At Level 2, some staff have returned to the Diocesan office and some are continuing to operate mostly in a remote capacity. We can continue to help with setting up your virtual meetings......

Help with your virtual meetings

A reminder that as we continue to work within Alert Levels, we can assist you with setting up any viritual meetings you wish to run - Vestry, Housegroup, Bible Study or any small group gatherings. Zoom meetings or Teleconferencing are available through the Diocesan office. Please contact Nicola Wong for more information.

Diocesan Office Update

At the moment the Diocesan office is only open for staff - there is a mixture of some staff on site and some continuing to work from home at Level 2. We are still available to be contacted.  Please do continue to contact us during usual office hours.

Email is the preferred way of contacting us in the first instance. Please tell us if you want us to phone you back and we will. The nature of situation is that we might not be able to get to your phone message straight away, but we will do as soon as we can.

Contact details are below, please use direct dial numbers:

Office contact information:

Nicola Wong (Bishop’s Executive Assistant): bishops.pa@calledsouth.org.nz

– Direct line: 03-488 0826

Andrew Metcalfe (Diocesan Registrar): registrar@calledsouth.org.nz

 – Direct line: 03-488 0821

Ginny Kitchingman (Diocesan Accountant): ginny@calledsouth.org.nz

 – Direct line: 03-488 0828

Dominique Aitcheson (Diocesan Senior Accounts Clerk): dominique@calledsouth.org.nz

 – Direct Line: 03-488 0825

Ven Dr Michael Godfrey (Diocesan Ministry Educator): educator@calledsouth.org.nz

 – Direct Line: 03-488 0829

John Graveston (Diocesan Child Youth & Family Educator): youth@calledsouth.org.nz 

– Cell phone 022 049-6029

To speak to Bishop Steven Benford, please contact his Executive Assistant, Nicola Wong.