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The BCHT recently built 2 houses in Northcote, Auckland, for older women in need. Please help us to finish the fencing on these properties to give these ladies a safe and secure home to live in.

The Bays Community Housing Trust was set up in 2004 by Long Bay Baptist Church members who saw a need for affordable, good quality housing on the North Shore for people in social and economic need. The initial focus was on people who had experienced mental ill health, recently the Trust has included the provision of housing for young people and the elderly.

Currently the Trust has purchased 18 one bedroom units with the help of Housing New Zealand, ASB Community Trust and other organisations, a figure it wants to raise to 50 within six years. The Trust also manages 12 properties owned by Housing New Zealand. The aim is to expand the Trust’s service to people in economic or social need.

The vision of what this could be keeps the Trust going. There are many people who struggle to find affordable housing and, at present, the Trust is only scratching the surface.

The Trust’s aim will always be to treat others with dignity and respect. It comes from the conviction that all people are important to God. Throughout history and Scripture, God has always had a heart for the poor and outcasts. The Trust believe He has called us - His people, His church - to express that same love.