It is hard to comprehend what has happened in Christchurch in the last 24 hours. For many of us it has left a deep ache and sick feeling in our hearts. I personally watched as waves of Cantabrians, couples, families, small groups and people alone, brought a carpet of flowers and compassion to the police … Continued
A solution-focussed workshop is being hosted by Christchurch Methodist Mission to launch Kore Hiakai: Zero Hunger campaign in Christchurch from 9:30am to 3:00pm, Tuesday 12 March, at WesleyCare Chapel, 3 Marbel Wood Drive, Papanui. Across the country social service agencies, social enterprises, and food industries are giving out more and more food as a response to … Continued
This Easter, you can have fun and make a difference to families living in poverty at the same time. The Christchurch Methodist Mission is encouraging you to host your own Easter Egg Hunt and invite friends and families to come along and join in the fun. Simply register your Easter Egg Hunt at bit.ly/myeasteregghunt2019, invite … Continued
CTV are producing a video documentary series on ending homelessness in Christchurch, based on the work of Housing First, an amazing collaborative venture coordinated by the Methodist Mission, that in just a number of months has already housed more than 30 homeless people, giving them new hope and opportunities, as well as a roof over … Continued
Getting to Know and Improve Water Use in our Homes and Churches: There is a link between water and carbon emissions. It is easy to overlook the energy used in treating and delivering water to our taps, and for heating water. Energy is used to treat water and pipe it to our homes and churches. Energy … Continued
We welcomed Rev Philomeno (Philo) Kinera into our parish and Rev Darryn Hickling into our StreeTs programme at a packed, special service of Induction Thursday evening, 7 February 2019, led by District Superintendent, Rev Kathryn Walters. Also a part of the service were the whanau, friends and former parishioners of Darryn and Philo. During the … Continued
Do you have a winter jacket that you no longer require? The Community Liaison staff at Turanga Central Library can put it to good use, making sure it goes to someone in need. Contact Darryn from our StreeTs ministry, who is able to drop it off any donations. Photo by Mehdi Sepehri on Unsplash
With the help of Mere & Kili’s Christchurch family and friends, our church community had the great pleasure to host a wonderful celebration as our Sunday Gathering on 27 January 2019. The Knox Hall was full for the blessing of the marriage of Kili and Mere, and the baptism of their cherished son, Bati. It … Continued
Join the Methodist team in a fun, free competition to encourage people to experience first-hand the joys and benefits of riding a bike. (When you register, you will be asked to join a team, our team is Methodist Church of New Zealand Christchurch. More info here. Register on the website – it’s free. Ride a … Continued
The table was almost groaning with the Christmas morning tea shout that a dozen members of Durham Street Methodist church surprised the builders at the Aldersgate Centre site on Monday 17 December. (Photo Credit: Judith Prosser)
This beautiful mini-coffe table book, by Sean Hawkey, is a dramatic collection of portraits and very short true stories of men and women in Honduras, who are called Jesus. Honduras is full of drama at the moment: violence and gangs, political upheavals, mass migration, the assassination of indigenous leaders like Berta Cāceres. But among the … Continued
The chaplaincy team at Christchurch Women’s (which also includes Children wards, Child Haematology and Oncology, and Neo-natal Intensive Care) have a ministry of giving teddy bears. They are looking for knitters to join their team. The Ministry began after the earthquakes and has made a positive impact on children and their families. The bears are … Continued
Christian World Service is committed to tackling the causes of poverty as well as its effects. CWS works in 22 countries with committed local partners deeply rooted in their communities, because they are most likely to make long term lasting change happen for the poorest people.
We are heading to Christmas with the passing of the Child Poverty Reduction Act. The big news is that it was supported by all political parties, so it should give stability for continuing attention to reducing child poverty regardless of who is in power. The Act also sets measures for reporting so we can track … Continued
Interested in learning the mysteries of websites? Ever wondered what it would be like to be your own webmaster or mistress? With the revamping and relaunch of our new website, the New Black (our website consultants) will shortly be running training for people on how to update content, add pages etc. We already have two … Continued
The ‘I Welcome Pledge’ asked New Zealanders if they supported community sponsorship of refugees and if they would like to see the current pilot become an annual programme. In all, over 10,000 people have added their voices so far to the Pledge. More information is available at https://www.iwelcome.org.nz/, where you can pledge your support for … Continued
Kevin Clements (Chair & Foundation Director of the National Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies, Otago University) packed Knox Hall on Friday night (10 August 2018) with a public lecture powerfully analysing the “Politics of Compassion in an Age of Ruthless Power”. Not only covering the Trump-effect in the US and the neo-Nazis in Europe, Clements … Continued
Leading Australian progressive theologian, Jesus scholar, and an authority on Christian-Jewish relations, Dr Lorraine Parkinson, led a weekend programme (28-30 October 2016) in Christchurch at the invitation of Durham Stree Methodist and Knox Presbterian churches. On Friday night, she presented a talk, Contradiction and Confusion in the Church: two gospels in competition, followed by a … Continued