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Wellington celebrates "paid-up" hub

The Wellington City Mission team are celebrating this week as roughly four weeks after the opening of their new building, Whakamaru, the Mission has raised the full $50 million required to pay for its transformative new community services hub.

Dunedin elects Anne van Gend

The Diocese of Dunedin electoral synod has elected the Ven Dr Anne van Gend to lead the people of Otago and Southland as the 11th Bishop of Dunedin.
• Archbishops' official announcement letter
• Diocese of Dunedin announcement
• New Bishop elected for Otago-Southland

Cathedral tree back for Xmas

Christchurch City Mission has joined with Christ Church Cathedral in the square to bring visitors back inside the Cathedral this Christmas, returning to tradition with an updated City Mission Christmas Tree.

'Living Faith' fires discipleship

The Diocese of Christchurch welcomed 400 Anglicans to an energetic 'Living Faith' conference this 26 October where a line-up of speakers shared their vision of how churches can transform into communities of 'disciples that make disciples'.

Wellington invests in homes

The Diocese of Wellington has celebrated delivery of the first two houses from its Diocesan Housing Programme prefabrication factory. 

+Justin invites all to care

Archbishop Justin Duckworth challenged Aotearoa New Zealand to take up the call to care as he blessed the Wellington City Mission's brand new community hub and social housing apartment building 'Whakamaru' in downtown Wellington this last week. 

City Mission hub ready for action

The Wellington City Mission has announced that its brand new, purpose-built community hub and social housing apartment building, 'Whakamaru' will open it doors to anyone and everyone from November 2024.

NZ images help youth reflect

Youth Coordinator for the Anglican Diocese of Nelson, Brad Wood has jumped feet first into the world of generative AI image-making and come up with a set of Aotearoa-New Zealand inspired cards designed to enable young people's reflections on matters of the Spirit.

Biography honours Shirley Murray

Bishop John Bluck shares his insights on the posthumous biography of renowned Pākehā hymnwriter Shirley Erena Murray.


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