The LCANZ Ordination Way Forward Project Team have been assisting the Church through the General Church Board (GCB) and the College of Bishops (CoB) in preparing a response to the… Read more

The following items were discussed at the meeting of 12 March A minor grant was awarded to the LCNZ Wellington St Paul’s report in relation to their grant was received.

The Council of Synod met on 12 March.  Items of interest include: The Charities Commission are reminding Charities that if you are registered as an Incorporated Society (as opposed to… Read more

The Gateway Gift Trust Board administers the funds in the Gateway gift, which was set up in 2001 following the sale of property held for a new school that was… Read more

  You may be aware that Aotearoa New Zealand is currently in the final stages of its Royal Commission into Abuse in Care, the largest inquiry with more powers than… Read more

A number of congregations have advised that they are holding their AGMs at this time. This is a good time to provide us with the details of your leadership.

The Gateway Gift Trust Board has a program for grant applications open to all LCNZ member congregations and parishes.

Draft Annual Financial Statements have been seen and approved for audit processing (reporting due in April). The initial results show a deficit of $17,234.

In life, we often experience consequences when we break the rules. I loathed being sent to the headmaster’s office or being put in detention at high school for some ‘wrong’ that I had done during the day. How often do we come to the Ten Commandments in the same way!

LCNZ Levy approved to remain the same at $150 per communing member over 18 – this has been communicated to the congregations. The new figure will be applied to the latest statistics results in March 2024.