Serving Our Community

St Luke’s’ Community Projects

Supporting our neighbourhood in Mt Albert

St Luke’s has a long history of social service and community projects in Mt Albert, especially in getting alongside marginal groups with practical or financial support and advocacy.

BAMA

Beneficiaries Advice Mt Albert

BAMA is a free part-time service based at St Luke’s for beneficiaries, superannuitants and low-income persons and their families who need expert and independent help, information and advocacy support. BAMA offers complete confidentiality. It was jointly established in 2012 as a partnership project between ourselves and our neighbours, Mt Albert Methodist Church. BAMA is run by an independent charitable Trust with board members drawn from both churches. You can find out more (including information on how you can get help from BAMA) here. Or you can call the BAMA service on 09 908 9030 and leave a message for the Advocate, who will phone you back to make an appointment.

We are grateful to the Kerr-Taylor Trust Foundation, the Albert-Eden Local Board, the Methodist PAC Fund, the Anglican Hostel of the Holy Name Trust, COGS and the Tindall Foundation for their support of this project.

SeniorsDANCE

Dance for older adults

On Monday mornings our hall comes to life with a dance community for older adults. SeniorsDANCE has been part of life at St Luke’s since 2011. Classes are taught by professional dance teachers and are an enjoyable way to stay active using easy to learn movement based on contemporary dance. SeniorsDANCE builds balance and coordination, keeps joints mobile and strengthens muscle and addresses physical, mental and social wellbeing, and has the ACC Live Stronger for Longer tick of approval. SeniorsDANCE is partly funded by the Albert-Eden Local Board. For more information, contact Susan Jordan.