Church insurer expects huge bills
An insurance company that covers most of the churches in Christchurch expects damage to run into "hundreds of millions of dollars."
• A fifth of Christchurch may have left
• Where to worship in Chch this Sunday
• Overview of building damage around diocese
• 'Tented village' plan for quake victims
• Govt may declare national day of mourning
Quake toll rises to 165
Confirmed deaths from the Christchurch earthquake have risen to 165, with 200 missing.
• Helen Clark says Christchurch as bad as Haiti
• PM announces appeal with global reach
• 'God is in this, weeping with those who weep'
• Blessing over earthquake bodies at Burnham
Dr Williams offers prayerful support.
The Archbishop of Canterbury offers prayers of support to quake-ravaged Christchurch.
Working Towards Shared Vision
Two bishops and an academic tackle the question of a shared vision for theological education in this province.
Confirmation – only for the retired?
Confirmation ought to be about mature faith and therefore reserved for the newly retired, argues a canon theologian in the Church Times.
Wellington & Auckland launch appeals
The bishops of Wellington and Auckland have launched appeals to assist the Diocese of Christchurch in its ministry to quake victims.
Covenant section seen as 'punitive and unAnglican'
Punitive, controlling and completely unAnglican” – that’s how Dr Tony Fitchett sees Section 4 of the proposed Covenant.
What does it mean to be a peacemaker?
Hurting and killing people is not a good way to make peace. Neither is destroying their infrastructure, their systems of government, or their economic viability.
Missionary biography launched
After six years spent researching the life of an early missionary couple, a retired Anglican priest can now breathe a sigh of relief.
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Merivale lowered
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The final bell
A demolition worker cuts up the fallen bell frame at St Mary's in Merivale. Photo: Lloyd Ashton
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Bells of St Mary's
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Soldiers at rest
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Hill of many sorrows
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Rites of passage
Should Confirmation be reserved for the newly retired? Feature from the Church Times.
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Lyttelton aftermath
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Sands of blood
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Watching over Gallipoli
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Helen flies in
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