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Dr Bernard Sabella, Executive Secretary of the Department of Service to Palestinian Refugees (DSPR) writes on justice: Justice refers to “the quality of being just; righteousness, equitableness, or moral rightness: as in upholding the justice of a cause.” DSPR of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) has always upheld the justice of the Palestinian […]
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On an isolated community in the hills of Matagalpa in Nicaragua, the people have tiny plots of land and humble homes. They are a warm and friendly community working together to help each other through these challenging times. As you pass by, one garden stands above the others. It is well ordered and bursting with […]
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Make your next gift green. Support small farmers like Leticia in the Philippines through Gifted. A bi-monthly news bulletin exploring development, global justice and the work of CWS. Past issues can be read here Buy a life-changing gift that will bring joy and justice this Christmas. Your gift is a donation to the local partner […]
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Caregivers like 75-year-old Sikora (pictured below) have seen the devastation caused by HIV and AIDS and water-borne diseases. She lost two daughters from diarrhoea yet faces the future with determination. Each year she got older, Sikora found it harder to care for her grandchildren and with the arrival of Covid-19 her worries increased. Every month […]
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One Month after COP26? The dust has settled on last month’s global climate negotiations held in Glasgow. For climate activists, the results were very disappointing. Campaigners including from the Pacific Conference of Churches (PCC) argued passionately for an ambitious deal to keep global warming under 1.5°C as agreed in the Paris Agreement. COP26 (Conference of […]
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We invite you to attend the Christian World Service Supporters’ Council and Christmas Party 4:30 – 6 pm, Tuesday, December 14, 2021 Wananga Room, Aldersgate Centre 309 Durham St, Christchurch or by Zoom ‘Pasifika Talanoa’ Speaker: Rev. James Bhagwan, General Secretary, Pacific Conference of Churches (by Zoom from Fiji) All welcome RSVP by Thursday, December […]
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On December 1, CWS staff joined with others in Otautahi Christchurch to mark the 60th anniversary of West Papua’s brief independence. Louisa Wall MP and Duncan Webb MP raised the Morning Star flag. “Sixty years ago today, the West Papuan people held a congress and declared independence from Dutch colonial rule. The Morning Star flag […]
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Climate finance is one of the important topics of the COP26 agenda. At this summit parties will start to negotiate a new architecture and targets for climate finance. The new collective and quantified finance agreement should be applied by 2025. When parties start to talk about future climate finance, they should refer to past experience. […]
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Our thoughts and prayers are with the people of Fiji and all those vulnerable to hunger and Covid. A bi-monthly news bulletin exploring development, global justice and the work of CWS. Past issues can be read here Thank you for your generous support to CWS. As National Director for the last 12.5 years, I have […]
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What is COP26? Officially COP26 is the 26th Conference of Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change agreed in Paris. At the meeting countries will agree on the next steps to address the climate crisis. Negotiations will take place in Glasgow from November 1-12 The ambition of COP26 is to get commitments from […]
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Aldersgate Centre at Durham Street Methodist Church,
309 Durham Street,
Christchurch
The office is open 9-5, Monday to Friday.
Christmas Hours
The office will close from 5 pm Friday 20th December and reopen Monday 6th January.
Christian World Service
PO Box 22652
Christchurch 8140
New Zealand
Christian World Service is recorded on the Charities Register. The Registration number is CC22288.
