Our People
Aaron Hodgson - Youth Pastor
Aaron hails from the small town of Te Puke. He is married to Jess, they have two girls, Atea and Jayme, and they love living in Cambridge. Aaron completed his BMin in Adelaide. Before heading overseas to study, Aaron worked in Kiwifruit and Dairy farming.
His passion is to help make the complicated things of the Bible simple for young people to make them wise. Aaron loves speaking to large groups or just one-on-one. He loves to challenge young people to take their faith seriously to prepare them for life better.
His responsibility is to support parents in helping disciple their teens and help spread the gospel in our community.
Aaron loves hanging out with people and playing sports, anything from table tennis to snowboarding.
Nick Goodwin - Associate Pastor
Nick’s time is predominantly spent in outward-focused roles. He is the coordinator of the Pastoral Theologians Fellowship for Christian Community Churches New Zealand (CCCNZ), meaning he is involved in fostering theological conversations and the application of theology across the CCCNZ network of churches. In addition, he works with students and staff at Waikato University, both in partnership with Tertiary Students Christian Fellowship (TSCF, a national Christian student movement), and as part of the campus chaplaincy team. A scientist by training, until 2017 Nick worked at the Ministry of Health in Wellington, and before that in the English health system. He is married to Jo and they have two children, Hannah and Theodore. Family time is usually spent on hockey, cricket, music, long tramps, board games, and discussions of Mycenaean civilization, the French revolution, and Modernista architecture.
Jeremy Lind - Pastor
Jeremy Lind serves as a Pastor at Raleigh Street Christian Centre. In this role, he provides leadership, oversees the staff, and contributes to Bible teaching during Sunday services. Jeremy and his wife, Katherine have six children. Jeremy worked as a Veterinarian in Hamilton, Invercargill and Palmerston North before moving to this role in Cambridge in 2016. He was raised in a Christian home, committed to his faith at a young age, and rededicated his life to Jesus at 19 during a Christian camp.
