NEWS
News from our member churches and the wider ecumenical movement, with our monthly roundup and a library of stories from ecumenical bodies around the world.
Bible Society marks 180 years in New Zealand
Bible Society New Zealand marked 180 years of Bible mission in New Zealand on 2 September, giving thanks for the generations of supporters around Aotearoa who have prayed, given and served.
Methodist and Uniting Church women gather in Auckland
Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland hosted the 15th World Assembly of the World Federation of Methodist and Uniting Church Women from 25 to 29 August, on the theme “Arise and Shine for the Glory of God is Upon You”, from Isaiah 60:1.
Pacific resources for the Season of Creation
The Pacific Conference of Churches published its resource guide for the 2026 Season of Creation, which ran from 1 September to 4 October with the shared ecumenical theme “Living Water”, from Ezekiel 47.
Bible Month in the Diocese of Polynesia
The Diocese of Polynesia kept its annual Bible Month in July under the theme “Anchoring Our Vaka on the Word”, inviting families to pray and study the Scriptures together each day.
The United Bible Societies at 80
The United Bible Societies marked eighty years of work with a fellowship event in Jakarta, Indonesia, from 7 to 11 May, under the theme “A Legacy of Purpose, A Future of Possibility”.
Bible Month 2026
Bible Society New Zealand chose “God’s Heart for the One: Leaving No One Behind” as the theme for Bible Month in July, as it began its 180th year of Bible mission in New Zealand.
Remembering Jione Havea
The World Council of Churches paid tribute to Rev.
A new edition of the Cook Islands Māori Bible
A newly reformatted edition of Te Bibilia Tapu Ra, the Cook Islands Māori Bible, was dedicated at the Pacific Islands Presbyterian Church in Auckland on 28 February.
Lent and Easter resources from Bible Society
Bible Society New Zealand released free Lent and Easter resources under the title “Walking in Jesus’ Final Footsteps”.