On Monday evening 20 or so people from church and community came together to talk in the post-election environment about: What would it take to end poverty in Aotearoa New Zealand; What policies are needed; Is there the political will to make it happen? We heard simulating and to-the-point presentations from our three panelists: Jill … Continued
A crowd over-flowing out from the Chapel at Aldersgate celebrated Christmas Day today – the first in the new Aldersgate Centre. Christmas crackers were burst, carols with a Kiwi flavour were sung with gusto, and Mr Bean pointed us where to find a missing baby Jesus. Many old friends were welcomed home, and new friends … Continued
On a warm afternoon on the last Sunday before Christmas a team of around 20 members and friends of Durham Street Methodist Church accepted an invitation to come over the hill to the small settlement of Rāpaki, which sits on the shores of Whakaraupō (Lyttelton Harbour) under the gaze of the mountain Te Poho o … Continued