Mangawhai and been involved in both the community and the local church since they married. In 1997, while attending a Hillsong conference in Auckland, God gave them a vision of all that the local church could and should be. They continued to serve in and encourage the church to pursue all that God had for them, taking up the role as senior leaders in the church until being inducted as Senior Pastors in 2005.

They are passionate about the local church, believing it is the hope of the world. They are also passionate about seeing people empowered and encouraged to be everything God has intended them to be.

CAUSEWAY KIDZ PASTOR

Jan Chambers is the children’s Pastor at CauseWay Church. She has served in children’s ministry for over 20 years in the UK and now leads the children’s ministry at CauseWay Church.

Jan and her husband Paul came to New Zealand for a family OE in 2001.They connected with the church at Mangawhai while here, but returned to the UK after a year. However, God had other plans, and two years later they returned to Mangawhai to live.

Jan is a trained school teacher with over 25 years’ experience and is passionate about nurturing positive self-esteem in children, as well as seeing them come into a vibrant, real relationship with Jesus.

CAUSEWAY YOUTH PASTOR

Jvarn Ingham first started coming to CauseWay Church when he was fourteen years old and he very quickly got involved in the youth group and serving in the church. After finishing high school, he spent nearly two years working with the missions organisation YWAM (Youth With A Mission, before returning to Mangawhai and taking on  the role of Youth Pastor at CauseWay. As well as running FUEL Youth, he works part time for a local builder and is currently completing his building apprenticeship. In his spare time Jvarn enjoys surfing, skating and tennis.

Jvarn is passionate about helping young people to find a place where they can belong, connect to others and encounter God. His vision is to see young people not just “surviving” their teenage years but “thriving”, through living out their full potential in God.