In the heart of Devonport is a space that might be easy to walk past, yet it’s a place where God is quietly at work, day after day. A New Page Bookshop isn’t just a retail space. It’s part of the Church. Part of the body. A faithful expression of prayer, presence, hospitality, and the Spirit moving through everyday moments.

We talk often, as the Devonport Church, about what it means to be united and present in our city, not just on Sundays, but in the ordinary rhythms of the week. A New Page is one of those places where that vision is being lived out. Where the Church shows up in a shopfront, listens without hurry, and trusts the Spirit to lead.

People don’t just come to buy books. They come because there’s peace. Because something feels different. Sometimes they know why. Often they don’t. But again and again, we hear the stories of someone walking in with no real reason and leaving changed. A devotional placed in the right hands. A conversation that opens the heart. A word and a prayer that gently reveals Jesus. That’s not just good timing. That’s the Spirit at work.

And it’s stewarded with love by two beautiful people, Gordon and Dianne, who are deeply connected to the Devonport Church. Alongside a team of amazing volunteers, they hold the space quietly, faithfully, and without fanfare. Week after week, they create room for God to move in His way, in His time.

This place is part of us. Not a side ministry or an extra. It’s a place where Christian leaders gather weekly to support one another, to pray, and to seek the heart of Jesus for our city. It’s just a building, really, but it’s also something deeply significant, a space where the Word is shared, hope is rekindled, and presence becomes a doorway to encounter.

May we never underestimate the significance of these small quiet places where God is at work every day, for in Devonport there are many. They are gathering points of the Church, each one prayerfully positioned in our neighbourhoods. And in this case, A New Page stands central, planted right in the thick of our city. These places matter. They are not background ministries. They are frontline ground. And they are part of the story God is writing in our city.

So let’s support it. When you need a Bible, a gift, a devotional, or a good book, start here. When you buy from A New Page, you’re not just shopping local. You’re sowing into something of God. You’re helping keep this space open, active, and alive, a place of peace, presence, and quiet power in the heart of Devonport.