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The tsunami pushed this boat into a fountain on the coast of Tongatapu . Photos: Fe’iloakitau Kahu Tevi A bi-monthly news bulletin exploring development, global justice and the work of CWS. Follow the links to read the stories. Past issues can be read here. Recovering […]
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Michael Hartfield and Murray Overton, the directors of Anglican Missions and Christian World Service have written the following joint statement: “Thank you for generously supporting the Anglican Missions and Christian World Service appeals for the people of Tonga, following the volcanic eruption and tsunami earlier this year. There has been an amazing response with more […]
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Christian World Service is supporting the joint campaign for a Modern Slavery Act. With other groups and organisations, we are asking our government to pass new legislation to protect people from exploitation and harm. We want New Zealand businesses to make sure that the goods we buy are produced by workers who are paid a […]
Read More...April 2022 Thank you for supporting communities to make the changes they want and need. Over the past year families have eaten foods grown in their own gardens, started small businesses and sent their children to school because you invested in the training and support they needed. We know we can count on your regular […]
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CWS invites you to fast and pray for Ukraine and for peace this Friday and every Friday through Lent. We can do more than follow the reports of people in danger and on the move. In prayer and fasting, we can express our support for the people of Ukraine and our longing for peace. Please […]
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On International Women’s Day CWS joins with our local partners from South Sudan to Sri Lanka in celebrating the strength of women standing in solidarity. In South Sudan known more for its failings than for its achievement, one local NGO has been tackling discrimination against girls long before independence in 2011. The failure of the […]
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Ugandan students were delighted to return to school on January 10. Schools had been closed for almost two years – the longest in the world. The government ran out of funds and could not distribute lessons or fund broadcasts after the first months of lockdown. The consequences have been devastating for children across the country. […]
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National Director Murray Overton was delighted to return an ecumenical emblem, discovered in the CWS archives, to His Eminence Metropolitan Myron, Primate of the Greek Orthodox Church in New Zealand and Oceania, this week. The emblem recognised the beginning of a dialogue between the Roman Catholic and Orthodox Churches on Patmos Island in 1980 and […]
Read More...A special Christmas message from HIV and AIDS-affected families in Uganda. Photo: CCS A bi-monthly news bulletin exploring development, global justice and the work of CWS. Past issues can be read here “If New Zealand was near, we would walk and say Thank You for saving us from the deadly virus.” Margret in Uganda. […]
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CWS thanked Trish Murray for the work she has done as International Programmes Coordinator at a small gathering in February. Jill Hawkey, on behalf of the CWS Board, acknowledged Trish’s development expertise and the way she fostered true partnership through our International Programmes, a model integral to CWS’s ethos. Former president of the Methodist Women’s […]
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Aldersgate Centre at Durham Street Methodist Church,
309 Durham Street,
Christchurch
The office is open 9-5, Monday to Friday.
Christian World Service
PO Box 22652
Christchurch 8140
New Zealand
Christian World Service is recorded on the Charities Register. The Registration number is CC22288.
