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A small amount of funding is available from the Caughey Smith-Preston Memorial Interdenominational Evangelisation Fund for church or denominational projects: employing evangelists to hold missions in NZ large cities and towns; or employing young evangelists to go to the backblocks of NZ; or opening Sunday Schools. Requests for funding are invited, please outline in as much detail as possible:

- the aims of the project

- how long it has been in operation or will be in operation

- where it is located

- personnel involved

Enrolment is now open for the 2012 General Assembly in Rotorua, 4-7 October 2012. Enrolment packs, enrolment forms and travel reimbursement forms will be posted from 18 June to all those presbyteries have agreed will represent congregations as Commissioners or Observers.

The latest issue of Spanz magazine is now online. Our Winter edition unveils the GA12 logo and theme, and introduces GA12’s keynote speaker.

Let’s celebrate two hundred years of the Christian gospel in New Zealand. 25 December 2014 is the official date of the bicentenary when the Rev Samuel Marsden preached his first sermon at Oihi Bay in 1814, supported by Ruatara, Hongi Hika and Korokoro.

Applications are open for Faith Funding. Presbyterian Support is a Faith Funding Manager for The Tindall Foundation for projects undertaken by Presbyterian parishes supporting families and communities. Applications close 29 June 2012. More information here or email admin@ps.org.nz

Christian World Service (CWS) has launched an appeal for funds to help avert impending disaster in the West Africa’s Sahel. Ten million people are struggling to find food. Support the appeal here.

To mark International Women’s Day, the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) asks for nominations for a prize encouraging women to become leaders in their church. Read more and apply here.

Presbyterian churches are once more encouraged to help put the heart back into local community by supporting Neighbours Day Aotearoa – running over the weekend of 24-25 March 2012.

For more information on how to take part in on Neighbours Day visit www.neighboursday.org.nz.