Salt and Light
The Society of Salt and Light is a network of young adults engaging in the questions and issues that 18-30s wrestle with when it comes to faith. On the first Tuesday and Wednesday of each month young adults, from both local churches and none, come together at Addington Coffee Co-op for a night of fast […]
Kingdom Resources
Kingdom Resources: Making a Difference for 25 Years! Thousands of people in Christchurch and North Canterbury have been helped by Kingdom Resources with interest free loans, free budgeting and employment advice. Based in Addington, it has a team of over 100 trained Christian volunteer budget advisors from churches throughout the region, as well as an […]
Churches For the Abolition of Sex Trafficking
Global Project: CFAST CFAST – Churches For the Abolition of Sex Trafficking More than 27 million people are estimated to be in slavery today – 80% of them women, 50% of them childre Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen:n. One person is bought and sold every 27 seconds. And even more […]
The Big Picture Competition
The Big Picture Competition: Drawing attention to child poverty solutions 285,000 children live in poverty in New Zealand. That’s more than 1 in 4 kids. The Anglican Social Justice Unit has just launched its nationwide schools competition, supported by the Child Poverty Action Group and Unicef. The Big Picture Competition is for young people to […]
Our Journey to Treaty of Waitangi 2015
Over the last few years at South West Baptist we have begun a journey to discover what it means to be a people of the gospel in Aotearoa New Zealand. A country where our spiritual forefathers were instrumental in the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, where we now seek to understand our place, identity, […]
Loving our Neighbour
Social connectedness is something we all appreciate and after the quakes, knowing our neighbour became more important than ever. At the recent Transitional Cathedral Prayer Breakfast hosted by Te Raranga, Ken Shelley asked us how we felt about developing a neighbourhood strategy for Christchurch simply expressing our love for our neighbours. After some great feedback from churches […]
Te Matatini Kapahaka Festival
Central to the bid was the opportunity to give back to iwi who came and supported us in our time of need. We have been overwhelmed and humbled by the support that we’ve had from iwi all around the country. This is our chance to reciprocate that aroha, care and support. -Te Waitaha Cultural Council […]
Summer of Fun
Between November 2014 and March 2015 churches and community groups hosted Summer of Fun events all over the city, it was a simple way to connect with our local community. We were living the Gospel of welcome and hospitality The response was amazing and the summer events were all booked up with events all over […]
Festival 200
Telling the Story: James Stack and the Anglican Story. James W Stack was born in Puriri in 1835 to missionary parents. Years later he started a mission himself in Port Levy and St Stephens in Tuahiwi (near Woodend) is part of his legacy. Festival 200: Telling the Story is a series of video interviews with […]
Kotahitanga
Kotahitanga: ‘That they might be in perfect unity’. The last passionate prayer of Jesus from John chapter 17 expressing His heart for His people to reflect the very essence of the Godhead, Oneness. ‘Perfect Unity’ in the Maori Bible is the word ‘Kotahitanga’. We find this invitation to ‘Oneness’ not only in the pages of […]