anglicantaonga

Telling the stories of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, NZ and Polynesia

++Don calls for funding justice

Archbishop Don Tamihere is calling for distributive justice and equity for Tikanga Māori within the Anglican Church and says the distribution of funding from St John’s College Trust Board is the natural first step. 

CWS appeals for living water

Christian World Service is calling for donations and support for the 2025 Christmas Appeal to bring the water of life to people living in poverty in remote regions of Uganda.

5 fresh kids' ideas for Xmas

Diana Langdon shares five fresh ideas for welcoming children and families to your church whānau this Christmas, gathered from the children and families' ministry network of the Tikanga Pākehā dioceses.

Archbishops share Xmas hope

The Archbishops of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia have shared a Christmas message centred Jesus as the one who turns us from despair to hope.

Fiji breaks silence on violence

The Anglican Diocese of Polynesia has joined the Fiji Council of Churches and House of Sarah's campaign to break the silence on violence against women and children in 2025 to mark this year's "16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence".

How do churches serve widows?

Anglican deacon and nursing educator the Reverend Faye Davenport has taken a deep dive into the pastoral and practical needs of widows, as she looks for ways that church communities can better respond when a woman's spouse dies.

CWS opens SE Asia Appeal

Christian World Service has opened an urgent appeal to support disaster-affected people in South East Asia, where millions are reeling from the devastating impact of three powerful cyclones that made landfall across the region within days of each other. 
• Donate to the CWS South East Asia Cyclone Appeal 
• Anglican Church of Ceylon Bishops report on huge impact of flooding
• Read more from UN reporting

Te Runanganui gathers in Ngāmotu

As Te Rūnanganui o Te Pīhopatanga o Aotearoa opens this week in Ngāmotu - New Plymouth topping the agenda are: Taranaki history, connecting with Sacred Circle, wānanga on the findings of the Commission on Episcopal Leadership, and looking into church resourcing equity and Indigenous leadership on climate.

Christ Church reopens in Advent

Christ Church Cathedral is bringing the city back to its heart for Christmas with a second year hosting the City Mission Christmas tree and a new Colin McCahon-inspired artwork by Pete Majendie that carries visitors through Gospel texts proclaiming the birth of Jesus.


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