Sep2025
September devotion
Appreciating your Great (or Small) Cloud of Witnesses Kia tau ki a koutou te atawhai me te rangimarie o te Atua. Grace and peace to you all from God…. Read more
Sep2025
Invitation – Mana Māori Matuhake – Māori rights and representation
Tēnā rā koutou katoa, Three landmark anniversaries in the political history of Aotearoa are commemorated in 2025: 50 years since the Māori Land March, the establishment of the Waitangi Tribunal,… Read more
Sep2025
LCA Presence video and discussion guides
Dear Pastors, Church Workers and Leaders The LCA has developed a new video series, Presence to introduce people to what it means to be a Lutheran Christian. This will be also… Read more
Sep2025
August Bishop’s message
Why patience is really important for Christians and the church? I have come to realise that at times I am not that patient of a person. Just the other day,… Read more
Aug2025
Professional Standards Training Schedule September 2025
Professional Standards have introduced a number of changes this year. These include the replacement of regionally based professional standards officers with a centralised Safe Church Training Officer – her name… Read more
Aug2025
GGTB August
Details of meetings and outcomes for June to August 2025 LCNZ Convention of Synod Following the LCNZ Convention of Synod the following trustees were appointed by the appointers (Bishop, Assistant… Read more
Aug2025
Council of Synod August
June to August CoS met on four occasions by teams and in one face to face meeting over this period. LCNZ Convention of Synod Members, as appointed ex Officio or… Read more
Aug2025
Roman Catholic – Lutheran Dialogue
The 2025 Convention of Synod elected three Lutheran members to the dialogue for the next Synodical period. They were Dr Petrus Simons (from Wellington St Pauls), Rev Mark Whitfield (from… Read more
Aug2025
Otautahi Christchurch Ladies Tea
St Paul’s has, for a while now, had a Men’s Breakfast group, who gather every other month. Early June, one of our youngest members, 6-year-old Grace, asked her mother “the… Read more
Aug2025