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Changes are proposed for the Beneficiary Fund
Following on from a request by General Assembly to review the Beneficiary Fund, a series of changes are proposed that will alter the retirement and support offered by the Church to its ministers, including changes to the Beneficiary Fund.
Register now for General Assembly and Hope Conference
Dear Friends
I am writing to you as your Moderator-Designate to encourage you to come to Dunedin on 15-19 November for our General Assembly, which is being held at Otago University.
Read our Communications survey results
In May we conducted a survey to help us find out what each of our churches thinks about Presbyterian Church communications. Thank you to the 304 people from our 400 Presbyterian and Uniting parishes who filled in the survey – it was very pleasing to get such a big response.
Enter Kids Friendly art & writing competition
Love Reaches Out art and writing competition is an initiative of Kids Friendly and Family Works. Children are invited to creatively explore this year’s theme of "LOVE IN ACTION".
Open to children & young people with the Presbyterian Church, Family Works or Presbyterian Schools.
Submit painting, drawing, sculpture, poem or story. There are prizes to be won! Entries close 26 August 2016.
Applications open for Tindall 2016 Foundation grants
Presbyterian Support New Zealand is inviting applications from parishes for grants from the Tindall Foundation.
Application material may be viewed or downloaded from the Presbyterian Support website, and applications close on Friday, 26 June 2016.
GM supports visit by West Papuan human rights defender
The Presbyterian Church’s Global Mission has contributed financially to a visit to Aotearoa New Zealand by the Rev Socratez Yoman, West Papuan human rights defender.
Moderator's Anzac Day 25 April 2016 message
Read below or download a pdf of the Anzac Day (25 April 2016) message, “Dead Poets Speak“ from the Rt Rev Andrew Norton, Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand.
Easter hours Assembly Office
Happy Easter everyone. Assembly Office will be closed from 5pm Thursday 24 March reopening 8am Wednesday 30 March.
What do you think of our communications?
We are interested in feedback from all groups within Presbyterian and Uniting parishes - ministers, elders, members, youth pastors, family workers, members and others - about the usefulness of Church communications like our website, Bush Telegraph and Spanz.