CHRISTMAS 2025

All things Christmas at Hamilton City Salvation Army!

CHRISTMAS & New Year OFFICE HOURS:

2025

Mon, 22nd December - 9:00am-1:00pm

Tues, 23rd December - 9:00am-1:00pm

Wed, 24th December - 9:00am-1:00pm

Christmas Day Thurs, 25th December - CLOSED

Boxing Day, Fri, 26th December - CLOSED

Mon, 29th December - 9:00am-1:00pm

Tues, 30th December - 9:00am-1:00pm

Wed, 31st December - 9:00am-1:00pm

2026

Thurs, 1st January - CLOSED 

Fri, 2nd January - CLOSED

Mon, 5th - Fri, 9th January - 9:00am-1:00pm

Mon, 12th - Fri, 16th January - 9:00am-1:00pm

Appointments will resume on Mon, 19th January 2026


CHRISTMAS SERVICE TIMES:

- Sunday, 21st December - 10:30am service as usual.

CHRISTMAS DAY

- ThursdaY, 25th December - 10:30am service.

On Christmas Day we are also hosting a Community Christmas BBQ - 94 London Street - 1:00pm - Tickets $10 from reception at 99 London Street. Come and see us, call on 834 7000
or email: raewyn.tong@salvationarmy.org.nz.


Christmas Appeals:

The Loft - Learn more - Donate
SA Christmas Appeal - Learn more

We need donations of jelly boxes for our ‘Jelly Tree’ to fill up our family hampers this Christmas. Donations of jelly boxes can be brought to 99 London Street and popped directly into our tree near reception!

Our ‘Blessing Tree’ (located at 99 London Street) has tags with gifts written on them, please take a tag and buy the gift on that tag, we’d be so grateful to be able to add these gifts to our ‘Christmas Loft’ collection.

If you are not in the position to buy these gifts yourself, get your friends together and buy an item together or please pass the message on to your friends and aqauaintances who may be able to help.

To obtain a tag, visit the tree at 99 London Street, Hamilton, or contact our office on 834 7000. Purchased tag gifts can be left at reception.

CHRISTMAS EVENTS:

ADVENT MESSAGE SERIES

Celebrate the season of Advent with our message series “When Small Meets Sovereign” beginning on Sunday, 30th November - 10:30am, 99 London Street. Advent is a special time of anticipation, setting the scene leading up to the wonderful celebration that is Christmas Day - 25th December. To learn more about our Sunday Services, click HERE.


Christmas Day BBQ

PAY-IT-FORWARD - Gift a Ticket

If you would like to be a “pay-it-forward” donee and pay for a ticket on behalf of someone else, please contact our office on 834 7000 or email raewyn.tong@salvationarmy.org.nz


BRASS BAND CHRISTMAS PROGRAMME

BRASS BAND CHRISTMAS PROGRAMME