Registrations for General Assembly 2018 will be taken and managed through a dedicated General Assembly website: www.ga2018.nz

The latest edition of Spanz is now available online.

Rev Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, General Secretary of the World Council of Churches, asks WCC members to support upcoming 70^th anniversary gatherings with the prayer.

The Spirit in the Church: At Pentecost, the Spirit of God comes in a manner that is both reassuring and completely alien; unless we understand this we will be doomed to look in the ‘wrong way’ for the Spirit moving amongst us today.
 

The hungry are of special concern to God for it is on their behalf God will ask us: “Did you feed me when I was hungry?” (Matt 25: 35-40)

Presbyterian Support New Zealand is inviting applications from parishes for grants from the Tindall Foundation.

Application material may be viewed or downloaded from the Presbyterian Support website, and applications close on Friday, 22 June 2018.

In late June, Presbyterian Women Aotearoa New Zealand are hosting a "We are at the Well" series of events in the South Island. Dr Deborah Bower, theologian and spiritual life coach, will be speaking at Rakaia (21 June), Cashmere (21 June) and Nelson (23 June).

Asia Sunday is observed every year on the Sunday before Pentecost, and it coincides with the founding of the Christian Conference of Asia.

Earlier this month, the Church Property Trustees (CPT) published an update to their Earthquake-prone Church Buildings Policy. The updated policy responds to issues raised at General Assembly 2016.

The Trustees advise key changes are as follows: