The Mission to Seafarers: Wellington, NZ
About us…
The Mission to Seafarers Wellington is a non-profit organisation based at CentrePort, Wellington, New Zealand’s Capital City.
Our work is to support seafarers - the hard-working men and women that live and work at sea, who bring 97% of our imports and exports to & from New Zealand.
We are an active ministry of the Anglican Diocese of Wellington, and the Wellington Cathedral of St Pauls. We are supported by amazing people from all around the Wellington Diocese, and further afield.
Globally, The Mission to Seafarers provides welfare and advocacy and a friendly welcome to crews in 200 ports in 50 countries around the world.
The Mission to Seafarers Global Website: www.missiontoseafarers.org
The Wellington Seafarers Welfare Centre:
We have a beautiful modern Seafarers Centre located at Portacom P11 in the Pipitea Village, right next to Shed 39 at CentrePort, Wellington.
Our Seafarers Centre has keypad access so seafarers can gain access to the Centre 24/7/365.
Crewmembers are invited to come to the Seafarers Centre to relax and unwind, use the free WIFI, enjoy a cuppa tea and a biscuit, and help themselves to free magazines, books, SIM cards and other resources that we have available, free of charge.
Our Team:
Lance Lukin - Regional Director and Port Chaplain for the Port of Wellington
Lance has been working as Chaplain at the Port of Wellington since 2016. Before working for The Mission to Seafarers, Lance served in a variety of roles. Originally training as a teacher, Lance was ordained in 1993 and served in Parish and Theological education positions before becoming a full-time Military Chaplain in 2000.
During his time with the NZDF Lance worked as a base Chaplain at Linton, Papakura and Trentham. He deployed to East Timor in 2001 and to Afghanistan in 2004 and 2005. In 2008 he was appointed Principal Chaplain Army, and in 2011 he became the Principal Defence Chaplain. He participated in the Anzac Dawn Service at Gallipoli for the 95th, 99th and 100th commemorations. He also led commemorations at El Alamein, Monte Cassino and in Korea.
In addition to his role as Port Chaplain, Lance is also a chaplain with St John and the Honorary Chaplain for the Wellington RSA.
Lance’s interests include scuba diving, travel, Lego and fitness.
Tim Tovey - Assistant Chaplain and Ship Visitor for the Port of Wellington
Tim has been working as the Assistant Chaplain at the Port of Wellington since April 2021, and he loves meeting all the crew members of the various ships that visit Wellington harbour, and helping them in various ways.
Before working for The Mission to Seafarers, Tim served in various church and community youth ministries and he also has experience in the construction industry. He has visited countries in Asia, Africa and The Pacific, and he loves meeting people from different countries and learning about their language, culture and cuisine.
Tim’s hobbies include surfing, fitness, and travel.
