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The Climate Justice Working Group is committed to producing a calendar for each of the five key focus areas in the Climate Justice Decade – Rekindle the Va of Papatūānuku. The focus area for 2025/26 is Climate Migration/Displacement.

The 2025 World Day of Prayer service and resouces have been prepared by the WDP Committee of Cook Islands. The theme is “I Made You Wonderfully” based on Psalm 139: 14. The ecumenical service will take place on Friday 7 March 2025.

Slow Down, Pause and Rest: Experience the Gift of Retreat

At Methodist Mission Southern, we believe in the abundance of love, care, and resources that our community can offer. Yet, for too many in our society, life is about getting by with what’s leftover—what’s unwanted or barely enough to survive.

The Auckland Synod work got off to a busy start in 2025 with the Induction services for Rev Kaurasi Lagi at the Pitt St Fijian congregation in Auckland Central Parish and Glen Eden Church in the Waitakere Parish.

Feminine Descriptors for God. Based on terms used in “Changing Church” (Jann Aldredge-Clanton), the stories of 12 US ministers (mainly women), their lives and their theologies.

Lifewise is delighted to announce the re-opening of the historic Myers Park Cottage, located at 72 Greys Avenue, Au

Because of shrinking congregations and limited finance, many small NZ churches have been forced to close.

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Dr Emily Colgan, (Trinity Theological College, University of Auckland), is our Guest Speaker on the topic The Bible: Violence in /and our Sacred Texts. See the full details in our flyer.

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