Today the Moderator wrote to all parishes, ministers, presbyteries and synods encouraging them to support the Upper South Island Earthquake Appeal he launched at General Assembly 2016 in response to the earthquakes of 14 November which caused devastation across the northern part of the South Island and Wellington.
In an exceptional move the Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand has re-elected its recent leader as its future leader.
The Very Rev Andrew Norton of Auckland has been elected Moderator designate and will take up the role of Moderator in 2018. The result of the election was announced at the Church’s General Assembly 2016 in Dunedin on Friday 18 November.
Information about decisions made at General Assembly is available on the Church's website. This information is provided in various formats - such as powerpoint presentation and newlsetter - to enable easy sharing.
19 November 2016
White Ribbon’s newest ambassador is calling on churches to support the campaign opposing violence towards women.
Fri 18 Nov 2016
At its General Assembly in Dunedin today the Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand rejected the view that natural disasters, including the recent earthquakes, are a form of divine punishment.
The Presbyterian Church expressed its “prayerful solidarity” with all those affected by the civil emergencies which have resulted from the current earthquake and storm disasters.
Tues 15 Nov 2016
The Right Rev Richard Dawson of Dunedin is the new Moderator or elected leader of the Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand. He begins his two year term from Tuesday 15 November 2016.
Richard is minister at St Stephens/Leith Valley Presbyterian Church in Dunedin. Born in Dunedin, he studied at the University of Otago. After graduating in 1980 he worked for Youth For Christ and then as a forestry contractor until 1985. He then studied at the Presbyterian Theological Hall completing his training in 1988.
Due to the Civil Defence advisory asking people to stay out of Wellington's central business district following the large earthquake which has affected the top of the South Island and bottom of the North Island, Assembly Office is closed until an inspection of the building has been completed.
The 2016 - 2017 lectionary worship resources is now available for download from the Church's website. This lectionary is Year A - Matthew. Download or view lectionary
Christian World Service (CWS) has launched an appeal to support the people of Haiti following Hurricane Matthew, which earlier this week caused widespread destruction.
Latest figures indicate that just under 300 people have been killed.
Funds raised during the appeal will help families with urgent relief supplies and to rebuild homes and livelihoods. Read more about the Haiti Appeal on the CWS website.
Introducting the new "Stepping Stones of Formation" website, which has been developed by Presbyterian Youth Ministry to help youth leaders create a long-term youth ministry curriculum plan for discipling the young people - aged from 10-30 years old - entrusted to them. PYM have hand-picked a few resources that have excellent content and are easy-to-use. One of the goals of the website is to help youth leaders think about discipling young people in a well-rounded, holistic way.
