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The Presbyterian Savings and Development Society have up to $10,000 to award to help turn a new idea/project into reality. Ideas need to be innovative and original, expressive of the mission of the Church, practical and measurable, a completely separate initiative and not part of an existing or previous programme, and able to be replicated in other churches.

The latest issue of Spanz magazine is now online. Our Autumn edition looks at how churches are responding to the CPT’s policy on earthquake-prone church buildings. We share a remarkable journey from Rwandan refugee to church elder.

Traditionally, Asia Sunday is celebrated every year a week before Pentecost to commemorate the birth of the Christian Conference of Asia, which PCANZ is a member of.

The latest Presbyterian Church social issues booklet titled, Interchurch Unity: Churches Working Together explores how churches of different denominations can find ways to work together in a joint sense of mission.

Tomorrow a campaign to lift all wages to a living wage will be launched. The Moderator of the Presbyterian Church says, “It is shameful that those who do not receive a living wage cannot afford basic necessities”.

Tomorrow is Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent. Download the PresCare Lenten Refelctions booklet here. It contains weekly reflections based on the lectionary readings in the weeks leading up to Easter.

The Moderator has written to the Catholic Church in New Zealand to assure  them of our prayers and thoughts as they go through a period of transition. Read the letter here.

Training with Kids Friendly Coaches is available for children’s ministry workers in Auckland and Dunedin at the Kids Friendly offices. Whether you are a Sunday School leader/teacher, holiday programme coordinator or crèche facilitator Jill and Cheryl aim to help.

The Rev Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, general secretary of the World Council of Churches, has challenged Korean congregations to believe the promise of peace and to become peacemakers in a region that for 60 years has been divided by the De-Militarized Zone between South and North Korea. Read his sermon here.