September 2003
Forum to Chart New Path for NZ Ecumenism A discussion on the future of the ecumenical movement in
CCANZ general secretary Michael Earle hopes a new road map for the future will result, and he wants Forum delegates to be “open to the God of surprises”. read more
Art Happens Off the Street Pottery, plays, painting and poetry plus discussion and debate – it’s all on at Wesley Broadway’s Arts & Theology Centre in Palmerston North.
Called ‘Off the Street’, the Arts & Theology Centre began life in October 2001. Among the founders were Merv Hancock and Miriel and Tony Fisher.
Merv says the group believed it was time for the church community to demonstrate the fundamental link between creativity and spirituality. read more
Hawkes Bay-Manawatu District encompasses diversity From Gisborne in the northeast to Foxton in the southwest, the Manawatu-Hawkes Bay District encompasses a wide area and a wide variety of Methodist and Uniting parishes.
They range from Wesley Broadway in Palmerston North, home to a large urban congregation and the Methodist Social Service Centre, to small rural parishes searching for ways to keep their ministry alive in changing times. read more
Tongan parish seeks to reconcile after high court decision Thanksgiving and reconciliation were the first concerns of
The case arose when the Tongan congregation split in 2000 over the 1997 decision of the
Should the Church Bless Same-Sex Relationships? In recent months the issue of same-sex marriage has become a talking point around the world. Some governments have legalised such unions but Pope John Paul II and President George Bush have stated strong opposition to the concept.
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Intervention Raises New Questions for the