Van der Merwe, J.M. (Johan Matthys)2015-11-192015-11-192015-10-13Van der Merwe, J., 2015, 'Destination New Zealand: A history of the Afrikaans Christian Church of New Zealand', HTS Theological Studies/Teologiese Studies 71(3), Art. #2921, 9 pages. http://dx.DOI.org/ 10.4102/hts.v71i3.2921.0259-9422 (print)2072-8050 (online)10.4102/hts.v71i3.2921http://hdl.handle.net/2263/50516The advent of democratic change in South Africa in the 1990s led to an exodus of many White Afrikaans-speaking Christians from South Africa. They settled all over the world. One of the countries of choice was New Zealand. A group of these emigrants came together in Auckland, New Zealand, in 1998 and founded an Afrikaans church. The Church grew from one congregation to a denomination that currently has nine congregations. This article describes the history of the Afrikaanse Christen Kerk van Nieu-Seeland [Afrikaans Christian Church of New Zealand]. It focuses on the founding, growth, Church Order, ministry and challenges of the Church. The sources for this article are primary documents collected by the author in New Zealand.en© 2015. The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS OpenJournals. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.New ZealandAfrikaanse Christen Kerk van Nieu-SeelandAfrikaans Christian Church of New ZealandFoundingGrowthChurch OrderMinistryChallengesTheology articles SDG-01SDG-01: No povertyTheology articles SDG-04SDG-04: Quality educationTheology articles SDG-05SDG-05: Gender equalityTheology articles SDG-10SDG-10: Reduced inequalitiesTheology articles SDG-16SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutionsTheology articles SDG-17SDG-17: Partnerships for the goalsArticle