At the 2023 Synod in Masterton, one of the "missional bites" offered a wine tasting with 27seconds wine.

Rev Chris Frazer, Deacon for Social Justice at the Wellington Cathedral of St Paul, shares a reflection on the pressures low income families in our community are facing, and a way we can support them this Christmas.

A group of current and former Godly Administration Discipleship Group participants recently had a day retreat at Raumati Beach Church.  

How do churches engage with cultural traditions that don’t sit with who they are? This is something Lyall Bay Community Church thought about this year as they approached Halloween.

The Anglican and Catholic Bishops of Aotearoa New Zealand have released a joint statement on the Israel-Palestine conflict.

We’re excited to launch the Common Good Coffee Truck in Wellington City this week.

Onslow Anglicans hosted their inaugural Onslow Anglicans Pie Competition on Sunday and found the tasty initiative was a great way to involve their wider community.

Church leaders and their teams from around the diocese gathered at the Anglican Chinese Mission in Wellington recently for the Leading your Church into Growth conference.

Bishop Justin Duckworth is pleased to announce Revd. Katie Lawrence is the 9th Dean of the Wellington Cathedral of St Paul.

Our annual celebration of Ordination(s) is nearly upon us. Starting on the 19th of November and finishing on Friday 8th of December, Bishop Justin will ordain our Priests and Transitional Deacons.

Ven Pete Watson provides a few reflections on St Matthews Masterton having hosted Synod as a swan song before moving to Auckland.

Inspired by the beautiful set up of St Matthew’s Masterton, Bishop Justin encouraged Synod that while we are presented with great challenges, we can still attend the wedding feast.

With the karanga call of mana whenua and Wairarapa sun warmly shining, delegates entered St Matthew’s Masterton for the 61st Synod of the Diocese of Wellington.  

Matt Crawshaw writes on our Diocese efforts to support former refugees. 

St Michael and All Angels Newlands-Paparārangi has a legacy of care for local whenua, having planted thousands of trees over the last decade around local reserves.

Climate change is the most serious issue threatening the planet. Scientists warn that, unless we make extraordinary efforts to reduce greenhouse gas pollution, climate change will get much worse.

St James’ Church, Lower Hutt recently hosted the Hutt Valley Multicultural Council Spring Fest, a vibrant celebration of cultural diversity here in Te Awakairangi ki Tai. 

Common Grace Aotearoa and Rev. Scottie Reeve held a peaceful demonstration on Parliament lawn, standing against the rhetoric of the Stop Co-Governance Tour.

Through Bedrock Housing and the wonderful mahi of Wellington City Mission we are responding to the desperate need for quality, warm and dry housing throughout Aotearoa.

The sun came out on Sunday afternoon as we celebrated the ordination of Amy Ross as Vocational Deacon.