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"My Place…To Till and Keep" is the theme for the CWS Christmas Appeal this year. The theme focuses on people being robbed of their land in Africa, South America and Asia. Learn more about the appeal and donate here.

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The Minutes of the 2012 General Assembly are now on the Church website. Download them here.

In a message to mark Reformation Day, the General Secretary of the World Communion of Reformed Churches, the Rev Dr Setri Nyomi, says he hopes member churches and partners renew their commitment to being God’s instruments of transformation in the world today.

The Presbyterian Church in Korea (PCK) is celebrating its 100th anniversary this week in Seoul, Korea.

As part of the celebrations, the General Secretary for the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC), Setri Nyomi, is in Seoul to mark the occasion as the PCK is one of four WCRC member churches in Korea and one of the largest Presbyterian churches in the world.

The first Korean Presbyterian minister founded a church in Hwanghae province in 1884 and the PCK General Assembly was established in 1912. 

The Centre for Theology & Public Issues at the University of Otago is organising a one-day conference on 28 August on the life, work and legacy of 19th c Presbyterian minister, Rev Rutherford Waddell & the Sin of Cheapness. Venue: Burns Hall, First Church, Moray Place, Dunedin. Keynote speaker: Helen Kelly, President, New Zealand Council of Trade Unions. Papers given by: Tony Ballantyne, Peter Lineham, Peter Matheson, Hugh Morrison, John Stenhouse, and Archives' Yvonne Wilkie.

The Church Property Property Trustees seek an Administrative Secretary with at least eight years experience. Reporting to the Executive Officer, you will provide efficient  administration support, including the processing of property related applications, loan administration, liaising with financial services providers, the preparation of agendas, minute taking at meetings, daily banking requirements and the preparation of income and expenditure reports. Applications close 17 August. Apply here.

The development of Christian faith among Māori has changed over time from the missionary endeavours of Pākehā settlers, to the development of indigenous expressions of Christian faith, to co-operative partnerships between Māori and Pākehā in the mainline churches, and to the recent emergence of the Destiny Church.