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World Day of Prayer 2026 “I Will Give You Rest: Come” Matthew 11:28-30 Friday 6 March, 2026 The World Day of Prayer (WDP) movement in Nigeria stands as a powerful testament to the unity and strength of Nigerian women. Introduced in 1961, the movement has grown to encompass women from various Christian denominations across […]
Read More...Wadalla Peter, from our partner MSA (Mission for Sustainable Advancement) in South Sudan, sent the following update this morning. This gives you an idea of the conditions some of our partners have to contend with. “Greetings from South Sudan. I had a very bad experience on my way back to Maridi from Juba. When I […]
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Tonga, along with the rest of our Pacific neighbours face grave difficulties not only due to the lift in sea levels, but also because of the increase in king tides, droughts, floods, cyclones, and other risks associated with our changing climate. Next to the Philippines, Tonga is recognised as the second most disaster-prone nation on the […]
Read More...An Update from our partners, the Department of Service to Palestinian Refugees (DSPR) and the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) “Since January 2025, the context across Gaza, Lebanon, the West Bank, Nazareth, and Jordan has remained deeply impacted by ongoing political instability, economic hardship, and humanitarian crises. Lebanon continues to grapple with severe […]
Read More...Sadly, our superstar Alison Grimshaw, has made the choice to retire! Alison has been supporting Christian World Service for over 40 Years and has had many roles throughout that time. Starting as the Presbyterian Representative on the CWS Council, Alison has also served on the Board of Trustees and the Staffing Committee before becoming a […]
Read More...From our Partner the Centre for Community Solidarity (CCS) in Uganda. Over the last year 70 rainwater tanks have been successfully constructed in Uganda, resulting in: Improved health, hygiene and sanitation Establishing back yard gardens for green vegetables and seedling nurseries Improved quality and increased quantity of drinking water Increased micro-enterprises due to saved time […]
Read More...Christian World Service has relocated its head office to the Village Presbyterian Church in Bryndwr, Christchurch. The move was prompted by our constant process of trimming costs so that more funding can go to the mission of helping our global partners in their work addressing the injustice of poverty. We remain deeply grateful and blessed […]
Read More...ACT Alliance members, of which CWS is part, are providing diverse humanitarian aid with community involvement, improving outcomes and local capacity under highly complex crisis conditions. The latter half of 2024 saw intensified hostilities, mass displacement, and worsening access constraints, leaving 12.7 million people in urgent need of assistance. Mandatory evacuations have displaced 3.6 million […]
Read More...It is now eighty years since a team of New Zealand medical volunteers arrived in a small Greek village to discover a pile of NZ dairy milk powder dumped and going to waste in the village square. The milk powder had arrived as a result of the generosity of New Zealanders who thought they were […]
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Grow in Christ and be a Life giver This year’s Special Project with the Methodist Women’s Fellowship is supporting our partner Department of Service to Palestinian Refugees in Jordan (DSPR) DSPR is part of the Middle East Council of Churches. It grew out of the local Christian response to the first refugees from Palestine in […]
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Christian World Service
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New Zealand
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