Andrew and Jo met at a youth group in Dunedin in 1989. Andrew finished an accounting degree at Otago University, and went to Bible College in Southern California. Jo finished a Consumer and Applied Sciences degree at Otago University and she also went to Bible College at Lifeway College in Snells Beach. Andrew and Jo got married in 1997 and they have four children who are all now young adults.

Pastor Isaac and Dominique have three children and have been in Ministry for 19 years. They previously Pastored a church in Ruakaka near Whangarei and have pastored here in Auckland for the last ten years.

Before moving to Auckland, New Zealand, in January 2009, Louni and Flow worked in two multi-ethnic, multicultural regional organizations in the Pacific:14 years at the University of the South Pacific in Suva, Fiji, and later, for another 14 years, at the Secretariat of the Pacific Community, Noumea, New Caledonia, where they served in senior administration and financial management positions. They have a positive non-threatening presence and have profound respect for all peoples. They both have a passion for service and in making a difference in whatever they do in serving their community.