Theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer had a choice to remain safe and challenge injustice from the outside; the secure periphery of the conflict and ultimate danger. Yet he chose to return home to Germany against his friends' advice, to work for justice and freedom from within the ravages of World War II. A choice that would see him executed just days before the allied troops, and ultimate freedom, arrived.

Following on from last week’s story about Scott & Nikki, we bring you the next instalment on what life is like for the Wheeler whānau in Kapuna, Papua New Guinea.

We celebrate Wellington City Missioner, Murray Edridge, who received an Absolutely Positively Wellingtonian Award at an awards ceremony last Thursday night at Te Papa.

Miriam Freeman-Plume from Pauatahanui Anglicans, assisted by Rev Jessica Falconer from Otaki, led two Godly Play style workshops over 2 Saturdays in July and August.

Scott and Nikki Wheeler and their three children Isaac, Abby and Levi have been living in Kapuna in remote Papua New Guinea for the last year and a half. Scott and Nikki joined us at Training Day in Karori, where we caught up with them.

In April, we brought you news that Renew Communities were planning to put out a second album. We are pleased to announce that their album is coming out this Friday.

Once again, Training Day was a great time to connect with our wider movement whānau and an opportunity to hear from great speakers who encouraged and challenged us in our faith.

St Philip’s Revive is a new church plant in Stokes Valley. We have recently had the opportunity to partner with Te Awa Kairangi Kai Collective and the Stokes Valley Food Bank to put on free cooking classes and Kai Kit making in the Stokes Valley hall on Wednesdays at 10am till 12pm.

Kia ora whanau! Greetings from Lambeth where we (Tim and Jenny) are having an amazing adventure alongside those bishops of ours!!

Greetings to you all from the UK. We thought it would be good to offer a few updates from the Lambeth Conference. Technically the Conference proper does not start for another few days but the Bishops have all gathered early for a two day retreat.

We stood in clusters in the carpark prior to the pōwhiri starting. I experienced the usual social discomfort of making small-talk with people – some that I knew, and some that were new to me.

The Religious Diversity Centre (RDC) is pleased to announce the Climate Action Workgroup’s 2022 programme: E tū te mana o Te Ao: Building a Climate of Hope.

It’s Monday night in a cold, damp Cathedral carpark. Ten blokes are standing round admiring a motorcycle, holding cups of strong, hot coffee, complaining about dangerous Wellington drivers and talking about life’s challenges.

Last weekend St John’s in Johnsonville celebrated the 90th birthday of one of their stalwart women of faith and bishops medal recipient Jane Watts. This wonderful celebration got us thinking. Not just about Jane, but also about the hundreds of women of faith like her across our movement in the Diocese.

Our vicar, Chris Dodds, dressed in a cassock and surplice for the first time in his life, hymns that were over a century old, the 1662 liturgy, Chris preaching from the pulpit. What was happening at our 10:00am service on Sunday 26th July 2022?

Hot on the heels of refugee Sunday, we talked to Jake Smythe from Red Cross about his role in the former refugee resettlement programme. This story comes as we are in the process of setting up four homes and have six more to do in the next few weeks.

Thursday 30th June marked 10 years since Bishop’s Justin’s ordination as Bishop of Wellington.

World Refugee Day is marked on 20 June where we celebrate the courage and strength of refugees and displaced people. In the Anglican calendar, we set aside July 3 for Refugee Sunday.