Again, General Synod dealt with sexuality issues today and the struggles faced by faithful, loving Christian families who must grapple with these things were laid bare to synod, in all their poignancy and rawness.
11 July 2012
Church: We Need to Talk About Marriage...That’s what the General Synod decided in Fiji this afternoon.
11 July 2012
The three archbishops turned heads when they entered synod this morning. Instead of cassocks they sported vivid t-shirts splashed with slogans: ‘Make the first move,’ ‘Every moment is the right moment’ and ‘Because it matters. ’
09 July 2012
The Anglican Church could sell buildings to help pay soaring insurance bills that have nearly tripled in the past two years, a church leader has proposed.
09 July 2012
As expected, the General Synod said a final: ‘No’ to the proposed Anglican covenant today. But it did so quietly, and the original motion was amended to stress this church’s desire to remain tightly knit with the Communion.
09 July 2012
Merging or sharing of services could be on the cards for Timaru's Anglican parishes, as the Church looks to respond to declining numbers and financial pressures.
03 July 2012
Wellington will consecrate and install the Rev Justin Duckworth as its 11th Bishop in the Cathedral of St Paul this Saturday at 1.30pm.
29 June 2012
Youth will take centre stage when leaders of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia meet in Fiji next month.
20 June 2012
The church has taken a step which it hopes will lead it out of the impasse over questions about the ordination and blessing of folk who are in same gender relationships.
14 June 2012
The Anglican Diocese of Dunedin is "two years out from a crisis" and must restructure to become sustainable, its Bishop, the Rt Rev Dr Kelvin Wright, says.
13 June 2012