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Forced Religious Belief Is No Belief at All

February 08, 2019 No comments

Media Release: WEA Secretary-General Says “Forced Religious Belief Is No Belief at All” at Global Conference on Human Fraternity in Abu Dhabi Read more

“Is the world getting better, worse or staying the same?”

January 22, 2019 No comments

If you think it is getting worse, you’re in good company. The majority of audiences in 30 countries who were asked this question believed that things were indeed getting worse in our world. Among Christians too, many are predisposed to a negative perspective as wars, famines, persecutions and earthquakes have always been stuff of end-time scenarios. Read more

City by City – Northland

January 22, 2019 No comments

Changes are occurring in Northland – Maori led Churches of Northland have been blessed by the Holy Spirit, and have come into a wonderful oneness of fellowship and ministry and there are hopeful signs towards a merging of Maori led Church leaders with the non-Maori Church leaders, in the leadership of the Northland wide Leaders’ Gathering, held every three months since 1986, in Te Punawai-Moerewa Christian Fellowship centre, Moerewa. Read more

Mark Powell elected as Chair of NZCN Board

January 21, 2019 No comments

Effective from 1 December 2018 Mark brings a wealth of experience and a commitment to see the Christian Church in New Zealand flourish. We are very much looking forward to Mark’s input into the next stage of our development over the coming months. Read more

City by City – Greymouth

December 13, 2018 No comments

The Churches of Greymouth enjoy the benefit of a number of long-term clergy and pastors who have formed good friendships and relationships with one another combined with newer clergy and pastors who are keen to connect ecumenically. The result is a strong sense of ecumenical unity that plays out in joint activities, responses to issues and good fellowship and prayer at their Minister’s Association meetings. Read more

WEA – Advocating for Freedom of Religion or Belief at the United Nations in Geneva

December 06, 2018 No comments

Speak for those who cannot speak; seek justice for all those on the verge of destruction. Speak up, judge righteously, and defend the rights of the afflicted and oppressed. Proverbs 31:8-9 (ISV) Discrimination, restrictions on the right to Freedom of Religion or Belief, and religiously motivated violence are on the rise. These have become, and […] Read more

Kiwi-voiced audio Bible now playing!

December 05, 2018 No comments

A new audio Bible read and recorded in a Kiwi voice has been released by Bible Society New Zealand in partnership with Rhema. Learn more about this project and how you can get a copy. Read more

Don’t Live The Lie!

November 27, 2018 No comments

Jeff Fountain - “In today’s world, truth is losing”, announced The Washington Post. The Oxford Dictionary chose ‘post-truth’ as the word for the year in 2016. The words of the prophet Isaiah ring ominously true today: Justice is turned back, and righteousness stands afar off; for truth is fallen in the street, and honesty cannot enter. So truth fails, and he who departs from evil (stands for truth) makes himself a prey. – Isaiah 59:14-15 New KJV Read more

Tauranga – OneVoice: City-Wide Prayer and Worship Gathering

November 12, 2018 No comments

Gathering together as one people, becoming one voice before God -The story of how in Tauranga, a year from the invitation first going out, and nine ‘OneVoice’ gatherings later, the church is continuing to meet and lift up their voices to heaven as one. Read more

WEA Expresses Concern over Bulgaria Draft Law Jeopardising Religious Freedom

November 09, 2018 No comments

The World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) expresses concerns over the current draft law put forward by Bulgaria’s parliament aiming at amending the Religious Denominations Act. If approved in its current form, it threatens to force evangelical churches and institutions to close or face unbearable and discriminatory administrative burdens. Read more